Four-Stroke Ruff – Double Bass Fill
Description
The four-stroke ruff, one of the 40 snare drum rudiments identified by the Percussive Arts Society, can be moved around the drum set to create some cool syncopated grooves. Playing the four-stroke ruff simultaneously with the feet adds power to the fill. Check out the combinations below, and then try exploring your own combinations.
Alfred’s Beginning Workbook For Snare Drum
Author
Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate is a graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and holds a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay.
