3 Easy Drum Fills That Sound Hard

0:31 That bell tho... sounds amazing

[@EliPoli64]

The power of the Pure Alloy babyyy

[@_SliK_]

7:49 The fastest “particular” you’ll ever hear

[@jrellsz]

This guys a great teacher and a great musician. Definitely would enjoy more lessons/playing from Nick

[@hunjay6919]

lol he was my band instructor for a while

[@lancehollum5566]

Hey I noticed Nick was demonstrating a fill. It was double stroke. He called it a liner fill. I thought liner was just single strokes adding the bass drum here and there. Am I way off or could you maybe explain if you can about how liner is supposed to be exacuted? Thanks

[@austinpaz2174]

yes! more nicky D tutorials, please. my grooves are weak as hell, lets get some nicky D grooves up in here!

[@HaselwoodCattleCompany]

Proof mastery is simplicity done to perfection!

[@epet13]

As a rudimental drummer who plays drumset, love the connection here!

[@legacyShredder1]

Dude, do you jazz?

[@doncarr8668]

I have been playing for 48 years. Nick knows what he is talking about. Back in the day, the Ghost note he is referring to was called the Grace note.

[@Simplecannibus]

Nick you’re the Greatest please keep up your good work!!!!

[@danoweston6185]

Nick, thank you so much. For years I played everything at once , instead of separate hand. You are a great instructor.

[@danbeaulieu3959]

Hey man, great video. I'm only a few months into drumming and i've watched this a few times. Good job on breaking down the grooves and playing slow so it's easier to work upwards

[@jonanthony6136]

once you're comfortable with the rudiments it's easy to recognize the chops...

[@justinburleson]

Just call that first a 6 stroke roll! RLLRRL best rudiment I ever learned! So useful especially groove hat snare work.

[@kurtthedrummingplumber]

Justin Burleson for me it's the worst rudiment I ever learnt, because it's THE rudiment that I come back to and do without realising. Haha.

[@christopherreyes802]

Definitely not a 6 stroke roll guys. Flam drag (4 notes long not 6).

[@greenflagracing7067]

@@christopherreyes802 that is definitely a six stroke roll.

[@Bunglespice]

John Lovitz is a really underrated drummer.

[@nwdrums24]

Bunglespice that's the ticket charlie.

[@SimboyaMovies]

😂😂😂😜😜😜🤦🏽‍♀️

[@kimmyc2862]

Haaaahaaaa

[@coolmint853]

Again ! Thank You Nick For Your God Given Talent To Teach & Keep It Fun !

[@igoralonso9262]

Very nice job John. I like the simple way you break things down, a true sign of a good teacher. Not only can you play it, you know how to help others do the same. Thanks for sharing, Igor

[@leonardsmith2170]

Thank you, Sweetwater and Nicky D. for this video.

[@CountrySingerWannabe]

Shoot, Nick, I learn something every time I watch you play.

[@carlreynolds1111]

Very clean. I like a lot. I like how you open up the flams on the last lick. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jamesjonas4888]

great drummer

[@angelcureg2415]

Nice easy to understand in simple way of filling drums..

[@carloroccuzzo191]

Thanks Nick you made that easy to understand those fills sound so much harder than they really are thanks so much

[@rhythmfield]

Excellent ideas & Nick is a great communicator. I’m an advanced player but still found this very useful. These are not difficult but getting them clean and fast requires slow, clear practice with a metronome preferably

[@Phong7080]

Thanks for the videos, these fills sounds amazing. Most of the tutorials about easy drum fills “sound hard” are actually very boring. But yours actually sounds incredible

[@timothycroke5307]

Love Nick’s videos. One of the best players and teachers on KZbin.

[@Jules5]

Nice! one of the tastiest, straight to it lessons on youtube.

[@pasadacalle7259]

Seriously I do like your style, it’s kind of easier for me to follow. Keep it up

[@superatech]

The groove is 1 2 3 4 with the snare on 2 and 4 - 1 bar. The fill also counts off 1 2 3 4 - 1 bar. Love your videos and the fills are just what I was looking for. My apologies for the counting.

[@jamesthreadgill7651]

I can't tell you how many times I listened to this. One of the best drum fill vids, ever. I do find the counting for #2 a bit confusing. To me, he's playing two different examples. But, this lesson is awesome. Clean and well explained.

[@rhythmantic]

Thanks Nick. Clever stickings and great drumming.

[@giulianosfichi1507]

Nice tuning. This Saturn kit sounds so good.

[@phillalebbasro639]

Drums are really fun to play. :)

[@YouFeudTV]

Cheers for the lesson tony danza

[@vinnieveneziano2751]

Love the sound of the Mapex Saturn Series!!!! Yea and the drummer guy aint too bad either!!!!

[@e.c.jr.3580]

Great video Nick.

[@cashflow6576]

Yea it's hard

[@Ash_Hudson]

They sound hard, because they are hard - at the TEMPO you're playing them at. I consider myself a pretty versatile drummer, but even I'd struggle with the second one lmao. Change easy to intermediate, at least.

[@misternasty2216]

Easy solution, admit you aren't half as good as you think you are and suddenly it will become easy

[@gamesmaster1060]

@@misternasty2216 So it is hard but you have to become good enough to make it easy? Thats the same for anything lol

[@stephprime]

@@misternasty2216 haha :D

[@misternasty2216]

@@gamesmaster1060 no. Just get of your high and mighty throne, break it up into small pieces, slow it down and practice them. Like a beginner would

[@Ash_Hudson]

@@misternasty2216 It's nothing to do with ego here. I just don't consider these 'easy' fills for beginners. By all means, go ahead and learn them though.

[@chrispickens8177]

Great drummer and teacher!

[@FirstSergeant100]

Nick is such a bad ass!

[@tradingwithwill7214]

As a guitarist learning drums in VR, it was new for me to learn that you use the same hand twice in a row rather than alternate the hands which I figured would be quicker.

[@jedidrummerjake]

Fantastic! Thank you for this gem of a video!

[@carlupthegrove262]

Well done...very useful and easy to follow Thanks.

[@RickCostello]

Good lesson. 👏

[@valpuiaR]

Thanks for the lesson

[@351879331]

Great explenation and demonstration!

[@drumstixbb]

Great video, great playing, great description of what you're doing. Makes it easy to learn. Thanks!

[@hannahstansfield4034]

There's no nagging here , he speaks as fluently as he is playing and makes everything very clear in short time . 10 A

[@drumlover1687]

Nick great playing as always.Your feel and dynamics are always fabulous. And that Mapex kit looks and sounds so sweeeet! What finish is that? I love Mapex, so glad Sweetwater has added them to the roster.

[@philipnestor5034]

These are great and explained simply. Do you ever have notation examples that can be printed up? Thanks again.

[@raidazz1]

Great tutorial!! Look forward to more...

[@markielinhart]

Fabuloso‼️✌️🌻

[@jwaych955]

I really like this guy, great video!

[@mick_c_horror_and_pop_culture]

Amazing fills

[@tommyp7547]

Phrasing that last fill as quarter notes I would consider more on the easy side, but phrasing them as he did as dotted 8th’s is pretty damn hard.

[@robbyalbrecht8311]

Great vid.. Thanks Nick. I came up with a new rudiment, the Papadopoulus. Flam - A, 2 E &.

[@TD12KX]

That was a great lesson!

[@hannahstansfield4034]

Nice lesson

[@npg68]

You the man, Nick! :-)

[@ayodipupoolorunsogo8301]

I've been playing drums for over a decade now. This is a very great and helpful drum fills lesson. I have a major problem with my left hand when trying to apply drum fills while playing to songs in my church. My left hand is not as strong with double strokes as my right hand. It really sucks.

[@weldin]

Tricky Nick back at it again!

[@najretuek]

Love this

[@bpivr]

Turn that last 6 stroke roll into a double paradiddle and you can end up with a right hand to hit a cymbal. Nice fills.

[@siddhantshivhare8011]

Amazing

[@jeffmckibben2000]

Great job

[@benkitay9015]

Fabulous!

[@jeffrittenour8202]

that last one sounds super tre cool-y

[@Locrian1]

Legend!

[@Chrisbloor32]

Superb

[@ahmedassaad1]

You're good 👍👍👍

[@hugueskoea76]

Good teacher!

[@izzy574]

Very cool, thanks. Just subbed and liked!

[@routers4935]

Thank you bro

[@joekidd2291]

Nick Devirgilio is still in that warehouse screaming 1 2 3 4!

[@josephmatthews1355]

I am a self-taught drummer I’m just now learning how to do rudiments

[@OctaviusAzura]

Thanks Nick! I definitely learned with these.. how big rudiments are to playing the drums.

[@slimjim1104]

Some blushda action...I took a few lessons from my best friends dad then took off from there. Never learned rudiments till years later but realised i was playing paradidles and such just didn't know it was a thing lol.

[@Vinicius-xe4op]

Legend

[@conradmason87]

Nick...nice... a copy of the dots, to go with such a fine tutorial, would be helpful for some cats man. Thanks.

[@zacg2953]

Could we get a vid on how to drum fast on the bass drum? I am new to drums and would love to learn how to increase my bass drum speed. If there are already some, you can recommend any.

[@gregwilliams2764]

That was fun

[@carlreynolds1111]

Damn glad i played snare in marching band in high school or none of this would make sense and would be difficult. But very detailed teachin

[@HeavyMetalStrike]

awesome

[@joshualewis8077]

*Easy drum fills* **proceeds to play a blushda**

[@solwong1338]

What Mapex kit is that? I love the wrap and NICK D is a fantastic drummer, one of my faves.

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Sol. That is one of the Mapex V-Tour kits. You can check it out here: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SVT24-VW--mapex-saturn-v-tour-24-3-piece-shell-pack-white-marine Thanks for your interest! Mike Wuchter, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1789

[@crookcountysellouts]

There are only three beats in the second fill and the lick sounds like 32s. I’m not quite getting it. Does the first note restart on beat 4?

[@crookcountysellouts]

The answer is yes. Lightbulb!

[@jphifer2848]

I think you are right. If the fill pattern is 12 notes long, and he is using a 16th note subdivision, it has to be 3 beats. I don’t think he was explaining it the way he meant to, but maybe I missed something.

[@javierjakal]

Those cymballs are Meinl puro alloy?

[@joeyturrubiate7148]

Thank YOU NICK - STER ! U BADASS BRO , I AM GOING TO LEARN THOSE TASTY DRUM CHOPS & LICK'S 🥁🙏🔥🎯 ... LIKE JIMI HENDRIX " IN ONE OF HIS SONGS ( DRUM ON DRUMMER 😌 joey t. Fr; san jose' Cal .

[@handy1arnwald947]

Don't know about easy, but sweet!

[@aidenwmcdonald]

All good for jazz

[@lancehollum5566]

Nick. Question for you. Isn't liner single strokes? Between the bass and anything on the upper deck? Or can anyone else fill me in please

[@costanicholas]

Lance Hollum Linear just means that none of the notes are played in unison with each other, they’re all separate. It can be any rudiment.

[@edwardl.s3077]

Double stroke rolls are easy to play fast when using a pad or an electric kit, but i can't get much power with it - any tips?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Edward. Absolutely. Double strokes (and other rudiments) do get easier with practice time. I’ve found that the best way to practice double strokes is on a softer surface so that you have to work harder for the second stroke. Something like the RTOM Moongel pad works well: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WP7--rtom-moongel-workout-pad-7-inch Also, to get them more even, try inverting the double strokes. Instead of RRLLRRLL, try RLLRRLLRR. The cool thing about that is that it puts more focus on the second stroke of the double. Once you build up speed, you can tell that your double stroke roll will be more even. I hope this helps. Best Regards, Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@edwardl.s3077]

@@sweetwater Alright i'll give it a try, thanks!

[@HugoRibeiroDrummer]

The last one is also known as the BlushDa.

[@bobloblaw8660]

What’s the snare model here?

[@joeporter107]

You play like I aspire to play

[@katrinabrave4779]

Yes, they are easy when you play them slowly, but that way they are also not really the same thing

[@stick-itproductions.3307]

But once you make them muscle memory, you can -like he said- build up the speed.

[@davionpendleton9086]

I don't think they're that hard. I think it all just depends on the level that you're at. I am 14 and I can play these fills at his speed at ease. It's just practicing and working on it. Everything is easy if you play it slow enough.

[@gamesmaster1060]

@@davionpendleton9086 Ooh well I am 2 years old and can play these fills with ease u turd

[@carlreynolds1111]

Matter of fact thats how we played our sixes (our snare drums). Like the first example here, we used the same sticking. RLLRRL RLLRRL. I will bet this teacher here has a very awesome snare solo.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Why didn't you just explain #1 as a 6-stroke roll? That kit is stunning too BTW!

[@timsuthern4580]

Note: tune all the drums tight first.

[@Kombi-1]

thick hardware!!

[@debobratasadhukhan5517]

Very nice how to get your membership sir

[@marcwaller72]

The first fill is simply the 6 stroke roll. The third fill is commonly called the blushda.

[@JamieEnglish]

@0:46 that last part. In drumming terms, what is that called? I have been wanting to learn that, but I don't know what it's called exactly.