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Drum Lessons: Paradiddle-Diddle Exercise

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Paradiddle-Diddle Exercise

by ThatDrummerKid on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 12:57

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Paradiddle-Diddles help alleviate the stress of having to crank out 16th notes at high speed. By placing the 1st accent on a different tom,or cymbal, you can play what I like to refer to as the infamous "jazz fill".

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eightysicks86 Says question

Submitted On: Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 - 11:10 AM

are the diddles (rr & ll) actual strokes? or do you do a double stroke roll on them?

ThatDrummerKid Says Hmmm

Submitted On: Monday, Dec 29, 2009 - 9:07 AM

I think I'll try the R-LL-RR-L!

celestepizza1971 Says Re: Hmmm

Submitted On: Friday, Jul 2, 2010 - 8:48 AM

me too i think I'll try R-LL RR-L

J.D.Legg Says an alternative tip

Submitted On: Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 - 3:07 PM

word. coolest rudy.
for anyone interested, you could also approach this differently.
for example: instead of R-L-rr-ll,
try R-ll-rr-L
audibly they sounds like "Pair-A-diddle-diddle"
"Pair-diddle-diddle-A"

-J.D.

cyrusjt Says I like it.. Its a different

Submitted On: Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 - 1:38 PM

I like it.. Its a different feel than the alternating paradiddles.

King Says Glad you dug it, send me

Submitted On: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 - 1:52 PM

Glad you dug it, send me some video of you working on the groove.

don p Says Re: Glad you dug it, send me

Submitted On: Friday, May 8, 2009 - 9:16 AM

Got a question. In this vid. The 'Para Diddle Diddle" he notes the sticking as:R L RR LL & L R LL RR. I have never in my internet searching seen this rudiment offered with the, L R LL RR sticking. And in his example he only uses the, R L RR LL sticking. I love this rudiment, I'm currently working up my 16th note trips. What is the deal? I guess my question is: Is he mistaken to quote the, L R LL RR sticking or is it just an uncommon way to teach this rudiment? Thanks, don P

426juco Says Re: Re: Glad you dug it, send me

Submitted On: Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 9:35 AM

He is alternaing it, which you can do with all rudiments to help develop both hands. Try this RLRRLL RLRR LRLLRR LRLL than repeat the pattern. Now you are looping the pattern and consequently working on start the rudiment. with both hands.

TimeKeeper Says PARADIDDLE DIDDLE

Submitted On: Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 - 11:28 PM

GREAT FILL I WANT TO LEARN THIS RUDIMENT + DIDDLE TO ADD TO MY GROVE

THANK YOU

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