Welcome to the flam and drag drum fills lesson. Here we will explore drum fills using these two common rudiments.
Flams and drags are two of our core rudiments. When played on the snare they can sound very military, which harks back towards their origins. But they are really useable rudiments to spice up our beats and fills on the drum kit.
In this drum lesson we break down how to execute the core rudiments properly. We then build up several ideas to use these in fills. As soon as we add a flam or drag into a drum fill, it sounds much more interesting and gives it an extra layer.
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