This lesson is intended as a follow on from our Eighth Note Fills In 6/8 and Sixteenth Note Fills In 6/8 lessons, I would recommend you work through both of these first.
In our previous lessons you have covered playing fills in 6/8 using both 8th notes and 16th notes. You are now going to combine the two to create a variety of new fills. I have included a counting checker for each exercise so you can make sure you have the rhythm correct. Remember 8th notes are counted as numbers in 6/8.
Example 1
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2+3 4 5+6
Example 2
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The counting for this fill is: 1+2+3 4+5+6
Example 3
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2+3+4 5+6+
Example 4
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2 3 4+5+6+
Example 5
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The counting for this fill is: 1+2+3+4 5 6
Example 6
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2 3+4 5 6+
Example 7
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2+3+4 5+6
Example 8
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1+2 3 4+5 6
Example 9
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1+2 3 4+5 6
Example 10
Check Your Counting:
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The counting for this fill is: 1 2+3 4+5 6
TASK
- Learn the examples shown above.
- Create your own variations on each concept.
- Add the fills into a structured pattern.
