Intermediate - How To Drum Like A Pro

How To Drum Like A Pro SeriesCopyright Stuart Thursby 2001Intermediate LessonsSection II:	Intermediate Drumming		Part 1:		FillsI.	In this part, I will show you the basic, yet much-needed, art of drum fills. Fills take place in breaks at the end of a verse, or a chorus usually, andconsist of hitting the other drums, plus cymbals. Here, an example:Example:COunt	|1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |C	|----------------------------------------------------------------oH	|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-----------------|S	|----o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---oooo------------|B	|o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o---o---o---ot	|----------------------------------------------------oooo--------|T	|--------------------------------------------------------oooo----|F	|------------------------------------------------------------oooo|That was the most basic of all fills. Now, here is another basic-ish, yet cool sounding fill:Example:Count	|1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |C	|----------------------------------------------------------------oH	|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-----------------|S	|----o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---oooo----o-------|B	|o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------o-------oot	|----------------------------------------------------ooo------oo-|     T	|-----------------------------------------------------------oo---|F	|---------------------------------------------------------oo-----|Cool, huh? Well, here is a really complicated fill to really get your heart pumping and your sticks pounding.Example:Count	|1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |C	|----------------------------------------------------o-o---------OH	|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-o-O-o-O-o-O--------------O--|	S	|----o-------o-------o-------o--o----o-------ooo-o-oo--------o-o-|B	|o-o-----oo-o----o--o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-oo-oo-o-o-o-------o-o-o--o---oot	|---------------------------------------------------------o------|T	|----------------------------------------------------------o-----|F	|------------------------------------------------------------o---|Wow! Nice work! II.	FLamsFlam? What's a flam? Well, a flam is when you hit a soft note on the snarea mili-second before a real beat. It will be signified in this tab with a "f"before the main beat.Example:Count	|1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |H	|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|	S	|----o-------o------fo------fo-------o-------o------fo------fo---|B	|o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------|Hands	|----R-------R------lR------lR-------R-------R------rL------rL---|III.	RollsYou know those marching bands they use in parades and army marches? Well, whenyou hear a buzzing sound come from the snare drummer(s), you would probably think it's a machine making the noise. Not so. It is the drummer, after a lotof practice, utilising the bounce of the snare drum in the proper manner. You see, if you hit the snare drum, just once, at a medium velocity and weight on the strike, the stick will "rebound" back into your palm, and forcing it up.Now, try pressing the stick back down as soon as it touches your palm. Don't actually press the stick down onto the drum, just strike the snare drum again,with the same velocity and weight as the first strike. It bounces back up. Now,the really tricky part is doing it for a really long time. If you do not understandwhat I am saying at all, go down to your nearest drum shop, with this paper in hand,and show him or her how to show you, as I cannot show you with words.