In this lesson you will be taking the level 0 One Beat Fill and moving it two quarter notes earlier in the bar, in the same way we did when Displacing Grooves. That will give you a fill on beat 2 and that can be based on any rhythm or orchestration you wish. This is an easy way of adding something a bit different if you are getting fed up with using the same patterns over and over and you can obviously move that one beat of fill anywhere in the bar.
In the similar lesson where a fill was placed on Beat 3 there was an issue around the fill and the back beat on the four count. This isn't a problem here as the fill is slightly earlier and in fact, replaces the back beat on count 2.
Listed below are a few examples of this fill applied within a one bar pattern. Various different rhythms and orchestrations have been used but there are many more options. Use the given parts as a basis to create your own patterns.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all example fills up to a tempo of at least 125bpm.
- Create your own variations of these fills.
- Include these fills in a 4 or 8 bar pattern.
