The Practical Triplet Fill - Drum Lesson

[@FedeTourCustom80]

Hi Mike my name is Federico and I live in Sardinia on a small island surrounded by the sea, I constantly follow your video tutorials on youtube and to be honest you explain them clearly and simply, apart from your skill and professionalism in explaining each single step, I really treasure your advice because I am approaching my routine exercises in a different way than before, even on some passages where I have deficiencies at a musical technical level I stop in such a way that I can improve day by day .... so for everything this I thank you infinitely 🙏🙏🙏

[@plaisancepierre4748]

Mike is a great teacher, thanks for the video and for sharing this technical part

[@mrbouncelol]

"It's short enough that you're not going to get in trouble for it" reminds me of Felix Lehrmann from Martin Miller's studio band, because he is an absolute weapon of a drummer and only sparingly throws in cheeky fills to keep the musos happy

[@dontennant5709]

Pop

[@s.matthews6781]

These little lessons have opened up a new world of possibilities for me and I thank you very much! I started playing long ago but never progressed past just playing songs in church. I never really explored further. After a hiatus of almost 6 years I couldn't stand it any longer and bought a mid-range electronic kit to peck around on around 6 months ago and have been spending a lot of time behind it learning fundamentals, rudiments, etc. Being self-taught.. learning everything I should've learned long ago. I played brasswind instruments in junior high and highschool and drums at home.. but without formal training. That was 20 years ago. Now, at 38 years old, I've fallen back in love with playing and have throughly enjoyed using the videos you and others put out and have been having a blast doing so. My wife doesn't understand it.. but that's alright. At least it's not on the acoustic kit so I believe she will let me live. Thanks again, friend. :):):):)

[@RAG3LESS]

You talking the groove is smooth hell as man !!

[@CamxCam.]

I come to Mike Johnston when I wanna learn some new fills. When I commit them to muscle memory I can pull them out of my bag whenever I need to. I'm happy to say they've changed the way I play for the better.

[@fabianmedina2849]

You are the best drum teacher on KZbin. Thanks

[@sadraatrkarrowshan6949]

Practical indeed! Thank you Mike.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Love the fill but daamn those Hi-Hat openings in the Groove. I was hooked by that

[@vladimirshamin8975]

Супер вот бы по русски вообще было очень здорово 👏✊👍

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Nice playing. I’ve been playing this fill for years and I completely forgot about it and never even thought about throwing in some accents and ghost notes. It really does change the overall feel and leaves the listener thinking “wait….wtf? That sounds really cool!!” Great positive video without coming across as cheesy 😊

[@dejd]

"Once you learn the pattern, that is when work begins" THIS. And it is a lot of work

[@dejd]

But also, why think in patterns? Why not work on improvising two beat fills in a 16th note triplet context? That way you can practice multiple similar patterns like this, have more content, more freedom, but also work on dynamics, orchestration, etc., in a specific context

[@mikeslessons]

@@dejd Because learning doesn't work that way. Were you able to speak freely as a child before you learned any words? Of course not. Language starts with vocabulary, then once you have the words under your belt you can start to speak.

[@dejd]

@@mikeslessons Yes, I meant AFTER you learn the building blocks it would be good to stop thinking about "patterns"... I probably didn't make that clear 😅

[@mikeslessons]

@@dejd 100%! That’s the most exciting part of all. Collecting the vocabulary, then showing up in a foreign country and trying to speak the language.

[@biswajitdas-gn9ub]

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[@piperpilot26]

Wow. I just had a realization that you've been doing this for well over 10 years. I was actually part of the community back in 2010 I believe. I ended up selling my drum kit back in 2014. Haven't played drums since then. You're a fantastic instructor. The passion you have to teach really shines through.

[@r.c.wilson6324]

That sounds beautiful,,,ty

[@lindacostellodrums]

I’m in this fills course right now. Getting it up to speed is no joke. I love it! Thanks, Mike, for all this amazing content!!

[@iDoDrumsOfficial]

@2:50 the way the crash keeps going under you talking is the coolest editing ever 🙌 Another great video!

[@carlupthegrove262]

Now that's useful. Thanks

[@danieljuday9419]

Always something new, fresh, and inspiring sprinkled with humor, and fueled with enthusiasm by matcha leaves, but always ending with me grabbing sticks, embracing the suck, and trying to work it out. Thankful for these KZbin moments when life has taken over alot of "drumtime" this year for me unfortunately. Thanks for everything you do Mike. 🙏🏻🍵🥁

[@PhilDourado]

Thanks, Mike. You're a brilliant teacher 👏👏👏👏

[@robvriens8812]

Awesome fill! Let’s try

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

Well brought and performed Mike! A simple concept turns out to be a beautiful short break and keeping the listener focused because of the alternation between KK and K......K......and the accentuation on the L and at the same time hitting the r as a ghost note.

[@bobweber4140]

Love this thankyou bro this is awesome time to get to it

[@Glinggl72Freestyle]

Yes this is a really gorgeous 2 beat phrase ... You could use it in fusion or jazz if you displace it so the bass drum is played last .... Really dig this I'm off to practice it now:) thank you very much for sharing .... It sounds like a pick up like Weckl would use

[@Imban3z]

I'm sorry Mike, but that bark groove at the gold tempo at 6:00 stole the show for me! Jeezus!

[@pietro-viecelli]

Your lessons are just the best, man! The making it personal thing is the real deal!! 😎🤘

[@mikeslessons]

That means so much Pietro! Thank YOU brother 🍵🙏🍵🙏

[@maximomartinez6843]

love u dude

[@mikeslessons]

Love ya right back Max!!!

[@mfbomber]

Well done!! Sounds sweeeet! Thanks Mike!!

[@DrummerDanny76]

This is so smooth !!!

[@VladimirosPETSAS]

Hi Mike, from Athens , Greece. i really enjoy your lessons and thanks for uploading!!! I have discovered that beautifull fill, i have followed your sticking, and then i have tried to reverse the 2nd part. Meaning that i did KKRLRL and then instead of KRLKRL, i played KLRKLR (dividing R on the SN and TT, while i played the L on the TT and the FT) which leads me to crash the first 8th note of the next measure with my left. Little unusual, but i like the feeling and the orchestration. Take care. Vladimiros.

[@Juniscrazy]

That crash cymbal to your right ❤️ another great lesson.

[@pentzzsolt]

That fill sounds great! I really like these visual transitions Mike, when you say kick-right-left-kick-right-left and the way the text animates in, the font is really stylish too and the borders complement it nicely. That's a really nice touch!

[@Cata2690]

You do a great job of keeping lessons fun. Ty

[@Kloud412]

Your sound effects made this video absolutely incredible 🤣😂

[@StankfaceNZ]

Great fill, thanks Mike. Gonna need to work on my kick I think in order to pull this off cleanly at speed. I'm so bad at sustained doubles over 100 bpm.

[@unclefreddy2009]

I think I’m going to subscribe. Just getting back to drumming after years away. I’ve got a td-50 electronic kit I’m sure it would be good even for sending in videos

[@maximilianridley3940]

Love this🙌

[@RobertJamesAU]

I like this. I have used both of these blocks separately but never tried them together and then the ghost and accents. Great find bro. Thanks for sharing. 😊👍

[@MrPeter924]

Great music song playing drummer. 👍

[@ricklord7144]

Most Awesome! Thanks muchly!

[@tavo8543]

Thanks Mike! 🤩🍵

[@mikeslessons]

You are more than welcome my friend!

[@gothic8]

LOVE IT! A new fan!

[@chuklhed9092]

This just popped up on my feed. What a sweet fill!!! 🔥 You just earned a sub my Ninja Drum Brutha 🙏

[@Pekhdrums]

Thanks Mike !!! your lesson is great!!!!

[@polliwobble]

good stuff man. Thank you

[@RCBtrips]

Another fun lesson. As always. Thanks Mike! 👍

[@kasaukambulo1866]

I Loooove you man.. haven't played drums in over a year but always inspired by your lessons Mike ohh i mean blueprints and i love your site the music accompaniment is something else had tons of fun using that keep up great work you people are doing. i've always loved triplets but only applied them in shuffle grooves. hope to try that in a different grooves soon though

[@AliStraightRazor]

yeah Mike ! you are the man ! love your cymbals

[@KevWhitehead]

Love it .. love it ... love it!!

[@WhiteWarWizard]

Ooh that's tasty!! Triplet fills are simply the best. You make it look so easy 😆 ...ok I need to go practice more lol

[@Mikeluvdrums]

Holy sweetness !! that's a fun one .

[@stevegrantley4588]

Wonderful

[@grimdrum2396]

Very nice. I think everyone sounds a bit different while playing this, which is great because everyone has a different feel. Thanks for this awesome lesson.....very catchy!!!

[@geralddrums]

Nice triplet fill😀👍👍👍

[@markhotton6906]

Nice Mike

[@russellp2825]

How important are shoes to you when playing? Do you have to have a certain style of shoe or even a specific pair of shoes when you play or can you play in converse or tennis shoes or just whatever?

[@nerfherder5569]

Hey Mike, are you playing the 15" Foundry Reserve hats? Also, what is that crash on your left?

[@ryancurless813]

I came to the comment section to see if anyone asked about the hihats haha

[@thekendalls6519]

I really just wanna get a beer with this guy!

[@mjm5081]

Awesome lesson Mike! I don't know what sounds better...You or your kit...Let's call it a draw. HAPPY DRUMMING!

[@karlbeats707]

Awesome

[@HP_Drums]

Your Dynamics are always so clean and the loud and soft notes sound really different. Could you make a lesson about how to work on that and what to foucs on. I can play with dynamics on the snare but on the toms its more difficult. Maybe you already have a lesson about that but it would be a very interesting topic ;-)

[@bobdavislumbro4047]

The only issue is, you have to have a fast single pedal foot technique to execute those doubles with one foot

[@mikeslessons]

That is very true, but that's why I have 7 Foot Speed Courses to help anyone out with that: www.mikeslessons.com/courses/foot-speed Hope that helps my friend :) Mike J

[@tdrum21]

Good exercise to work on it too with this 👌🏽🥁🎶

[@markomarkovic5729]

You have to have a solid technique to be able to play any pattern you find online. Learning sticking is easy, playing it comfortable and in a context is hard. Add dynamics and that's groovy.

[@richiecomia3696]

Speed is a product of practice! 😊

[@bobdavislumbro4047]

@@richiecomia3696 yeah guys I mean. I know all that, was just pointing it out

[@arkoganguly9255]

Mike, lovely lesson there! You should also do a konnakol lesson someday. It could end up being a series!😅 I wonder how you come up with those! 😄❤️

[@polyduckwanaland]

Hey! Cool fill! Btw what kind of kit are you playing? It reminds me of Michael Cavanagh’s old kit.

[@JerryCrow]

It rarely ever happends yes, but i'm in the camp that it should happend more often. The fill should be not one constant spam of notes, but something that glues two parts together, thus the fill should be that one bar, starting alike the beat beneath, but then either accellerating or decellerating to fit the next part. Also musicality is great when making multi bar fills, you divert from the beat, keep the snares the same, but play with the guitar for a fill, then the transition is unison with the other instruments(there has been already gluing for these parts in the writing part).

[@robertociai6205]

Grande Mike

[@borisp42]

Mike's konnakol should be somehow introduction into official drummin guides) "sheeg'dabum" )

[@tomaldred250]

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR TOMS TO SOUND THAT GOOD? THEY SOUND INCREDIBLE!

[@MrArtvideomessina]

Hi Mike! How can you get that wonderful sound of the snare or toms using only the overhead mic? I can't see the other mic ..

[@WALSTIB107]

Mike...what's your cymbal set up here? It's slightly different from your Meinl cymbal "pack", and I'm nuts about the sounds of those crashes. The one over your hi-hat sounds a bit bigger/heavier than the one over the floor tom. They're both great, but I am IN LOVE with that slightly smaller one over the FT. Please advise, and thanks for all the support you've given to drummers down the years.

[@superfunhappyslide]

“Crash-Happy-One-Uh-Landed-My-Fill!”

[@trouperainbow80]

I love 💕 this video

[@Ionic457]

Hey comment section! Is there a ‘word/phrase’ to describe the drum fill he talks about when he goes, ‘Kick kick, right left, right left’ ? How would I Google that? Or like, what what I type into the KZbin search-bar, to find instructional videos? Does that drum-fill have a name?

[@toddcooper5781]

Love the burritos and hot sauce… Very Spicy

[@ariobimopradianto]

Hey Mike, what’s the cymbal on your far right? Or can anyone tell me what that is?

[@mikeslessons]

It a 20" Meinl Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash. Hope that helps :) 🙏🍵🙏🍵

[@randymiller899]

Mitch Mitchell written all over this!

[@randydoak6638]

I tried this fill. My preferred way to play it is to move the phrasing so the first bass drum hits on partial before the downbeat. That way the bass drum is anticipating the beat. It's more Elvinish that way.

[@mikeslessons]

Awesome! Way to go Randy!

[@bobweber4140]

Mighty joe Friday

[@TheSlamDancer-rt1hd]

Dave Lombardo hold my beer lol hi mike still killing it bra

[@ryantrimble881]

Hi mike, im a lefty drummer. Is the sticking (L,R,L etx.) for any lesson the same for me or opposite?

[@mikeslessons]

Yes sir. Click on the lesson notation link in the description. Then hit the "sticking" button and choose "Reverse Sticking"

[@ryantrimble881]

@@mikeslessons awesome..those damn lefty's making things backwards

[@jp-lq7js]

i love you

[@hiptoalieu]

I have rotos at church..... LOL! Great fill tho, going on the list!

[@7caesar719]

Mike you the best, definetly, I wish to be your neighbor to clean your backyard for free. Greetings from Tampa Bay

[@richiecomia3696]

I just "Liked" this vid and it went from 2.9K Likes to 3K 😊

[@vernonsteinkamp1088]

Man that set looks like the Ludwig set I bought in '66.

[@texxhexxmm]

great! I personally see the 16Th note triplet KKRLRL(RLRLRL) without dynamics as two groups of three other than KKRLRL(2&4) big different and it flows better even more with the dynamics you show.

[@rockytoprecordingreviews4167]

2:31 Why do you hit yourself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when you stop... OK jokes and quotes aside, great video Mike! Gonna see about working this one up 😁

[@luisfernandez0359]

what metronome app do you have ?

[@mikeslessons]

It’s called Click. The link is in the description of this video :)

[@JamesBrown-rn9qz]

James Brown

[@revanzayf]

What type of the cymbals?

[@Lastyearsjacket]

Looks like they are Meinl cymbals.

[@michael69419]

You really showed your age with the Joe Friday from Dragnet comment actually that’s way beyond your age.

[@mikeslessons]

I literally have no idea what you are talking about. Is it a band? A movie? TV Show?

[@michael69419]

@@mikeslessons it’s an ollld tv show about 2 detectives the show was from the 60-70’s I think… I used to watch it on nick at nite as reruns when I was a kid 30 yrs ago. And it was old then.

[@michael69419]

@@mikeslessons I’ve been binging your stuff here lately I played when I was younger and fell out of it. Recently I bought a set and said I’m getting back into it. Lost a lot of coordination over the 15 years of not playing but it’s coming back pretty fast with your help. Thanks

[@notEpic_]

As soon as I saw those white kicks I knew he was serious about this video.

[@Vansud]

Then permutate every version of the fill you can think of!

[@iodfusj]

I still don't understand how the pros can keep the hi-hat step going during the grooves and change ups

[@kevinsloan5570]

Voice cracking ? Sign of puberty , Mr Johnston ! Thanks for the lesson !

[@KM-px8cs]

Am I the only drummer that can comfortably play on my thigh even with accents? lol (gotta know how to do every stroke)

[@02ChrisY10]

드럼쌤.

[@lajollascott]

TIL my style is monotone.

[@PostInquiry]

Ah so hitting your legs with the sticks never stops hurting eh? Practice is a lie

[@mikeslessons]

LOL!

[@HidefVince]

1st

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Title is WRONG. It is the MOST useful triplet fill…

[@mikeslessons]

YAY! That’s awesome to hear my friend.