In this Single Stroke 7 fill you will be using the rudiment to create a sort of Backwards Roll. As with other single stroke 7 fills, the crotchet note that follows the burst of sextuplets creates a nice contrast. Remember, you can choose to fill that space with some extra notes if you wish.
This fill only uses straight notes on the floor tom, high tom and snare. First you will be given the basic fill followed by ideas for combining with groove, ideas for variation and finally an example piece.
Lesson Contents
Single Stroke 7 Fill 3
The basic version of this fill is made up of one occurrence of the single stroke 7, so is half a bar long. It looks like this:
Basic FIll
TASK
- Spend time getting this fill up to a tempo of at least 90bpm.
Adding Groove
Now fill up the rest of the bar up with groove. It doesn't matter what groove you use as long as it's only half a bars worth. Below are a couple of examples.
Grooved Version 1
Grooved Version 2
Grooved Version 3
A double time version
TASK
- Spend time getting these patterns up to a tempo of at least 90bpm.
Ideas For Adding Feet
Listed below are some ideas for adding feet to the fill. The groove has been excluded again in these examples, create your own patterns to complete the bar.
Foot Variation 1
Here you are using crotchets to keep count.
Foot Variation 2
Using eighth notes to keep count.
Foot Variation 3
Using swung 16ths on the kick.
Foot Variation 4
Swung 16ths on the kick with an eighth note hi hat count.
TASK
- Spend time getting these patterns up to a tempo of at least 90bpm.
Extending To A Full Bar
In these fills the last half of the bar will be the original fill and the first half plays something else to create a full bar fill. Three versions of this idea are listed below.
Full Bar Variation 1
Play a single stroke roll as 16th notes then sextuplets followed by the fill, all on the floor tom.
Full Bar Variation 2
Play sextuplets as rolls around the kit. This creates the effect of moving around the kit then going back the other way.
Full Bar Variation 3
Using flams and triplets. This version also adds an eighth note flam in the gam at the end of the bar.
TASK
- Spend time getting these patterns up to a tempo of at least 90bpm.
Example Piece
The short piece below includes various versions of the fill combined with different grooves. The sticking has been excluded in each fill so remember to use the single stroke 7.
