This repository is a personal collection of my drumming materials. It includes a variety of rudiments, song transcriptions, grooves and exercises that I've compiled over time.
Here are some rudiments I practice. I find them essential for developing technique and versatility on the drums.
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Long Rolls
- Multi-Bounce/Buzz-Roll
- Double-Stroke Roll
- Triple-Stroke Roll
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Single Stroke Rolls
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Short Rolls
- 4-Stroke Roll
- 5-Stroke Roll
- 6-Stroke Roll
- 7-Stroke Roll
- 9-Stroke Roll
- 10-Stroke Roll
- 11-Stroke Roll
- 13-Stroke Roll
- 15-Stroke Roll
- 17-Stroke Roll
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Diddles
- Single Paradiddle
- Double Paradiddle
- Triple Paradiddle
- Single Paradiddle-diddle
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Flams
- Flam
- Flam Accent
- Flam Tap
- Inverted Flam Tap
- Flamacue
- Flamadiddle
- Flammed Mill
- Flamadiddlediddle
- Flam Drag
- Patafla-fla
- Swiss Army Triplet
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Drags
- Drag Ruff
- Single Drag Tap
- Double Drag Tap
- Single Dragadiddle
- Dragadiddle No. 1
- Dragadiddle No. 2
- Lesson 25
- Single Ratamacue
- Double Ratamacue
- Triple Ratamacue
These are some of the songs I've transcribed. I find it helps to understand and internalize different drumming styles. They make no claim to completeness, correctness or truth to original. They are just the way I like to play them.
- Animals by Maroon 5
- How you remind me by Nickelback
- It's No Good by Depeche Mode
- Zombie by The Cranberries
- More Transcriptions
These exercises are focused on improving specific skills like speed, coordination, and rhythm.
- Speed Building
- Coordination Drills
- Rhythmic Patterns
Some links to internet materials that could help
- DRUMMATE
- Drumistry
- Drumscribe
- Atom Music School
- Shawn Drum Studio
- Drummers Love Sheets
- Drum Picnic
- Drum Korea
- David Miles
- Raymond Goh
- Giuliano Ferrari
Feel free to explore and use these materials for your practice. If you have any ideas on how to improve or what to add, just contact me.
Happy drumming!