Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments

All rudiments should be practiced: open (slow) to close (fast) to open (slow) and/or at an even moderate march tempo.

I. Roll Rudiments
10. Nine Stroke Roll *

A. Single Stroke Roll Rudiments

1. Single Stroke Roll *

R
L

R L R L
L R L R

11

RLRLRLR
LRLRLRL

5. Triple Stroke Roll

R
L

13

13. Thirteen
Stroke Roll *

B. Multiple Bounce Roll Rudiments

4. Multiple Bounce Roll

12. Eleven
Stroke Roll *

3. Single Stroke Seven

11. Ten Stroke Roll *

14. Fifteen
Stroke Roll *

R
L

17

RRRL L LRRRL L L

15. Seventeen
Stroke Roll
C. Double Stroke Open Roll Rudiments

6. Double Stroke
Open Roll *

RRLLRRLL

> 5>
@ @
5

7. Five Stroke Roll *

R
L

LR
RL

RL
LR

R
L

RL
LR

R
L

>>

RL
LR

> 11
!

>
!

RL
LR

> 13
>
@ @
L

> 15
>
@. @.
LR
RL

> 17

R

>

L
R

II. Diddle Rudiments

> >
16. Single Paradiddle *

L
R

> 7 >
@. @.

17. Double Paradiddle *

18. Triple
Paradiddle

9. Seven Stroke Roll *

> > 10

>

RLRRLRL L

> 6 >> 6 >

@ @

8. Six Stroke Roll

15

10

R L R L
L R L R

R L R L R L R L

2. Single Stroke Four

>

19. Single
Paradiddle-diddle

>
>

R L R L R R L R L R L L

>
>

>
>

RLRLRLRRLRLRLRL L

R
LR
L
R L R R L L R L R R L L
L
RL
R
L R L L R R L R L L R R
* These rudiments are also included in the original Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments.

Copyright 1984 by the Percussive Arts Society, 32 E. Washington, Suite 1400 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3516
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III. flam Rudiments

j
j


20. Flam *
R
L
>
>
j
21. Flam Accent *

j
L

R RR L L LR RR L L

L
R

R
L

>
>
j

>
>
j
j

L

R L R R L L R L R L L R R

>
> >
>
j
j
j
j

R L R R L LR L R R L

> 3 > 3
j
j

L
R

> > > >

j j j
R LR L RL R LR L R

L L R R L

L L

L RRL

L L

R LLR

L L

R L R LLR L R
L R L RRL R L

L RRL RRL

>
>

RR

>
>
! !

35. Single Dragdiddle

RR L R R LL R L L

>
>

36. Drag
Paradiddle
#1 *

R LLR L R R L RRL R L L

>
>

37. Drag Paradiddle #2 *

R LLR LLR L R R L RRL RRL R L L

38. Single Ratamacue *

3 >
>

3

R L R L RRL R L R

39. Double Ratamacue *

R R L LR R L
L L RR L L R

RR

>
>

33. Double
Drag Tap *

L L

>
>
j
j

L

32. Single
Drag Tap *

R L R R R L R L L

R R L R R L L R L

>
>

L L

34. Lesson 25 *

L L R
R R L

>
>
j
j

30. Flam Drag

R
L

29. Inverted
Flam Tap

L
R

25. Single Flammed

Mill

28. Swiss Army

Triplet

24. Flam
Paradiddle *

27. Pataflafla

>
j
j

23. Flamacue *

26. Flam
Paraddidlediddle *

> > > >

j j j

22. Flam Tap *

Iv. DRAG Rudiments

31. Drag *

R R L

3
>
>

3

L L

R LLR L R L RRL RRL R L R

40. Triple Ratamacue *

3 >
>

3

L L

R LLR LLR L R LRRL RRLRRL R L R

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