3 Types of Drum Fills

Learn the 3 types of drum fills, where to use them, and how to make them!
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0:00​ Welcome
0:44 Introduction
1:24 Type 1. Variation
2:24 Type 2. Tension
3:58 Type 3. Notification
4:55 Conclusion
5:49 The Example
6:11 The Djend
INTRO
You know how in some movies there’s a narrator who guides the audience through the story? Well, drum fills act as a percussive narrator for our musical stories. For example, when a song is about to transition into a new section, a drum fill will narrate this upcoming change to the audience, thereby creating anticipation for it. All drum fills can be grouped into three types: variation, tension, and notification. Each type of fill has a different function. In other words, they each narrate something different to the listener. Alright, now let’s jump into each type of drum fill by exploring its unique function, and how to use it in your music.
TYPE 1. VARIATION
The function of a variation drum fill is to spice up a section. An example of where you’d use this type of fill in your music, is halfway through a 16-bar verse. Whenever you have a longer section without many changes, there’s a chance of losing your listener’s attention. A fill of this type will gently bring their attention back. You can simply add a few extra notes to your drum beat, that’ll do it. Go for subtlety, and avoid big fills (those will disrupt the flow of your section). We just threw in a few snares and toms, while keeping our kick and snare pattern the same.
TYPE 2. TENSION
The function of a tension drum fill is to build up to something big. An example of where you’d use this type of fill in your music, is leading up to a bass drop (or a breakdown, in the metal genre). Whenever you want to build up the intensity to an energetic climax in your song, the best way to get there is with a fill of this type. For that reason, it needs to be big and loud! And the longer the fill lasts, the more tension it builds. These fills are often on the snare drum, but you can use anything (or everything) in your kit. Tension fills typically start with 1/4 or 1/8 notes, and build into 1/16, 1/32, or even 1/64 notes, depending on the tempo. You can use whatever note values you want, though, as long as you keep building the tension. We went with the standard approach, but made it more interesting by using toms, as well as a few 1/16 and 1/32 note triplets on the snare, at the very end of the fill.
TYPE 3. NOTIFICATION
The function of a notification drum fill is to introduce something. An example of where you’d use this type of fill in your music, is transitioning from the verse to the chorus. Whenever you want to alert the listener of an upcoming change, use this type of fill. The size and speed of your fill depends on what it’s going into. If you’re transitioning into a higher energy section, then go bigger and faster. If you’re transitioning into a lower energy section, then decrease the overall intensity with a subtler and slower fill. And if you’re transitioning into a section with a similar energy level, then find the middle path between too much intensity and too little. Also, notification fills aren’t only for transitions, you can use them anytime you want to introduce something new, like a new melody, or a new instrument. You can even use a notification fill to start a song, which is what we did in our example. Lastly, drum fills are all about setting up an expectation in the listener. Remember though, your songs are your musical stories. You decide the plot. So, feel free to set up an expectation, but then take your listener somewhere totally unexpected. For example, use a tension fill to build towards a climax, then stop in total silence. Or, use a variation fill, but then suddenly change into a completely different section.
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If you found this lesson helpful, be sure to subscribe, as next time we’ll be giving you our step-by-step method for making drum fills. In the meantime though, if you need help making drum beats, then check out our Hack Drum Beats PDF (link above). It contains everything you need to know in one PDF.
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Wow, ain’t that something: been playing for over 20 years and never had anyone explain drum fills this way. I think most drummers have a sense of these things but never put it into words. Bravo!

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Of course you talk about it in terms of narrating to the listener, or audience… in a live setting, it’s just as much (if not more so) about narrating and communicating with your bandmates!

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@@HackMusicTheory I studied jazz at conservatory, abandoned it to play punk rock... Now I play drums in a metal band and guitar in a surf rock band. I've also put in some time in a country band and played bass for an Elvis impersonator!

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Thanks for sharing, Nick! We absolutely love the diversity of genres you play :) We did a video you might dig, called "The Truth About Genres": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OYmoqoi66LZsU. Take care and have a lovely week!

[@rtdude1]

Wow I’ve basically been doing this “intuitively” but to have it explained like this really helps me to think about and use fills more “intentionally”! Many thanks as always!

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Me also; my parents were professional musicians, so I picked up a lot without studying and took it for granted, so after a lot of years of making "music" that sounds like I "know" what I'm doing, I'm finally getting around to the theory. Putting together natural sounding phrases and integrating melodies sort of came "naturally", but Hack Music Theory has been turning me on to a whole lot of "ah haaaa!!!" as they uncovered the reasons for things I was doing that I never considered.

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[@bitriplex]

Notification drumfill is a nice concept. If I could add one thing, sometimes the best drumfill is just a rest or two 🙂

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I'm always having a hard time coming-up with great sounding drum patterns, so I decided to get a copy of the free pdf book.

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Wow, one of the best drum fill videos I've seen! Love how you didn't just teach us three drum fills to use, but how to write our own and when to use them. Definitely subbed, I'll be sticking around to see more content in the future!

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This is absolutely brilliant! I've never thought of drum fills in terms of function. 👍👍👍

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Another great lesson. You really make the formerly complex, clear.

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[@jono540]

Well I’ve been playing drums over 30 years and I just learnt something!

[@P43L1j0]

Simple fills, well placed...the core is in this video...amazing.

[@woody4269]

Perfect vid at t right time. Been asking myself for about a month how can I learn the right fill at t right time. And here it is. I have a better understanding how a beat can be great, mediocre, or just crap. Or boring and off, however u want to put it. Cheers HMT.

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Really helpful, guys! I actually learned something! *subscribes*

[@crescendo5594]

Great video. I just love percussion. It’s such an undervalued and underutilized song element. I always try to use syncopation to make my percussion tracks more vibrant and groovy. I think of drums just like I do other instruments with dissonance and consonance. A recognizable 4/4 pattern feels so good following a jarring polymeter especially if it lines up with the song’s hook.

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This is really useful for writing drums. Thanks.

[@HerroVincey]

Your videos always give me a fresh new perspective from which to listen and analyze music!! Coming from a Western classical theory background, this type of analysis is more practical for modern genres. Classical theory definitely helped me, but also kept me inside of its box until I realized it was only one of many ways to understand music. Thank you for sharing such valuable insights with the music community.

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Thank you for educating us!

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Hi Kate & Ray! Drum fills are always the most unclear thing for me. Going to get me some tea then watch this video at least twice :) Thank you!

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@@HackMusicTheory I wonder do you keep in mind how a real drummer would play these fills or it's not important?

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Right on Andrei, it's absolutely important to keep in mind how a real drummer would play your MIDI drums, otherwise you might end up programming something that only a three-armed drummer could play ;)

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had me sold when you mentioned djent

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Drum fills have always been my weak spot. Thanks guys for another awesome video! I always dig your backing tracks to.!

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Hi Annaïs, great to see you, and thanks for your very kind words!! So happy to hear this one is helpful to you, we've got another drum fills video in the making for next month, so stay tuned for that one too :) Sending you all our good vibes, and wishing you a lovely week!

[@Zetsuke4]

More on notification fills please

[@BetterDrummer]

Great breakdown of major uses for drum fills. Nicely written fills as well. Programmed drums still don't sound quite right at those blistering speeds like the 16th triplets at the end of the tension fill, haha! Keep up the great content!

[@Ryan_Austin]

This is awesome, thank you

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great tutorial, thanks

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🍵just what I needed ☕

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Awesome, Prodcde Beats♩♩, thanks for stopping by!! What kind of tea do you drink? Wishing you a lovely weekend :)

[@LearningMusicSkills]

I love it that you guys also use Reaper! For some old school people check out the drum fills on the album Blood Sugar Sex Magic (from red hot chili peppers)

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I love that go against their expectations

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nice example tunes

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Great video!

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[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

Hello! Such a great lesson. I am always struggling with making fills on drums. Having a repetitive beat is boring and this was mostly my problem while making music. Stay safe my friends.

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Hi Muhammadreza!! So happy to hear this one is helpful to you, we've got another drum fills video in the making for next month, so stay tuned for that one too :) How's your business going? Hope this finds you well, and we're sending you lots of good vibes!

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Awesome content, as always! Thanks from Brasil!

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Wow I big liked this video

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@@HackMusicTheory Thank you so much for your interest.I am fine and you?My mum cannot be any better but she is in stable situation.Thank you again for your videos and helpful advises in music.I have so many things to learn yet although my age of 56 years old.I played electric guitar and the last two years i like so much to make music in a DAW in my little time i have.Thank you again and i ll be behind your videos for learning more things.

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Love it...

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And we love you, Franz! Sending you all the best vibes :) Kate

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Fantastic and very inspiring video - love to try this out!!!!!... 😊👍 especially the 4th type of Phil.... 😄😄😄

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[@NUGGet-3562]

Good to see you guys again! I've been wondering, what DAW do you use? And what VST or whatever they're called do you use to make your drums sound so natural? Much love!

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Hi NUGGet3562, hope this finds you having a lovely New Year! I was just going through our comments and saw that I never answered your question, sorry for the wait! The DAW we use is called Reaper and we're big fans of the software. And the drums we use and highly recommend are Modern & Massive by GetGood Drums: www.getgooddrums.com/collections/software/products/modern-massive-pack. By the way, we published our first lesson of the year a couple days ago, so be sure to check it out as there's a korgi barkdown in the Djend, which I think you'll love ;) Take care 🙏Kate

[@NUGGet-3562]

Hi Kate! My year's been pretty good so far, I got a guitar for Christmas and started learning! I like Reaper too, but I've never seen it look like that before 🤷‍♂️ plus I didn't know you could input notes with MIDI like that. That's pretty cool. The drum pack is a little expensive for me right now but maybe I can grab one of their other ones 😅 and yeah that barkdown was pretty great lol. You two do me a favor and have a fantastic day!

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u guys are awesome

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Aww thanks so much Primo, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

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Thank you for teaching the known facts again 😂 but this gave some info about drum fills 🥁🎼❤💥

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Hell yeah a djent section

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I have a little question about melodies. I just wrote a melody and on the first bar, I wrote a 2nd, 4th and a 6th note (above muted root note of the chord). Can I write a full bar of non harmonic notes or I must write at least 1 harmonic note from the chord? Thanks for your attention. I’m looking forward to your reply.

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Thank you both for your very hard work. If I may ask, might you both be open to varying the genres of music so that we may learn from more context? I also do better with more context personally as it retains my attention. Being medicated for ADHD, I do my best. But I (and I imagine likely others with my learning disability) struggle with certain volume of repetition). Thank you for any time and/or attention which you lend to this matter. Wishing you both well.

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Hi Sekrit, lovely to hear from you again, hope this finds you well! Thanks for the feedback, we always welcome input from our community. Regarding genre, please know that all our hacks can be used in any genre, and we absolutely encourage music makers to explore different genres as it helps with inspiration and creativity! We recommend watching our "Truth About Genres" video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OYmoqoi66LZsU on this topic. Also, check out our Artist Series of 50+ videos from 2018-2019, where we covered artists from all different genres. We really appreciate you being here, Sekrit, and are cheering you on in your music making journey! Have a great day :)

[@DeltaKT]

Great!

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Thanks so much, Delta KT, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

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@@HackMusicTheory Thank you! I mostly make HipHop, although I like to sneak in a little Rock and Metal into my work. Thanks for asking :)

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Cool, thanks for sharing, Delta KT! We love that you explore different genres as it helps with inspiration and creativity! We did a video on this topic that you might enjoy called, "The Truth About Genres": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OYmoqoi66LZsU. We really appreciate you being here, and are cheering you on in your music making journey! Have a great week :)

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@@HackMusicTheory Wow.. thank you so much! I hope you have a great week too :D

[@Zetsuke4]

yes with metal music each new section come up you have drum fills

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That well built fellow at the end, isn't he the drummer of Fleetwood Mac? ;-)

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[@ketchup4618]

What program do you use for programming your bets? Looks really simple and I’m a novice 😅

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Hi ketchup, thanks so much for watching and connecting! We use Reaper and are big fans of the software. What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

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>The djend >Buff dude Nice

[@Zetsuke4]

Drum fills are the hardest part

[@samuraiowlmusic]

Thank you! But seriously, what band is it that Ray's in?

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Samurai Owl!! Llovely to hear from you, hope all is well with you! That's a video clip from Maissiann, Ray's band from 2009. Here's the full video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kImUXouNfdyArqc If you haven't heard this single of Ray's, you might dig it too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqDNmGeseql6oNU. Take care and have a lovely week :) Kate

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@@HackMusicTheory lit. Is the band still around? Also, what drum plugin are you using in this video?

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Hey Kate, do you have any plans to release a Black Friday discount for your fascinating courses? Thx for everything!

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Hello Fighting Student, thanks so much for stopping by! We're still finalizing our Black Friday discounts, but yes our courses will be on sale, so make sure you're on our newsletter. If you're not, you can sign up here: HackMusicTheory.com Thanks big time for being here in the Hack Music Theory community, we wish you a lovely week!

[@mailspazzatura1572]

Is that bass drop at 2:36 part of an actual song or did you just made it for the occasion? Sooo nasty!! Beautiful video anyway, greetings from Italy!

[@NoisieBastrdd]

what VSti drums are you using?

[@discjokievipul6023]

what editing software you are using to edit your videos??

[@therealsky41]

What program do you use?

[@Kaz-td2yg]

yes, lesggooooo

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Haha, love your enthusiasm, Kazitou Kazeshima47, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@eesr]

what daw are you using? :)

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Hi eesr, thanks so much for watching and connecting! We use Reaper and are big fans of the software. What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@menacerisamir198]

hi , hope you are doing fine , i just come back from the studio with my bandmates and more i telling them to mix trash metal with devo kind of keyboard style , they look me mad , i remenber that you have a class of this , please give me the link , it could help me

[@RandyBakkelund]

What drum plugin did you guys use on this?

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey hey Randy, great to see you again and thank you sincerely for taking the time to watch and connect! The drums in all our videos come from Modern & Massive by GetGood Drums: www.getgooddrums.com/collections/software/products/modern-massive-pack They have the best real/live drum sounds :) Hope this finds you well and we're sending you lots of good vibes!

[@watbleed9037]

Where is the Fill Collins drum fill?

[@JostSchwider]

👍 - _also_ for the YT algo! 😊

[@HackMusicTheory]

As always, thank you Jost!! Have a lovely week :)

[@baraovandermor]

Great video and very good tutorial, dear friends! I had an idea; sing over electric bass and intend to use drums and guitar with distortion only in the unsung parts, with the clear intention of creating tension and surprise. It's not being easy and what I do during the day seems fine to me, but I think horrible (the drum parts) when I listen it the next day. Let's see if with this lesson I can overcome this difficulty. Cheers, all the best.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hola Fernando, great to hear from you again, hope this finds you well! So happy to hear this one is helpful to you, we've got another drum fills video in the making for next month, so stay tuned for that one too :) Sending you all our good vibes, and wishing you a lovely week!

[@TheSlyProfessor]

Did you ever play the notification fill in the video? I couldn't find it.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

what program are those drums?

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Absolute Absurd, thanks for stopping by, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? The drums in all our videos come from Modern & Massive by GetGood Drums: www.getgooddrums.com/collections/software/products/modern-massive-pack They have the best real/live drum sounds :) Hope this finds you well and we're sending you lots of good vibes!

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

@@HackMusicTheory usually i make indierock/garagerock/shoegaze kinda stuff, the drums sound awesome i wnted to kmow where you guys got it

[@TheLazzarus101]

Yoo, who is the metal band from 2:44?

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Justin, thanks for stopping by, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of metal do you make? At 2:44 that's a video clip from Maissiann, Ray's band from 2009. Here's the full video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kImUXouNfdyArqc If you haven't heard this single of Ray's, you might dig it too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqDNmGeseql6oNU. Take care and have a lovely week :) Kate

[@TheLazzarus101]

@@HackMusicTheory I like to play the blues, but I djent a bit. lol. thanks for the reply, I will be checking that out. :)

[@yunieskidurruthy1357]

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[@cloudwalker9572]

So the "In the Air Tonight" famous fill is a notification fill if I understood right? Well the more you learn.

[@ayodyarathnayake1373]

Never heard of one saying "djent" to a breakdown :*)

[@kuyatune7391]

What app?

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi KuyaTune, thanks so much for watching and connecting! We use Reaper and are big fans of the software. What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@bennos9588]

Your videos are so good, If you want more views, I think you just need a more attention grabbing thumbnail and video title.

[@smbfelix9470]

me who drops and djents: *confused noises*

[@HackMusicTheory]

Lol, we also belong to the "drops and djents" club! Thanks so much for stopping by smbfeliX, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of bands/artists do you listen to? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@smbfelix9470]

@@HackMusicTheory Yo, thanks for the kind response! Nice that you are so active with your viewers :) I literally like all kinds of music, but mainly i hover around metal, nu metal, etc. and EDM stuff, techno, hardstyle etc. But for me it's more about the vibe and feeling than the genre. Will definitely watch some more of your vids. See ya :)

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for sharing, smbfeliX! We absolutely encourage music makers to explore different genres as it helps with inspiration and creativity! We did a video you might like: "The Truth About Genres": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OYmoqoi66LZsU. We really appreciate you being here, and are cheering you on in your music making journey! Have a great day :)

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

You lost me when you mentioned the 'bass drop'. However, you won me back a second later when mentioning the breakdown.

[@chicasdetiktok7166]

[@manuelkoch375]

Hello

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Manuel, nice to see you again! How's your music making coming along these days? Hope this finds you well, and we wish you a lovely weekend :)

[@manuelkoch375]

@@HackMusicTheory Haha, my music making is still in the beginning stages. I'm much better at listening :) Have a nice weekend too. Cheers!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Cool, thanks for sharing Manuel! We love listening too ;)

[@falconerpdx]

What happened to them?

[@dmreturns6485]

Drum fills create antici ... ... pation.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Love it! Thanks so much for stopping by DM Returns, and much gratitude for being a part of the Hack Music Theory community, we really appreciate you, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Take care and have a lovely weekend :)