The Ultimate Guide To Playing Drum Fills

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

I hope this framework helps you all out! Get the transcription of over 100 of these fills on my Patreon page patreon.com/JeffRandallDrumming and book a lesson with me on my website JeffRandallDrumming.com.

[@thetickitten2784]

HOLY SHIT, you just made everything make sense!!! Thank you so much for this, insanely helpful.

[@rupertbeehsley1680]

Couldn’t find the dots Jeff, do I pay the sib to get them?

[@kellygama921]

​@@thetickitten2784yeah he sounds like a really good guy. May God bless him.

[@joeblobyisme3708]

When I was young about 5 my older cousin taught me the basic beats of drums and I never improved since. I know all the basic beats but no fills. I hope I can come back in 5-10 years and come back to this comment and share my progress based off this single video alone. Thanks.

[@slashistrash.]

good luck

[@matttip13]

Good luck on this journey 🫡

[@jaylagmusic]

how is it going?

[@joeblobyisme3708]

@@jaylagmusic good. 👍 👍

[@GPlaysCustodio]

5-10 years??!!

[@Jakeowens93]

it's insane to me that this is the only video on fills I've seen that talks about the RL/1e&a structure. It's a game changer.

[@brehbreh68plus18]

Yet another absolute precise description of what orchestrating around the kit actually means. Wouldn’t expect anything less Jeff 👌🏾

[@bigl6322]

Hands down the best 8 minutes on fills I’ve seen. Just took all the extra bullshit out and put the whole thing in clear context… I think I’ll go sit at the kit and digest this for a bit…. Thanks!

[@sumchekf3643]

Finally, a video straight to that point and fills, no waiting around - great one, thank you!

[@willdrum516]

I have been playing drums for 15 years and I currently gig in NYC and I teach during the weekdays. I have always hit a wall for most of my time with orchestrating fills around the kit. Jeff you explained this extremely well and it has helped even myself to approach my playing with the basics that I have started with into my playing. I love your content please keep it going!

[@freshfalcon3996]

Thanks, Jeff... You are legit the most helpful drumming voice on KZbin.

[@renatomagalhaes5941]

I've been playing drums for 20 years now, started when I was 15, and I've seen a lot people teaching about "rudiments" and how to incorporate rudiments into fills. This is the first time I've watched something I wish I had watched as a kid learning. It makes the learning process much easier. Congrats on the great, great work. I know this video is 2 years old, but still... amazing job.

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

🙏🏻

[@DrumGalaxy]

You've got a knack for simplicity when everyone else tries to get more complicated. Useful stuff as usual.

[@523101997]

this is honestly one of the best drumming videos on youtube

[@msolid13]

I quit drumming in the 90s because I was overwhelmed and my instructor had no organized way to explain or teach fills. He'd just say take the paradiddle and put it around the kit.

[@jaydobbins9159]

This is one of the best beginner videos Ive seen, and Ive seen a lot! It is especially helpful cause you start slow and build. And hardly anybody else gives you nearly as complete, comprehensible, and full of eye opening ideas on fills. Seems like you pro's give away real secrets, just not too often. Jay

[@Sound_Commission]

Thank you for this video. My son and I have been trying to get a foundation for creating fills. This video is the best video online! Thanks!

[@indorr]

definition of perfect vid-straight to the point,100%usuful content,great aproach and presenting,being many years drummer I found these usuful,another thing most of beginner drummers think is that the more extreme stuff they play the better.Cannot skip the basics also playing right stuff at the right time divides good drummers from just drummers that trying to throw everything they've got to impress or show off.Playing with the others is whole different story,feeling whats bestt to do and when

[@Nijoto]

A scientific and methodological approach always yields the best results for learning-regardless of the subject studied. Simply throwing shit against the wall hoping that something "sticks" (pun intended) leads to years of undoing what has been horribly engrained, as well as the suffering of injuries that truly never heal. Thanks for your awesome level of instructorship, and thank you for taking the time to make these incredible videos.

[@evanfrost8902]

Just found your channel. I love how simple this tutorial is and how it breaks everything down for you in the sticking. Thank you!! 😊

[@hectornunez4130]

The video I needed because I used to play bass and snare in high school and decided to learn drums but it wasn't the same because I just learned the music they gave me and it was fun because it had complicated rhythms and rudiments but I never knew how to apply it to the drums but this vid helps me to get started to improvise and be creative while playing. Many thanks!!!

[@matthewwinne]

There's a lifetime of things to practice in this lesson. I should do myself a favor and never watch another YT drumming video. Thanks for sharing, Jeff.

[@jtm726]

Been playing drums since i was two years old. I play by ear, however i never used fills that much, but as the saying goes: "you're never too old to learn."

[@Pete_Furlong]

What an awesome lesson. So straightforward that gives lots of ideas to take into infinite creativity. Been playing a long time and never heard it put this way or thought of it this way.

[@Rich4Reign]

homie you just dropped one of the best fill lessons I've ever seen including watching pretty much all of the vids you showed for KZbin results

[@hansblaes]

Great Video, and so true. Even after many years as a (not professionell) drummer it is always good to come back to basic systems and question once more the own way of drumming, just to get a step further from where I was before. Thank you!

[@artemiyocean]

This is the best video about drum fills i've ever seen

[@vyip4807]

As a beginner drummer ! This is so helpful . Simple and easy to understand . And most importantly… they sound good . I wish I can give you more than one like .

[@MJRinski]

Can't wait to put this into practice! Your material has been making a huge difference in my playing! I've been warming up using your Warm Up Video and I'm seeing a big improvement in flexibility and technique. Your bass drum slide stuff has been a game changer. I've also been re-discovering the fun and joy in practice thanks to your videos. You have a great approach to teaching and your lessons are ultra practical! Top notch content! Wish you tons of success!

[@BIZARESTAR]

Damn dude. I have learned everything I know from you. I started playing 4 months ago and I have watched your videos daily and practiced for hours. I think I have beccome decent for a beginner. Thank you.

[@K3NH]

I'll bet you decent after 4 months :D Drummer genius I would say.

[@BIZARESTAR]

@@K3NH nah

[@JsnRsnbrg]

I’m new to the drums and teaching myself. This video looks like an awesome treasure trove. I can’t wait to start to work on some of these, and see if I can get a bit more creativity and fluidity into my fills. Thanks!

[@Soflmedia]

Bro teached me more about fills and drums in general than my teacher in 5 years+

[@michaelsstatement]

Amazing Jeff!

[@David_eNGee]

Daaaamn, I feel like that tip at 2:20 is going to be a game changer for me. The idea of “removing guess work” is a light bulb moment.

[@Botboi533]

Thank you so much for creating this channel, every video has so much useful information and techniques you truly are a drumming hero

[@ROCKBUSKER]

Finally i found a good vid covering this topic, thanks.

[@danielskoffa]

This is good stuff even for intermediate and advanced players as kind of a refresh course. (Also: "Stick around". That's was a really subtle pun. I would call that a "ghost pun".)

[@Ristopistox]

God bless whoever pushed you to make drumm lessons videos. You get it my friend. Thanks!!

[@henryzamora9756]

Everyone has applauded & given thumbs up. "Why do you have to make it so complicated". Another Great video & lesson that has helped me improve. Thanks.

[@plumberski8854]

Simply wonderful! Learning fills now and this will lay a solid foundation for my learning. Many thanks!

[@Hansson_christian]

This is the most important drum video I have ever watched thanks for the good work 👏🏼

[@jamilsinno752]

This was a phenomenal video tbh

[@wahoodoss]

Wow ... This has to be one of the coolest lessons I've seen. So logical. I love it!!!

[@stanisawpaskowski960]

Fantastic video! I love how you broke it down and shown how this simple framework can be used for fills of increased complexity!

[@mojodrum3215]

I like the way you analyzed this approach and explained it in a way to easily understand good job!

[@shlomicthail]

Really loved this lesson - specially the message that not everything needs to be complicated to sound good. worth mentioning that orchestration is practice on its own (what i'm struggling with now) , since not everything is simple RLRL . you mention the PDF files in the video - but i see now its only available for paid subscription.

[@markielinhart]

Jeff this is like you’ve cracked a code, for a beginner drummer like me at the stage I'm at these fills are brilliant! Thank you!!

[@ChasVergauwen]

Solid methodology man. Your teaching style is clear and concise.

[@jakubskyba7946]

Honestly I feel like an idiot that this hasnt really ocurred to me naturally :D but finally somebody who explains it in context. I have been playin for a week already and now I am figuring out the logic of the game among fills as musical ideas and some medium-dif rudiments.Going to subscribe and other vids this is great thanks man

[@yogi579]

i love your teaching approach. it's not just the technical thing, you also teach me the thinking and creative process.

[@SteffenSeagull]

This clear and concise explanation is valuable for beginners as well as intermediates for taking a (sometimes necessary) step back to the fundamentals. Thanks Jeff!

[@stevendoust6658]

Thanks bud that was a really great way to teach drum fills excellent inspiration 👍

[@thomasnappo6309]

Your one of the Best on the tube...well done Jeff.. stay humble

[@MsKeith78]

Just started on your channel and thanks for teaching an old dog new tricks...loving it :-)

[@josuel.9598]

Most underrated drumming channel

[@masonscheidt9801]

This is an awesome video definitely will help me a lot as a beginner drummer. Subscribed✅

[@nicholasr4965]

Thanks for posting this video. Helped me out a lot .

[@InSyncDrums]

Such a pro lesson mate!

[@cinigo]

My Favorite drum channel 🥁 cheers Jeff

[@tharris1291]

This is pure gold!

[@uditgulati1999]

Great video. Very helpful. 😊

[@bobbykimy12]

Love it…. I’m in Florida and can’t wait to get home so I can try these!!!! Remember me? I met you in the bar in Nashville and got you to put your info in my phone so I could follow you and get back to drumming. Love all your helpful videos 🥰

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Hey Bobby! Absolutely! Hope you have fun with them. And safe travels.

[@kimcormier2142]

@@JeffRandallDrumming thanks and Bobby is my husband 😝 I’m Kim

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

@@kimcormier2142 haha, of course

[@thomasmierdel3032]

Hi Jeff , wie immer super erklärt und nachvollziehbar 👍 Best regards from Thomas, Germany

[@TomPompei]

I just realized Jeff's been wearing the same (or at least similar) black shirt for like the past two years and I didn't even notice... But now if he stops, it will be life shattering.

[@antlou123]

Thank you, sir! This made my life easier by teaching my son.

[@thiagaonoespaco]

Awesome! Congrat for the great and smart content! All the Best

[@Linerath]

Thank you Jeff for structuring it all up, nice lesson!

[@ir0n_bb170]

I had some issues with creativity and coming up with some fills, I was overwhelmed and I wasn't progressing at all but in reality is very simple, you just have to orchestrate and arrange those notes around the drum kit and experiment with different placements. Great video man, you make everything feel soo simple, I'll go and practice those ideas! :D

[@badhabits25]

Excellent job, Jeff Randall

[@tommystroupe1289]

Damn,never thought about this approach Jeff!I knew I followed you for a reason!LOL.thanks man!keep I'm coming my brother!priceless to me as an old drummer 😉

[@damienpolizzi1397]

Nashville !!!! C'est mon rêve de venir visiter cette ville ! Merci pour tes vidéos , j'espère un jour venir boire une bière haha !

[@MrMettwurst96]

This video is insanely helpful! Thank you

[@kameronharrington5478]

4:53 is super fun! and the variation on the 2nd beat. I just practiced off this vid for an hour, and i havent even finished the vid

[@ebukafestus4138]

Woah! 😳 This is really great Jeff. Thanks. You're a great teacher. I wish you could be my personal drum tutor. Subscribed already and can't wait for more videos. Thanks a million times.🤙

[@katyb3869]

OMG. I think you just changed my life.. thanks!

[@Demonstormlord]

A version of the same framework works for triplet-based time signatures, like 12/8. This video showed R always on "1" and "&", L always on "e" and "a". In triplet feels, use R on the 1st and last beats of "1" and "3", and L on the first beats of "2" and "4". The other hand hits the middle note. A full bar is RLR LRL RLR LRL, but if you leave out some, you can create funky sounds, like R.R LRL RLR L.L, or RLR L.L RL..RL. It works to get you started on triplets!

[@mountainbushcraftersallian8654]

This has helped me tremendously! I do appreciate you sharing this

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Awesome! You’re very welcome.

[@edrumz]

This is the only fill tutorial I need. Thank you sooo much. Much love

[@RalphLBaer]

Great drum breaks design

[@zikandgroovefr]

There are a lot of great drummers, but only a few are good teaches, and even fewer who can do both excellently. You're one of the fewer one! Thank you for this video.

[@sebastienjouve2993]

This snare sound ! 😵🙌🏻🤟🏻

[@tylercaine4704]

This video was awesome. I really appreciate your teaching style

[@momcilodjujic1]

Simple and usefully. That is it.

[@reymonmatin-ao9799]

Thank you jeff. Godbless you.😇

[@The55601]

Great explanation yet that iv seen and heard

[@lemonjoe8482]

This was actually great. Very good for casual players

[@ejames6431]

Nice lesson. 👍

[@fweddyfwintsone4491]

Thanks for sharing Sir. Your kit sounds amazing.

[@NelajKilam]

Your videos are great man

[@doctordinotron]

Changed my life... Thank you 🙏

[@deweywise5573]

great stuff Jeff

[@kavehmasir3879]

you are a LEGEND in drumming

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

🙏🏻

[@joshbowling3736]

Can’t wait to try this out!! Awesome lesson

[@tokyorat2632]

just starting out and I have already fallen into the "monkey see, monkey do" after watching every drum tutorial that had the word beginner in it. Thank you for providing a lesson with a foundation to build on. Hopefully when I'm watching and working this behind kit will be as inspiring as it was from my office chair.

[@david_blomquist131]

Really helpful video!!! 🐦

[@Jakerush1230]

Man this is the drumming video I needed

[@eshcar]

Nailed it again, Jeff!

[@burexmesom674]

Ty, nice lesson 🤓👌

[@SuperDoubleTake]

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks Jeff. The breakdown of these fills makes it so easy to comprehend.

[@KirksDrumRoom]

Awesome explanation of how to create fills! I use this exact process with all my students.

[@terrycampbell7217]

Thanks Jeff, This will really help to freshen up my fills. Great lesson as always

[@MarkLazzarini]

Great job on this video!!! Glad I came across it.

[@stevendunton5520]

Dude, that was an absolutely excellent lesson!! I got a ton out of that! Thank you