'Purdie Souffle' #1: a triplet-fill breakdown

Whether you want to find some Purdie Shuffle-inspired vocab to use within your half-time shuffle or find some now triplet fills, I recommending trying the soufflé. Here's a breakdown of one example, and my recommended stategy for full body/mind absorption.

Repeating simple triplet licks on auto-pilot is fun, but that can feel a bit lacking when playing within a groove as dynamic the Purdie Shuffle that is often two measures in length or more. Instead of just moving standard 3- or 6-note stickings around the kit, use them to create longer phrases that have a backbeat naturally built into them. Look specifcally for combos that create shapes and contours within a longer phrase, and then add dynamics to make those contours pop.