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Category: 3D Linear Fills
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Bucket of Fish Backbeat
Ending a fill on the backbeat sounds great, and linear phrases like RLRK make it easier to do!
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Sweeping Metal Fill
Fitting 8 Notes into a single beat… It’s like a stealthy metal ninja.
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RLRLLK Combo Fill
I’ve been using this Sticking more and more lately, that last kick sounds great!
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3D Linear Fills, All Content, FREE, Grouping Fills, INTERMEDIATE FILLS, Shuffle Fills, Stylistic FillsLanding Bonham Triplets
A Classic Linear Fill, but how to finish it?
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Intermediate Half 6/8 Linear Fill
Try a Linear Fill idea in 6/8.
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RLRLL Grouping Fill
Three Fives and a Kick = 16th Note Fill
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I made this drum lesson instead of playing video games
Normally RLLK sounds great in a Fill, but the ghost note applications it creates should not be overlooked!
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How To Play a Fast Sweeping Linear Fill
Walking down the drums and landing with a Flam.
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Single Kick Linear Fill with a Flam
One big problem with these fast linear fills, is how to end them. The Flam often comes to the rescue!
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One of the Easier Fast Linear Fills
RLRLKK played and resolved in 16th notes.
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Sweeping Double or Single Kick Linear Fill
A RLRLRLKK Fill, but with an explanation on how to apply it with both a Single Kick and Double Kick.
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Try This Flam Bucket Of Fish Drum Fill
A Travis Barker favourite, Mixing the Flam with this RLRK Roll down the drums can create some intense sounding fill combos!
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Super Fast 664 Fill
Sometimes you just want to play as many notes as possible. You can play this single or double bass.
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Exploring 3D Rudiments – R L L KK
A very aggressive sticking that has two quick kicks, which when repeated sounds like three fast notes. Let’s explore speed and dynamics.
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Shuffle 3D Fill
Applying a Linear Fill into a Shuffle environment, with tips for various speeds. RLRLLK
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Half 6/8 Linear Fill
Explore using and applying a Linear Fill in a 6/8 Environment.
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A First Look at RLLK
If you have never tried RLLK before, this lesson introduces the sticking, how to work it into your playing and overcoming some of the technical difficulties you may face.
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Subtle and Aggressive Linear Phrase
Two variations of a linear phrase I often use in my solos, which sounds very fancy and can be used for both delicate and aggressive Groove and Fill applications.
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Linear Shuffle Fill
Rather than ‘Fudge’ through some shuffle fills, try some stuff you already know but in a shuffle setting.
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Linear Sextuplet Paradiddle Combo
A high efficiency combo exercise to practice, with the inclusion of a RLK phrase which goes directly into a paradiddle to finish off this cool sounding groove.
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RLLK Around The Kit
Take a simple linear RLLK pattern and learn a bunch of orchestrations and ways to work it smoothly into your drumming.
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Linear Manipulation Fill
Learn a drum fill that mixes a RLK Linear sticking with some note rate manipulation.
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RKRLKL Sextuplet Linear Fills
This is a great lick which avoids doubles on the kick, but has the potential for some serious speed!
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RKRLKL 16th Linear Fills
A great 6 note phrase with resolutions to fit it into 16th Notes.
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Polyrhythmic Linear Overlap
Simpler than it sounds, playing groups of three in a way that overlaps how you normally perceive 4/4. It’s just three notes, it’s knowing your note rate that causes the issue.
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Linear Left Hand Double Fill
The Sticking RLLK creates some nice linear variations, first you naturally play two ghost notes with the left hand, and second it puts the kick in a very energetic sounding position.
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KRLK RLRL
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Sick Quick Kick Lick
A Single or Double Kick Lick that you can use in your playing!
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Linear Triplet RLKRLK Chop (Bonham Triplets)
Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham made the RLK sticking a key part of a rock drummers tool kit. Make sure you have it down!
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RLRK Drum Fill
RLRK is one of my favourite Linear Drum licks, but there is just a little bass drum issue which stops people from using into a groove. Let’s overcome that!
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Double Stroke Squeak
Here is an application for the ‘Fake’ double kick lick which incorporates the slide technique.
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Sextuplet Linear Fill
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Excitement Builder Fill
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664 Karate Chop
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32nd Note Double Kick Ender
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Sextuplet Linear Backbeat
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KRLKRLRLKRLKRLRL Linear Chop
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RLK 332 Linear Bell Phrase
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Sudden Drop
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Stuttering Linear Triplet Fill
RLRLKK Sextuplets into a ‘stuttering’ Flam triplet for a startling and exciting drum fill. Audiences love this one.

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