Creative Pad Patterns | Guided Hand Workout for Drummers

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Welcome to the Creative Pad Patterns Workout. This is a guided drum pad workout designed for you to play along with in realtime to develop your hand speed and technique. So, get out your pad and your sticks and let's get to work on building those hands! 🔥
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00:00 Intro
01:12 4's to 8 Turnaround
04:05 3's to 4 Turnaround
06:48 Left Hand Blaster
09:19 Interlaced Singles Builder
11:04 Tricky Triplet Doubles
13:05 Triplet Accent Shifter
14:44 Paradiddle Diddle Turnaround
16:48 Fast Five Turnaround
19:20 Double Stroke Accent Shifter
22:30 Pullout Accent Builder
25:36 Funky Flam Flow
28:17 Flam Tap Turnaround
31:04 Swiss Triplet Turnaround
33:34 Triplet Accent Displacement
35:06 Paradiddle Accent Displacement
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[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Relaxation is the key. Tension is the enemy of all musicians. Thanks for sharing. Keep on drumming.

[@boomerguy9935]

That's what Joe Morello always said.

[@JBBOULAYDRUMS]

To everyone struggling with this, STICK TO IT! 3-5 times a week. Did it for a couple months straight, couldn’t do it at the start, now it’s very easy and boring to me 😂 dont stop practicing until it gets boring

[@drummerjosh901]

Don't practice till you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong!

[@PeterKeyJeffery]

This is a fantastic daily workout, now part of my daily ritual. Tip: I found that setting the video play back to .75 speed allowed me to run through the entire routine (ie all speeds) without stopping. Obviously I will be working towards achieving it all at normal speed once the flow for each section is smooth as butter. I can not thank ABB more for this and she’s subsequent videos. Cheers, Peter in the U.K.

[@castlehilldude]

"Hopefully it gave you a good challenge..." It did...and it does!👍

[@derek.morrison]

You forgot the future tense.

[@bigfan3788]

I've been working this for about three weeks now. Couldn't sustain the max tempos except for only one or two exercises at first, but I'm officially playing all the way through now!! So thankful for this workout, it's helped me feel more comfortable and confident in my playing! Marching snare/drumset player

[@juancarlosathome101]

This is a mandatory DAILY workout for anyone who considers themselves a drummer... It's 40 mins, SO doable daily--bring your practice pad to work, get 15-20 mins of it done after eating your food on a typical 30 min lunch break, and finish the rest at home. Commit to this for a month, and there will be a night a day difference!! Now... Lemme just follow my own advice...........

[@RomanXoroshilov]

Juan Carlos Davenport най

[@hiro-mk4jn]

I don’t think it is that mandatory let alone daily. If you do it often you will still progress so much.

[@wisheye1]

Don’t forget to practice these with different dynamics, soft, med, hard strokes.

[@jimbeaux89]

@@hiro-mk4jn maybe not mandatory, but you should always push yourself as much as you possibly can. At least that’s what I try to do

[@mikestarr9585]

How do I download the PDF charts?

[@mattallin3553]

Been learning all these for the last couple months....my hand speed, accuracy and controlhas increased DRAMATICALLY I will literally be playing these at 180 bpm and look down and laugh because I cant believe my hands are doing that lol...

[@judsonl8990]

That's awesome! Keep it up man!

[@monstersaint]

Good for you! That's where I'm headed.

[@ozyhasari369]

That’s insane man

[@openstudio7405]

cool!

[@drlovejuice9388]

I have a feeling I'll be replaying this video alot

[@sokel1759]

I’ve watched it probably a hundred times now!

[@dylanhope7812]

Always see this comment I think I’m defo past 30

[@luizorta]

Me Too!

[@tobyjohnson2771]

Almost as many times as I've re read that comment

[@bighoodiegirl]

Wonder where they are at now lol

[@thealchemist7819]

I’m going through this like a perfectionist run on a game. Have to get hit for hit, no rush and drag and only unlock the next exercise/speed if I do all 3 tempos flawlessly. Can’t wait to get through the whole vid so I can have this as a daily dust buster. I’m grateful there’s people like you in the world, AB. You’re really doing this for the love of it and it’s an honour to share your work and fruit of your labours. Well wishes from Australia.

[@SEJay-gj2cv]

My teacher often used to tell me "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." when my inner perfectionist would start acting up like this, haha! I totally get you, but he was right in the end because by choosing to only practice and master one thing at a time, I wouldn't be reaping any of the benefits from the rest of the exercises and thus my plan only served to SLOW DOWN my progress :p But hey dude we're all different and if that works for you, then rock on! :)

[@drumwhiz1909]

Does I count if I just spend 40 minutes watching it? Lol

[@judstokes1723]

This is the best drum pad practice video on KZbin. Austin, please make another with different patterns and rudiments. Playing along with you doing multiple reps at different speeds is my favorite way to practice.

[@amullan88]

"Download the Free PDF Guide" Austin's coming for Grohl's 'Nicest Dude in Rock' title...

[@michawysocki5566]

ve been doin this shit almost everyday since like 3 mnths and my playin has sky-rocketed since then

[@youtuveunvideo]

When I started this half a year ago I had trouble with the highest speed for many of the exercises, especially Paradiddle Diddle, Funky Flam and Swiss Triplet. Half a year later I'm casually (but not yet as cleanly) tagging along with Austin. Thanks for this great exercise!

[@yoeldorot]

I definitely feel that “uufff” on 28:16. Much respect from Israel ❤️

[@BedoyaMJuanP]

Same here

[@7strokeguru713]

It was an honor working with you sir. Those last two got me. Will do some work on those.

[@GeraldMyles]

AUSTIN BURCHAM IS A BEAST! I’ve taken all of Austin’s advice and used his tutorials and product reviews as inspiration to get better as a drummer and a teacher. He’s even motivated me to uplift my lesson/drum cover channel. I feel like my covers and tutorials have gotten better just by subscribing to Austin’s channel. I'd love any feedback/subscriber support from my fellow drummers. Keep rockin’!

[@abbdrums]

Thanks for the kind words Gerald 🙏🏼 Keep up the great work on your channel man!

[@justaguyandhissilver4893]

Great video. I love that the exercises aren't broken up with conversation. I don't have to skip around to play along. On a side note, I think the most beneficial implementation of an exercise has been making sure to focus on the skills I'm "not" comfortable with, rather than focusing on what I'm already good at. Another practice method I include is making sure to play the exercises (or song) leading with my weak hand and foot (left). For example, I have a double bass peddle. I'll play thru the exercises (or song) playing the base line with my right foot, then repeat the exercise (or song) playing the base line with my left foot. Hand patterns are the same. If I'm keeping rythum on the high hat with my right hand, the next go I'll keep rythum with my left hand. Same with the snare. Another thing I do is, for every exercise I practice with my dominant hand/foot, I practice the same exercise twice as long with my weak hand/foot. Everyone is different and what I do may be nonsense to others, but those are a few of my methods. Thanks again for the exercises.

[@NOORPHANSTUBE]

It’s taken me several years, periods of doing this every day, then time spent on other materials, periods of doing it on .75x speed, even .50x speed, endless examining of my technique and making adjustments but I’m finally at a point where I can play through this whole thing with close to perfect accuracy and staying relaxed. Some ex’s still give me a bit of trouble (funky flow for sure, nailing that 5 stroke roll at top speed is a bitchhh) but man I’ve come a long way since I left my first comment on this years ago. Thanks Austin, this video has helped me immensely. I can’t even fathom how many times I’ve played it haha

[@jaydinpieguy]

Your guided hand work outs have helped me play chopstakovich 👍🏾 thank you

[@castlehilldude]

I finally got through all 15 exercises at the recommended bpms. That was after working with just tbe pdf for about 2 months and after playing along with the video multiple times. My performance is still pretty rough and it is a struggle in spots. But I can get through this. Anyone can do this, but you will have to work for it and you may have to brush up on some of you rudiments to do it. I can feel the difference in my hands. Also in light of everything that is going on, stay safe everyone and wash your hands often.

[@imacashew.]

I can almost play through the whole thing 🙌🏻 Then I’m doing feet underneath and play the whole thing I’ve tried it with a few and it’s so fun to use them with a foot ostinato to make sweet music on the drums 👍🏻

[@only4crap]

brain... hurts.... and that flam paradiddle funky thing is T A S T Y !

[@imacashew.]

Did you play the whole thing? 👍🏻 Have been keeping up on it? 👍🏻 Alright Now do them all with a left or right foot on 1/4 notes Now do them all with foot ostinato underneath Now displace the sticking of each one Then play displacement sticking with feet underneath I’m finding so many cool things here 🤘🏻 And realizing what these things are what some of my drum idols are playing

[@calcen_]

thank you so much for these ideas, i will give them a try

[@calcen_]

Hello again, can you explain further or give some examples to no 3 and 4?

[@imacashew.]

Doğancan Dündar Yes I can I’ll make a video for you If it’s not done in a timely manner I’ll come back here and give an explanation But I should be able to make a quick video about it 👍🏻

[@calcen_]

@@imacashew. wow I did not expect that! huge thanks, waiting..

[@mayankdrums]

@@imacashew. Did you make it? If you did, please guide me to the awesomenessssssss.\m/

[@markyanish1188]

This is the best hand workout I’ve found in a long while. Love it!

[@stephenrobbins2954]

Love this guide! Downloaded it yesterday and thought, " I got this, shouldn't be hard". But, I took every exercise very slowly and noticed tons of timing issues. So, I took some time on each one very slowly and then started to get close to the target tempos as my timing issues started to feel and sound better. Once I was up to tempo everything sounded so much cleaner. Really recommend spending some time on this SLOWLY.

[@castlehilldude]

I second these thoughts. This workout is attainable by anyone who puts in the effort. Once you become familiar with all 15 patterns. You can try it in real time with the video. Even then, it will take several attempts to keep up. That was my experience.

[@thomasfucik7527]

I watched during my lunch break at work and followed along, tapping without sticks on my legs. What a great challenge without the rebound of a stick. Great exercises. Thanks, Austin!

[@ipvb]

Hey, Austin! This set of exercises is the most useful thing I have ever played in my whole life. Just after a couple of months I can see a great progress. This shift from triplets to doubles and back is a killer! Thanks, from Russia with love.

[@user-zr4uv9yr3c]

DAAAAAAAAAAMN, I finally finished this video!🎉🎉🎉

[@Sterlings_End]

Did it twice with trad grip and then match grip. Thank you so much for this Austin!!

[@castlehilldude]

Question..."Can you keep up?" Answer..."No.....but I am working on it!" I downloaded the pdf when it first became available a few weeks back. Some of those patterns are really tricky. But they are attainable by anyone who puts in the effort. Take any unfamiliar pattern REALLY SLOWLY to build muscle memory. One you get that, it takes relatively little time to get it up to speed. There are no short cuts here, you have to put in the work. Thank you for a great work out Austin.

[@danielperez-fn2er]

When i see this video, i can start where i feel like its easy and end where i can no longer keep up.. this video is my goal to be able to play the whole thing along your side someday Austin! Thank you

[@danieldagenais3317]

I do practice with your tutorial every day and my speed as improved. You have wicked hands! Thanks for all your dedication teaching and getting there!

[@TheFlungpoo23]

I play this workout 5-6 times a day, anytime I get a break and I start and end my day with it!!! Great workout and fun!!!

[@Feskprins]

Doing the whole routine daily over the past week and then breaking down the ones I have problems with after is giving me some super fast results. Not just technique wise but also rhythmically, if you pay attention to listening. Awesome!

[@Oceansofwork]

This is an excellent warm up exercise, I love it! I really enjoy combining these sticking exercises in different orders to really mix it up! Thank you Austin! Pls keep them coming to help us through this social distancing and isolation!

[@battaclave]

Good job Austin, and a very very thanks from France and french drummers !

[@derekboyd746]

I play through this 5 days a week. Perfect for my hour lunchtime. Thanks for the excellent content!

[@fakeasaur]

i love that i can come back to this for years its an incredible resource for daily practice and maintenance thank you

[@fulvioborrelli1848]

For more than a year periodically I use your workout and find it a great element of study. a hug dear Austin! 👍🏽

[@revitalm8195]

This was a ton of fun, Austin. I can already see myself coming back to it over and over again. It's definitely up there in my favourites alongside Tommy Igoe's Lifetime Warmup. I appreciated the different tempos and the fact that you didn't overdo them. You kept them nice and comfortable for all levels of drummers. Some parts are tricky, but not intimidating in a way that makes you wanna give up, so that's awesome :) Great job finding the right balance, much respect! Can't wait for more!

[@matticus24yum]

Drumming education just levelled up.

[@JaviRuibalPercu]

I´m working on this warm up every day and I want to say Thanks !! great job Austin !!

[@kamranahmad5536]

Loving this routine! Been doing it almost everyday for the last 4 months. When I started I couldn’t do 3 or 4 of them at the fastest speed. Now I only have one left I still gotta nail at the fastest speed. It’s definitely carried over to my hand strength and finesse on the kit… thank you so much for this 🙏🏼

[@stevenparnell5896]

This is good. I’m glad you included some from the previous episode, 1-5 are some of my favourite exercises. The rest I found quite challenging, will definitely be doing this every day. Thanks Austin!

[@bighouse5804]

without a doubt the best hand practice i've found on youtube. this covers everything

[@castlehilldude]

I just made it through my first attempt on this playthrough. I have been practicing the pdf by itself. I did better than I hoped but there are still a few patterns that I struggle with. I will practice those as a warm up before going into the workout again. Many of these patterns could be easily adaptable to real world playing. The funky flam flow has to be the coolest sounding rhythm on the workout. Thank you for a great workout Austin.

[@ynb_08]

These are the best practice pad exercises I ever seen! THey sound really musical and aren't boring at all!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@giuseppebuscemi179]

This set of exercises is really effective. I have been using it as a daily routine and my control has benefited tangibly.

[@joldent5333]

Austin - you've been helping me for many years on my drumming journey. Thanks mate.

[@SevanStick]

Amazing. I‘m a beginner at 47. I‘m playing bass usually. So I made it almost through except for the one flammed exercice and except for a few other at the fastest tempo. This 40 minutes are pure gold for me. Thanks alot. 🙏 (subscribed)

[@vincentbuonora8477]

...hand motion is beautiful, symmetrical. Like the « rotation of the left hand. Metronome of course! Get my pad out.....Thanks

[@dekalboy8816]

Finally no : triplet’acctent displacemetnt’at 180 bpm ok after several minutes . Really cool vibe this pattern . Gonna try on my drums tomorrow ( was practicing on a simple pad for now ) . Nice !!

[@drummerjosh901]

Goal for the day...get my strokes as clean as yours. Seriously awesome dude.

[@lucianodagnolovallan7214]

Great patterns! I like the 3 tempo’s because it really helps me to develop speed. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@fulvioborrelli1848]

This video is FANTASTIC!!! 👍🏽 Thank you Austin!!!🥁

[@drumsrlife71418]

Awesome control!!! I will use this video and exercises every single day from here on out and pray my control and speed increase if ever so slightly. Thanks for the video.

[@PrinserneFraFyn]

Wow, thank you so much for this. When I saw your posts about a new series of guided hand workouts, I immediately went to your website to purchase it, because I enjoyed the first series so much. And then I discover that you put it on KZbin for free, what a treat! This is literally the ideal workout to maintain my hand technique.

[@abbdrums]

Glad you dig it!

[@kevinmoabpachecosegura2298]

duuuuuuuuude! that was freaking awesome maaaan! greetings from MÉXICO!!!

[@MrEasytouch]

Great and challenging, fun to play "together". Thank you for this!

[@ncdrums8149]

Loved this hand workout! Some of it was simple and some of it was challenging, but that’s what makes it so great. This definitely helped me warm up my fingers, wrist, and mind. Thank you Austin!

[@sergiozdrums]

Great video Austin!!! This afternoon ill start my practice with this🥁

[@jesrhylmarcelino3470]

Best Valentine's gift! Forget dating let's dig this🤘

[@funkslave9425]

This is fantastic, thank you Austin! Im a drummer from Zimbabwe! This pretty much covers all the sticking techniques we need to become great players.

[@dwexoticmaple]

cheers Austin i live in new zealand where i live not many drum teachers ,this challenged me heaps, thankyou so much for putting in your time ..Blows me away cheers

[@tomaszj.9608]

Thanks for including the last two exercises from Riley’s book. My two faves! I like to play them with a flammed accent

[@jasonwalker4155]

Thanks Austin. This is exactly what I was looking for and I can already see weak spots ! I'm super excited to fix them!

[@yapraga]

You have prepared a priceless gift for us! I thank you for your wonderful lessons!

[@1988Wildchild1988]

Play this regularly. Much love, thanks for sharing ❤

[@DanMiuraDrums]

This was fantastic, thanks for putting it together! I've been playing drums my whole life and found weaknesses in my hands right away while following these. These are going into my regular routine starting today.

[@ockidocki]

Loving this. Thanks so much, Austin! I've incorporated it to my daily practice. It starts now with: - Creative Hand Patterns Workout | 35 mins. It would be AWESOME if you did a Creative Drumset Patterns video to play along to on the kit.

[@gonenrosenberg5799]

Great and very effective workout, I use it on a daily basis! Thank you, Austin!!

[@itayblum3405]

This is pure GOLD thank you !

[@michaelflanagan5461]

Thank you so much for creating and sharing this video. What an awesome workout for serious drummers!!

[@JayMumfordMusic]

Been doing this daily since early April last year as a pandemic commitment and got so used to it it's just a part of morning coffee now. What a difference. Ironically one of the last ones to click for me was the #1 at the highest tempo and that was just last week! Realized (as someone else aptly put) it was the tension in my trad. grip hand that kept me from getting all 8 strokes out at that BPM.#13 at highest BPM still clamming up mid-way but again, tension. Thanks a mill for this, it's a goldmine.

[@JoKKats]

Hey Austin,,just saw this video and immediately grab my sticks and tried to follow you..i think I delivered about 35-40 % to all the exercises but this is a hell of a practice and challenge..thanks for the great upload..definetelly it would be in my daily hands practice routine..

[@lorenzopausillo6754]

Thank you Austin. From now my daily workout

[@reiyu4786]

Love this, thank you for putting in the time to make this.

[@nicolasresnikof5201]

This is an amazing entretaiment for the quarentine! thank you and thanks brandon scott to bring me here!

[@jamesbatcho]

12:35 is where I died. But I will keep with it. Really appreciate this exercise!

[@fatariv]

Love these exercises, definitely feel the difference !

[@bob4919]

A terrific practice routine Austen, thank you!

[@gerryondrums6180]

Thanks Austin - This is some of the best content on KZbin!

[@leonelrojas1516]

Its the best workout i've seen. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@secretdaisy6484]

This is really great. It’s a wonderful mix of drills. It’s very helpful having the time spaces at the bottom so that you can find a particular drill to work on. For a beginner some of the timing is too fast but I can stop the video and play at my own pace because you left the patterns on the screen. You thought of everything. Thank you 🙏. 👍☮️🌞🥁❤️

[@remol-controto]

I've been practicing with this video since it came out and just realized I never gave it a more than hiper mega ultra deserved LIKE. Thank you for this 🎉

[@melbournedrummingschool339]

Still my favourite work outs online... Wish I had you as my drum teacher

[@paparockstar3362]

Finally I get to end of the video 😭 Even though I need to keep doing this exercises every day to master them. Thank you for this videos! Very helpful 🙏

[@antonribkin5319]

Had to pause it at the paradiddle diddle turn around when played this video for the first time to get it down - following patterns are more complex and kicked my butt tbh and showed what I need to work on. Great content, will spend LOTS of time playing along

[@TheAlchemicalVibes]

Thank you so much for uploading this, ABB!

[@joecoleman288]

Did it on the fly, first time, great workout!

[@anonpreeya4104]

This is awsome! thank you so much for putting this out for free!

[@oswaldrum]

Good exercises... I have been practicing some of this routine for many years, and I have identified myself. Now I use this video to exercise 20min. It has no waste.

[@SKULL1960]

Great workout...totally Dig it!

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Excellent workout,thanks Austin!

[@__julio__]

That's great for warming up! Swiss triplets are my favorites

[@berndthiel613]

Thank you so much Austin , PERFECT !

[@victoraschantsoulis5575]

Literally best hand workout I have ever seen

[@lancehollum857]

I found my new drum mentor. I love your style.

[@jesusguardon]

Great exercises. I must give you a big thanks for giving away this material. Practicing time starts in 3, 2, 1...

[@orchiprut5259]

The best Hand Workout I have seen! great job man! I am always comming back in to this workout and its always good for the hands!

[@drumgym]

I've just did the exercise from first to last and its not that simple special on the triplets and the paradiddle permutation! this exercise really gave me the challenge and I love it! this will be one of my daily warm up! thanks for this austin! Going to introduce this to my students

[@maary_laand7115]

Thank you so much! And thank you so much for The Free PDF Guide!!!!!