Drums 5: Paradiddle
Say it, play it
How
Say it while you play: pa ra did dle. Two singles, one double. Then the same thing starting with the other hand. The lead hand swaps every beat.
5.1Slow paradiddle
Eighth notes. Say the sticking out loud: right left right right, left right left left.
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L |
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L |
BPM
Pass: you can do it while looking away from the page.
5.2Paradiddle in sixteenths
One paradiddle per click.
| 1 | e | & | a | 2 | e | & | a | 3 | e | & | a | 4 | e | & | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L | R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L |
BPM
Pass: one minute, even.
Drums 5: Paradiddle
Accent and mix
5.3Accent the first stroke
Loud on every number, the other three strokes low and soft.
| 1 | e | & | a | 2 | e | & | a | 3 | e | & | a | 4 | e | & | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L | R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L |
BPM
Pass: big difference between loud and soft strokes.
5.4Three stickings
One bar singles, one bar doubles, one bar paradiddles. Same sound all the way.
| 1 | e | & | a | 2 | e | & | a | 3 | e | & | a | 4 | e | & | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L |
| 1 | e | & | a | 2 | e | & | a | 3 | e | & | a | 4 | e | & | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | R | L | L | R | R | L | L | R | R | L | L | R | R | L | L |
| 1 | e | & | a | 2 | e | & | a | 3 | e | & | a | 4 | e | & | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L | R | L | R | R | L | R | L | L |
BPM
Pass: three loops without a stumble at the bar lines.