Starting A Quaver Early In A Full Bar Fill

In this lesson you will be exploring the idea of taking the fill lengths discussed previously and starting them a quaver beat earlier. This simple idea will give you a few more options for fill construction and gives a bit more variety to your playing.

To apply this concept to a full bar fill you will need to start the fill at the end of the previous bar. This will give you a pattern similar to our Very Short Fills for the first bar followed by a full bar of fill in the second. Some examples of this are given below, starting with a straight snare fill to show the timing followed by some orchestrations. Various different grooves have been applied also.

Exercise 1

A straight snare version to show how the parts fit together.

A full bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 2

Orchestrated as a straight roll around the kit with four on each drum, starting a quaver early.

A full bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 3

A similar pattern to exercise 2, only you have played straight groups of four starting at the end of the fourth bar. This gives a slightly Syncopated feel.

A full bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 4

A simple orchestration that throws in a quaver.

A full bar fill starting a quaver early


Exercise 5

The first note of the fill could also be an eighth note, this has been shown in this fill.

A full 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

Buy Me A Coffee

I hope you are enjoying this free content. If you feel like buying me a coffee to say thank you you can do so here.

Buy Me A Coffee