Syncopated Drum Fill Pattern

By Nate Brown Drum Beat Lessons, Drum Fills, Drum Lessons, Level 2 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Techniques & Concepts drum fills, syncopation

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This lesson takes a syncopated drum fill pattern and moves it around the kit. There are a lot of possibilities with this pattern. Try moving this pattern around the kit in your own ways to create more grooves.
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Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education at John Carroll University and Master of Arts in Education at the University of Findlay.

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Syncopated Drum Fill Pattern