Single Paradiddle-diddle
Traditional
RLRRLL — a looping sticking that shines in linear kit playing.
- Artist
- Traditional
- Genre
- rudiment
- Feel
- Diddle
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
The feel
A Diddle. Set a metronome and build it up from a tempo where every note is clean.
Sticking
R L R R L L
What to watch
- •It's linear — no two limbs strike together; keep the flow perfectly even.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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Learn it
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