Paradiddles

The Single Paradiddle

Follow the animated hands and learn the basic single paradiddle stroke combination. It is a very useful combination for creating hip grooves and fills. To be a part of your playing you need to learn the sticking combination so well that it becomes a second nature.
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Single Paradiddle Groove

The single paradiddle sticking is R+L+R+R+L+R+L+L. Try this funk groove and pay attention to make the ghost notes soft and the accents strong and solid. Try to relax and create a musical groove where all strokes, soft and strong, have equal importance.
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The Inverted Paradiddle

Follow animated tapping hands and learn the basic inverted paradiddle stroke combination. The inverted paradiddle is similar to the single paradiddle. They have both their main backbeats in a 4/4 groove in the left hand and their cycle are 8 strokes long.
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Inverted Paradiddle Groove A

Paradiddles are stroke combinations that are very useful for funk drumming and ghosting grooves. The basic inverted paradiddle sticking is R+L+L+R+L+R+R+L. Learn a basic funk groove with embedded inverted paradiddles.
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Inverted Paradiddle Groove B

Use the basic inverted paradiddle sticking and move your hands to different sound sources around the drumset. Start with staying on the ride cymbal with your right hand and move your left hand between the toms and the snare.
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The Double Paradiddle

What about paradiddles in triplets, is it possible? Yes it its, lets take a look at the double paradiddle. This rhythmic figure contains 12 strokes instead of previous 8. Apply it to triplet grooves and fills and you are on your way! Follow animated hands and learn the basic double paradiddle sticking.
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Double Paradiddle Groove

The double paradiddle is perfect for creating interesting triplet or 6/8 grooves. In this example the right hand plays the ride cymbal to accent a characteristic double paradiddle rhythm.
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Mixed Paradiddles Exercise

This exercise is intended to improve the transitions between several paradiddle sticking combinations. The goal is to make them an unconscious part of your playing. To be able to create solid grooves or fills the combinations has to come automatic and with a confident flow.
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