Starting A Quarter Bar Fill Early

Finally, you will be applying the concept to quarter bar fills. This time just start the fill on the '+' count after beat 3.

Exercise 1

A straight snare version to show how the parts fit together. Incidentally, this fill is used a lot in the song Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson.

A three quarter bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 2

Orchestrated as a straight roll with the full beat being played on one drum.

A three quarter bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 3

Staggering the group of four.

A three quarter bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 4

An orchestration making use of eighth notes and flams. This bar of music is quite similar to the fill used before the verses in the song Sad But True by Metallica.

A three quarter bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 5

This orchestration makes use of groups of two.

A three quarter bar fill starting a quaver early


TASK:

  1. Using the 2 minute rule, learn all fills up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
  2. Apply the fills to a Structured Pattern.

Lessons

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