DK DRUMS : FILL IDEAS : 5 OF 10 : Linear 7/7/2

 

*PLAY AS STRAIGHT 16th NOTES

*1 BAR VERSION (variations can be longer or shorter)

*FILL STARTS ON THE 1

This fill sounds very different to most fills I play. The groupings are odd. Much like the 2 bar linear fill we looked at in my previous video (FILL IDEAS : 4 OF 10).

I see this fill as a group of 7 16th notes (3 hands, one foot, 2 hands, one foot). This lick then repeats totalling 14 16th note hits. The i add 2 more 16th note hits to fill out the bar. I start this fill on the 1 of the bar and it takes one whole bar (If you play the notes as 16th notes). You can of course get creative and start this fill in different spots of the bar.

Start with this lick, there are only single kicks in there so it isn’t too demanding on your feet. I am playing this lick at 180bpm in the clip. See how you go. I hope you enjoy this fill idea as much as I do. My students have been loving playing around with these odd groupings!

Transcription below!

 

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