This Rudiment Should Be Used More In Your Drumming!

Like all rudiments, the paradiddle-diddle can sound awesome on the drum set in a groove context! But whatever you do with it, remember: rudiments are the building blocks of the drumming language. It’s how you speak it that makes it yours!

Probably one of the most useful rudiments is the paradiddle-diddle. The paradiddle-diddle starts with two singles and ends with two sets of doubles. In this video, Glen explains that the right-hand part of the pattern is like the reverse of a standard jazz ride pattern, where you just fill in the missing notes with your left hand. And if you try playing it as triplet 16ths on the hi-hats, adding a snare on 2 and 4 and the bass drum on 1 and 3. This could also make a cool and subtle hi-hat backbeat fill.

All in all, there are so many creative and amazing things you can do with the paradiddle-diddle which is why this rudiment should be used more in your drumming!

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[EmanueleMoriero]

As a jazz drummer the paradiddle diddle is my life

[SurgeOn]

If you havent seen Glen with Alice, you are missing out. His drum work in that band is remarkable and groovy. His solos are ridiculous. Great underrated drummer and PERSON!

[hillarycourchaine]

199% looove these rudiments, as a drummer for 3 years they have helped me out. When I first started playing drums I practiced these with my friend"s drum set.

[ARagnell]

Underrated? The paradiddle-diddle is one of my favorites!

[HeroHaz]

I discovered paradiddle-diddle trying to learn yes close to the edge, bill bruford does amazing work with it, such a cool rudiment

[gowrisankar]

Just an another incredible video!!!! Thank u Drumeo for helping us increase our drumming skills with help of such LEGENDARY drummers!!!! The whole drumeo community is GRATEFUL to u DRUMEO!!!! :D

[cleanandpristine]

This guy is a great teacher. Great video!

[adamblevins]

One of my favorite rudiments! When I started practicing paradiddlediddles while isolating my hands, it opened such a cool rhythmic idea for my grooves and fills!

[maxdurk]

I remember sophomore year of high school marching band, first year on the quads, there was a fast 16th note triplet paradiddlediddle lick down the drums in one of our cadences. Never underestimated it since.

[Spreadsheeter]

I loved this guy and what he taught. Great video

[PhilDourado]

What a great teacher you are, dude. "A lot of drummers don't know the name of the subdivisions". Yep! Hands up, that's me. Yet you're the only guy, even on the excellent Drumeo, who constantly remembers that and takes a quarter second aside to explain every time you mention "eighth note triplets" or whatever is likely to lose guys like me in the jargon. Thank you!

[gianlucapedone]

It's likable to listen Glen Sobel teach the rudiments 😊

[DRUMNERD]

it's such a fantastic rudiment! Thank's for this.

[NaylemEvad]

A fantastic, musical drummer! Nice guy, too

[toddshook]

Thanks for breaking it down and showing where to use. I learned so much.
Thanks

[mukkefan]

oh man, there is so much fantastic stuff out there in the net nowadays to learn drums on your own, this is one of those. 40 years ago or so I started with an old drumkit from an advanced playing jazz friend, but nobody told me how to start and what to do and of course I gave up a couple of weeks later. Inspired by some old cover versions here on YT I started falling in love again but this time starting with a drum pad learning the basics first ... let's see how it goes

[HPHSGermany]

Played at a laid-back tempo, the 16th triplet groove has a cool familial relationship with the Purdy shuffle.

[stikkman]

LOVE these rudiments applied to the kit vids! How about a vid lesson of all the most kit friendly rudiments? 👏

[josephgiarraffa]

Nice and wow that snare is so powerful!!

[heritage]

As a former drum corps drummer (the 1960's) and a member of the NARD before going over the the kit we used to call these 6's. You're using the pattern to form various beats and that's great. But, it's also a great tool for getting around the kit adding accents along the way as desired. In other words you could use the paradiddle on the snare drum and use the first right beat on the first wing tom, then the second wing tom and then over to the first floor tom and, if you have one, the second floor tom and back to the beginning.Lots of ways to us it!