Drum Fill System

Drum Theory By Lionel Duperron

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along  with  the  video,  and  you  should  have  no  problem.  Remember  that  learning  this  will  
make  you  an  overall  better  drummer  as  well  -­  so  it  is  a  win-­win  situation.    

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Drum Notation Key By Lionel Duperron

Snare Drum Bass Drum Hi-Hat

x x x x
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Ride Cymbal Crash Cymbal (Choked) 1st Tom (High Tom)

x x x x z z z z
œ œ œ œ

2nd Tom (Mid Tom) 3rd Tom (Low Tom) 2nd Bass Drum

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ

Cross-Stick Cowbell Ride Cymbal Bell Hi-Hat With Foot

y y t t Å Å Å Å
x x x x

o o + +
Open Hi-Hat Closed Hi-Hat Ghost Notes
> > > >
Accented Notes

x x x x
( œ) ( œ) ( œ) ( œ) œ œ œ œ

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Whole  Note

1) w

Half  Notes

2)  

Quarter  Notes

3) œ œ œ œ

Quarter  Note  Triplets

3 3

4) œ œ œ œ œ œ

8th  Notes

5) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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8th  Note  Triplets

3 3 3 3

6) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

16th  Notes

7) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

16th  Note  Triplets

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

8) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

32nd  Notes

9) œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ

Quarter  Note  Rests

10) œ Œ œ Œ

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8th  Note  Rests

11) ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ

8th  Note  Triplet  Rests

3 3 3 3

12) œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ

Dotted  Notes

j j
13) œ. œ œ. œ

Tie

z z
14) Ó

No  Tie

z
15) Œ Ó

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