Lesson 82 of 114DrumsBeginner

Example 2 - Snare & Hi-Hat Fill

Create dynamic grooves with snare and hi-hat fills. This lesson focuses on varying fills in the fourth bar, blending eighth-note snares and hi-hat accents for rhythmic variety.
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    • 01. Hip-Hop Introduction - Basic Beats and Fills

      1:33

    • 02. Example 1 - Snare & Bass Drum Fill

      1:10

    • 03. Example 2 - Snare & Hi-Hat Fill

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      1:08

    • 04. Example 3 - Fill Using Snare, Hi-Hat & Bass Drum

      1:09

    • 05. Bonus Exercise 1

      1:38

    • 06. Bonus Exercise 2

      0:47

    • 07. Hip-Hop Lesson 1 Summary

      0:32

    • 08. Hip Hop Lesson 2 - Introduction to Eighth Note Beats

      3:53

    • 09. Example 1 - The Basic Eighth-Note Beat

      1:19

    • 10. Example 2 - Snare Drum Variations

      1:28

    • 11. Example 3 - Bass Drum Variations

      1:09

    • 12. Example 4 - 'The Dogg' Bars 13-16

      1:56

    • 13. Bonus Exercise 1

      1:04

    • 14. Bonus Exercise 2

      1:09

    • 15. Hip-Hop Section Summary

      0:32

Lesson transcript

Example Two: Groove Practice

In this section, we'll focus on playing the groove.

  • Groove Variation
    The grooves vary a little bit here.

  • Different Fill
    In the fourth bar, we will use a different fill that involves eighth note snares.

  • Combination
    Pay attention to the hi-hat and snare together:
    1, 2, 3, 4.

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