Drum Rudiment System

BEGINNER

Swiss Army Triplet

Paradiddle
Flam Stroke
Single Stroke 4
Single Drag Tap
Six Stroke Roll
Single Drag Tap

Inverted Flam Tap

Dragadiddle
Paradiddle
Double Drag Tap Six Stroke Roll
Swiss Army Triplet
Ratamacue Pataflafla

Single Stroke Roll

Lesson 25

Featuring: Lionel Duperron

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Table Of Contents
BEGINNER
Drum Key - Legend 7 Flam Rudiments
Flams 27
Single Stroke Rudiments Flam Tap 28
Single Stroke Roll 8 Flam Accent 29
Single Stroke Four 9 Flamacue 30
Single Stroke Seven 10 Flam Paradiddle 31
Drum Roll Rudiments Single Flammed Mill 32
Flam Paradiddle-diddle 33
Multiple Bounce Roll 11
Swiss Army Triplet 34
Double Stroke Roll 12
Inverted Flam Tap 35
Triple Stroke Roll 13
Flam Drag 36
Five Stroke Roll 14
Pataflafla 37
Six Stroke Roll 15
Seven Stroke Roll 16 Drag Rudiments
Nine Stroke Roll 17 Drag Ruff 38
Ten Stroke Roll 18 Single Drag Tap 39
Eleven Stroke Roll 19 Double Drag Tap 40
Thirteen Stroke Roll 20 Lesson 25 41
Fifteen Stroke Roll 21 Single Dragadiddle 42
Seventeen Stroke Roll 22 Dragadiddle 1 43
Dragadiddle 2 44
Paradiddle Rudiments
Single Ratamacue 45
Single Paradiddle 23
Double Ratamacue 46
Double Paradiddle 24
Triple Ratamacue 47
Triple Paradiddle 25
Single Paradiddle-diddle 26
 Drum Key - Legend

Close Hi-Hat
Hi-Hat
o
Open Hi-Hat + Ride Cymbal

x x x x x x x x

Crash Cymbal Cross-Stick

z z z z
y y y y

Bass Drum Snare Drum

Hi-Tom Mid-Tom

Floor Tom Hi-Hat With Foot

x x x x

Ride Cymbal Bell Crash Cymbal Choke

t t t t Y Y Y Y

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 Beginner - Single Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review

R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
#1

x x x x x x
#2
( )
( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
()

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Single Stroke Four

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R L R L R L R L
3 3

#1 x x x x x

3 3

#2

3
#3
x x x x x x x x
3

x x x x x x x x
#4 3 3

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 Beginner - Single Stroke Seven

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R L R L R L R
3 3

3 3

x x x x x x
#1

3 3

x x x x x x t
#2

R L R L R L
3 R R L R
3
x x x x x x x x 3

#3

L R L R L R L R L
3 3 L 3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Multiple Bounce Roll

Rudiment Review

L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R

@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

x x x x x x x x
#1
@ @ @ @

> >
#2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

x x x x x x x x @ @ @ @
#3
@ @ @ @

x x x x x x x x @ @ @ @
#4
@ @ @ @

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 Beginner - Double Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review

R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L

#1

> >
> >
x! ! x! ! ! x! x! ! x! ! !) ( !)
#2
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Triple Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
R R R L L L R R R L L L
3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x
#1

3
3
x x x
#2

3
3
x x x x x x x x 3

#3

x x x x x x x x
3 3

#4

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 Beginner - Five Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review

R R L L R L L R R L

j j

x x x x
#1

x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Six Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...

R L L R R L R L L R R L

x x x x x x x x
#1

#2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
x x

x x x x x x x x

#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Seven Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R R L L R R L R R L L R R L

x x x x
#1
() ()

x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Nine Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...

R R L L R R L L R

x x x x x x x x
#1

x x x x x x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Ten Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R R L L R R L L R L

x
#1

x x x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Eleven Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R R L L R R L L R R L

x x x x
#1

x x x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Thirteen Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R R L L R R L L R R L L R

x x x x x x x x
#1

#2

x x x x x x x x

#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Fifteen Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L

x x x x x x
#1

x x x x x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x

#3

x x x x x x x x x x z
#4

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 Beginner - Seventeen Stroke Roll

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands... Second bar in 2/4...

R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R

R R

xx xx z

#1

L L R R L L R R L L R R L L RR L L R L R L R L R
z

#2

x x x x x x x x z
#3

R RL L R R L L
RR LL RRL L
x x x x x x x x z x x x x x x

#4

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 Beginner - Single Paradiddle

Rudiment Review

R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L

x x x x x x x x
#1
( )
( ) ( ) ( )
() ()

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
#2

L R L L
R L R R

x x x x x x x x
#3

R L R R L R L L

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Double Paradiddle

Rudiment Review

R L R L R R L R L R L L
3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

x x x x x x
#1
() () () () ()

3 3 3 3

x x x x x x
#2
() () () ( ) ()

x x x x x x x x
3 3 3 3

#3

3 3
3
x x x x x x x x
3

#4

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 Beginner - Triple Paradiddle

Rudiment Review

R L R L R L R R L R L R L R L L

x x x x x x x x
#1
() ()
()
( ) ( ) ( )

x x x x x x x x
#2
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

x x x x x x x x

#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Single Paradiddle-diddle

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
R L R R L L R L R R L L
3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

x x x x x
#1
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x
#2

Following fills in 12/8...

x xx xx xx x
#3

x xx xx xx x
#4

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 Beginner - Flams

Rudiment Review

R L L R R L L R

x x x x x x
#1

j

j

x x x x
#2

j

j

j

j

x x x x x x x x

#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Flam Tap

Rudiment Review

L R R R L L L R R R L L

j

j

j

j

o
x
j
x x x
j
x x x
#1

x
j x x x
j
x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x j
j


j j

#3

x x x x x x x x
j
j j
#4

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 Beginner - Flam Accent

Rudiment Review

R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R
3 3 3 3

j

j

j

j

L R L R L R
R L
3 3 3 3

x
j
x x x x x x
j
x x x x x
#1

j

j

R
L R L L R L R
3 3 3 3

x
j
x x x x x x
j
x x x x x
#2

j

j

Following fills in 12/8...

R L R L R L
R L R L L R
R L R
L

xxxxxxxxxxxx
j j
j
#3

j

xxx xxxxxx xxx j

#4
j

j
j

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 Beginner - Flamacue

Rudiment Review
> >
R
L R L R R
L L
R L R L L
R

r r

> >
r r
x x x x x x x x x x
#1

j

>
r
x x x x x
#2

j

j

j

>
x x x x x x x x r
j


#3

>
x x x x x x x x r > r
#4

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 Beginner - Flam Paradiddle

Rudiment Review

L R L R R R L R L L L R L R R R L R L L

r r r r

r r
x x x x x r
x x x x x x x x r
x x x
#1

r
x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x r
r

r r



#3

x x x x x x x x r
#4
r r r

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 Beginner - Single Flammed Mill

Rudiment Review

lR R L R rL L R L lR R L R rL L R L
r r r r

r r r r
#1

r r
r
x x x x x r
x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x r
r r

r

#3

x x x x x x x x
r
r
r


r
#4

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 Beginner - Flam Pardiddle-diddle

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
L R L L R R L R L L R R
R 3 3 R 3 3

j

j

3 3 3 3

x x x x x
#1
j
() ( )
j
( ) ( )

3 3 3 3

x
j
x x x x x x x x x x x
#2

j

Following fills in 12/8...

xxxxxxxxxxxx
#3

j
j

xxxxxxxxxxxx j

j

#4

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 Beginner - Swiss Army Triplet

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
L L R L L R L L R L L R
R R R R
3 3 3 3

j

j

j

j

3 3 3 3

x
j
x x x x x x
j
x x x x x
#1

j

j

3 3 3 3

#2

j

j

j

j

Following fills in 12/8...

xxxxxxxxxxxx
#3

j
j j j

x x x x x x x x x x x x j
j

j

j
#4

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 Beginner - Inverted Flam Tap

Rudiment Review

R L L R R L L R
L R L R

j

j

j

j

x
j
x x x
j
x x
j
x x x
j
x
#1

x
j
x x x
j
x x x x
j
x x
#2

j

x x x x x x x x
#3

j

j

j

j

x x x x x x x x j
j
j
j

#4

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 Beginner - Flam Drag

Rudiment Review

L
R LL R R
L RR L L
R LL R R
L RR L

! ! ! !
3 3 3 3

j

j

j

j

x
j
x xx x xx x x
j
x xx x xx x
#1

j

j

3/4 Time signature...

x
j
x x x x
j
x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

j

j

x x x x x x x x
j


j
#4

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 Beginner - Pataflafla

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
R L R L R L R L

r r r r r r r r

r r r r r r
x x x x x x r
x x x x x x x x x x r
x x x x
#1

r r r r
x x x x r r
x x x x x x x x r r
x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x r
#3
r r r r r r r

x x x x x x x x r r

r r r

r

#4 r r

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 Beginner - Drag Ruff

Rudiment Review

R L R L
L L R R L L RR

x xx x xx xx x x xx x xx xx x
#1

x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x z z z z

#4

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 Beginner - Single Drag Tap

Rudiment Review

L L R L R R
L R L L R L R R
L R

xx x x x x x xx x x x x x
#1

xx x x x xx x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Double Drag Tap

Rudiment Review

L L
R L L
R L R R
L R R
L R L L
R L L
R L R R
L R R
L R
3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

x xx x xx x xx x xx x x xx x xx x xx x xx x
#1

o +
xx x xx x x x x x x x x
#2

Following fills in 12/8...

xxx xxxxxxxxx

xx xx xx xx
#3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Lesson 25

Rudiment Review
Lead with both hands...
L R L L R L L R L L R L
R R R R R R R R

xx x x xx x x x x x x x x x x
#1

xx x x x xx x x xx x x x xx x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

x x x x x x x x
#4

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 RR L R R LL R L L RR L R R LL R L L

! ! ! !
Beginner - Single Dragadiddle

Rudiment
Rudiment Review
Review

x!! ! xR L L x! L xR x R ! xR L L
RR LL R
R R
R LL R L L RR L R R LL R L L
x x
! -( Single
) ! ( Dragadiddle
) ! ( )
RR LL RR LL

Beginner
#1
( )

Rudiment Review

!
x!! x xx xx !! xx x !
x!! x xx xx !! xx x
L R R R L L L R R R L L
x x
RR LL RR LL

#1
#2
#1 ( ) ! ( ) ( ) ! ( )

!
x! x x x xx x xxx x!! x xx x! x x xx!! x xx x!xx !! x x! x x
#2
#3
#2
#1 () ( ) ( ) x ( )

x! x x x xx x xx x! x x x!! x x x!! x x x!!x ! x x!! x x

#3
#3
#4
#3
#2

xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx x! x!! x! x!!
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#4
#4
#4
#3

x x x x x x x x ! ! ! !
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2009
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Railroad Media,
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Inc.

#4
 Beginner - Dragadiddle 1

Rudiment Review

R R L R R L L R L L
L L RR

x x x x
() ( ) ( )
xx
#1

xx x x x x x x x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x z

xx xx
#3

x x x x x x x x x x x z

xx x x
#4

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 Beginner - Dragadiddle 2

Rudiment Review

R L L
R LL
R L R R L RR
L R R
L R L L

x x x x x x
( ) ( ) ( )
xx xx
#1

x x x x x x
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
x x x x
#2

x x x x x x x x
#3

o o
x x x x x x x x x x
#4

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 Beginner - Single Ratamacue

Rudiment Review

R R L R L R L L R L R L R R L R L R L L R L R L
3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

xx x x x x xx x x x xx x x x x xx x x x
#1

3 3 3 3

xx x x x x xx x x xx x x x x xx x x
#2

3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x
#3

3 3
3 3

x x x x x x x x z z 3 3

#4

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 Beginner - Double Ratamacue

All exercises in 6/8...

Rudiment Review
L L R L R R R L R L
R R R R 3 L L L L 3

3 3

xx x xx x x xx x xx x x
#1

3 3

xx

xx

xx

xx

#2

3 3

x x x x x x
#3

3
3

x x x x x x x z


#4

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 Beginner - Triple Ratamacue

Rudiment Review

R R R L R L L L L R L R
L L LL LL
3 R R R R R R
3

x x x x
3 3
xx xx x x x x
#1

3 3

x x x x x x x x x
3 3

xx xx xx xx xx xx
#2

3
3
x x x x x x x x x

#3

3
3

x x x x x x x x z z x x x


#4

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