In this lesson you will continue learning about creating fills using Groupings Of Sixteenth Notes, this time basing your fills on a specific two beat rhythm. The rhythm and orchestrations used will be similar to those in our Two Beat Fills using 16th groupings lessons but you will be exploring one rhythm a little more in depth.
The rhythm you will be following for all fills on this page is shown below. I have included counting and sticking to clarify how the part is intended to be played.
This is a fairly simple part but spend a moment making sure you are using the given sticking. I like this rhythm because it can be thought of as a pallindrome, meaning it is the same backwards as it is forwards. This has absolutely no relevance to how it is played, it is more an insight into the wierd workings of my head! Let's try filling in the first half of the bar with a simple groove.
Again, this is a fairly basic pattern but spend a moment ensuring the transition between groove and fill is accurate and break free. In the list of parts below that same rhythm has been orchestrated around the kit in several different ways. Use this as inspiration to create further fills that fit more with your playing style. In the given examples, various different grooves have been used in the first half of the bar. Again, I encourage you to mix this up as much as you can.
Fill 1
Fill 2
Fill 3
Fill 4
Fill 5
TASK:
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all given examples up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Apply the given fills to a structured example as the 'B' section.
- Experiment with using a different rhythm as the basis for a fill.
- Extend or shorten the given parts to create further fill ideas.
