Some notes on what a fill is, how they are used and some recomended lessons for getting started.

A short lesson discussing simple concepts for fill placement in songs.

Some simple fills that fill a whole bar and only use eighth notes.

Some simple fills that last half a bar and only use eighth notes.

Some simple fills that fill a whole bar and only use sixteenth notes.

Some simple fills that last half a bar and only use sixteenth notes.

Some simple one beat fills built from sixteenth notes.

Ideas for very short fills made of both eighth and sixteenth notes.

Vary your eighth note fills by adding a quarter note.

Develop your use of rhythm in fills with this lesson on mixing 8th and quarter notes in a fill.