RUDIMENTS

Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments 21st Century Hybrid Rudiments
All rudiments should be practiced: OPEN (slow) to CLOSE (fast) to OPEN (slow) and/or at an even moderate march tempo. Compiled by James Campbell

I. ROLL RUDIMENTS
10. Nine Stroke Roll* 1. Swiss-A- 21. Poly Flam
A. Single Stroke Roll Rudiments Diddle L R R LL R R R L L RRL L Drag L R LLR R L R L L R R
R R L L

1. Single Stroke Roll*

R L R L R L R L
11. Ten Stroke Roll* 2. Choo-Choo 22. Flam Stutters/
R RL R RL R LL R R L R RL L Cheese L R L R R L R L
L LR R LR
2. Single Stroke Four
R L R L R L R L
L R L R L R L R
12. Eleven Stroke Roll* 3. Chata- 23. Flam 5 Flafla
Chichi L R L LRL RLR LR L RRL LR L RR L
R RL R RL
L LR L LR
3. Single Stroke Seven
R LR LR L R
LRLRLRL
4. Shirley 24. 1-Hand Flam Drag
13. Thirteen Stroke Roll* Murphy R L L R R R L R R L L L L R R R L L R R R L
B. Multiple Bounce Roll Rudiments R R L L

4. Multiple Bounce Roll 14. Fifteen Stroke Roll* 5. Cheese 25. Cheese-Cha var.
R L R L Inverts L R LRL R L R LRL R L R LLR RL RRL
L RL R
5. Triple Stroke Roll
RRR L LL RRR L L L
15. Seventeen Stroke Roll 6. Cheese 26. Irish 5
Chain L R L LRRL L R L R L R L L L R L R R R L
C. Double Stroke Open Roll Rudiments R R L L

6. Double Stroke Open Roll

II. DIDDLE Rudiments
RRLLRRL L 7. Flamacue- 27. Flam Beaters
Diddle L R L R R R L R L L L R L LR R R R L RRL L L
16. Single Paradiddle*
RLRRLR L L
7. Five Stroke Roll*
R R L L 8. Diddle-Flafla 28. Flam Mill Drags
17. Double Paradiddle* R RRL L R L L L RR L L R R L R R L L R L
R L R L R R L R L R L L
8. Six Stroke Roll
R L R L
L RL R 18. Triple Paradiddle 9. Paradiddle- 29. FlamFlam Drags
RL R LR LRR LRLRLR LL Flafla R L R R L R L L L R L RLR R L R LRL

9. Seven Stroke Roll* 19. Single Paradiddle-diddle

R L R 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 RR 10. Shock-A- 30. Egg Beaters
Diddle L R R LLR RL L RRL R R R L L R R R L L

III. FLAM Rudiments IV. DRAG Rudiments

11. Back Stick 31. Double Flam Drag
20. Flam* 31. Drag* Hurta R L R L R L R L L R L R L R R L R L R L
L R R L
LL R R R L

21. Flam Accent*

32. Single Drag Tap* 12. Chutra 32. Herta
L R L R R L R L
LL R L R R L R
Cheese L R L RRL R RL R L LR L R L R L R L R L

22. Flam Tap* 33. Double Drag Tap*

L R R R L L L R R R L L 13. Book Reports 33. Stutter Diddles
LL R LL R L R R L R R L R
R LLR R L RRL L R L R R L R L L

23. Flamacue* 34. Lesson 25*

L R L R L L R
R L R L R R L LL R L R LL R L R 14. Egg Beaters 34. Flam 5-A-Diddle
R R L R L RR L R L
Back R R R L L R R R L L R L R R L L R R R L L R R L L

24. Flam Paradiddle* 35. Single Dragadiddle*

L R L R R R L R L L R R L R R LLR L L
15. Ripits 35. Swiss Cheese
R L L R R R L R L L R R R L Invert L R R L L R L L R R

25. Single Flammed Mill* 36. Drag

Paraddidle #1* R R L R R L L R L L
L R R L R R L L R L LL RR

16. Single Back 36. Cheese

37. Drag Paraddidle #2* Pataflafla
R L R L R L R L R L R L L R L R R L L R L R R L
26. Flam Paradiddle
Diddle* L R L R R L L R L R L L R R

R LL R LL R L R R L RR L R R L R L L
17. Ratama- 37. Cheese Back Flip
Swiss L R R L R L R L R L L R L R L R L R LLR LR LL R
27. Pataflafla 38. Single Ratamacue*
L R L R R L L R L R R L

LL R L R L RR L R L R
18. Diddle-Egg- 38. Tagada
28. Swiss Army Triplet Five R L R R L L R R R L L R R L L R R RL R L LR L
L R R L L R R L 39. Double Ratamacue*
R L L R R L L R

19. Triple-Acue 39. Chut-Cheese

LL R LL R L R L RR L RR L R L R L L L R L R L R R R L R L R L RRL R R LLR L
29. Inverted Flam Tap
L R L R L R L R L R L R
40. Triple Ratamacue*

20. Casey Claw 40. Malf Taps

30. Flam Drag
R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L RL R LR L
L R L L R R L R R L LL R LL R LL R L R L RR L RR LRR L R L R

*These rudiments are also included in the original Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments. Copyright ©1984 by the Percussive Arts Society™ (PAS),
Suite 1400, 32 E. Washington, Indianapolis, IN 46204. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
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