On this page you will be given various four bar patterns that follow an A B structure. In this case A will be a bar of groove and B will be a full bar eighth note fill. The aim here is to develop your ability to switch from groove to fill and back again without any break in timing.
The important thing here is to repeat the four bar phrases over and over, preferably with a metronome, until you can play the part several times without any breaks in timing. This is a very important step in building up to playing songs, the switch from groove to fill is absolutely essential to master.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all phrases up to a tempo of at least 135bpm.
- Create your own versions of these patterns by varing the groove and fill.
Up Next
I recommend trying our A B Exercises Using Sixteenth Note Fills or A A A B Exercises Using Eighth Note Fills next.
