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[Noobshire]

Hi ho

I'm so new to the concepts of drumming, my kit hasn't even arrived yet lol.

However, I have a drummer friend in work I've spoken to, I've checked youtube for some beginner tutorials and having played guitar for over 25 years I already have a good concept of rhythm, so I'm not going in completely cold.

One question my friend didn't really have an answer for was: when/why would you paradiddle (LRLL, RLRR) rather than straight 4s (LRLRLRLR)? Dunno if that makes sense in drum-speak, but I'll no doubt soon find out.

Ta.

[Jazzy_Jefferson]

Hi ho

I'm so new to the concepts of drumming, my kit hasn't even arrived yet lol.

However, I have a drummer friend in work I've spoken to, I've checked youtube for some beginner tutorials and having played guitar for over 25 years I already have a good concept of rhythm, so I'm not going in completely cold.

One question my friend didn't really have an answer for was: when/why would you paradiddle (LRLL, RLRR) rather than straight 4s (LRLRLRLR)? Dunno if that makes sense in drum-speak, but I'll no doubt soon find out.

Ta.

In terms of doing it one 1 drum, it makes little difference. all you get is a simple fill.

But if you split it up over the kit, its a different matter. Using LRLL as an example:

L - Snare
R - Crash
L - Tom 1
L - Tom 2

You could play it in that order. But there are loads of other possibilties. Essentially, it gives you a range of options to play, whilst retaining the same basic foundation of LRLL. Of course, that's just the start...

LRLRLL Is one of my fave, a simply double paradiddle, but I play it:

L - Snare
R - Snare
L - Tom
R - Tom
L - Bass drum
L - Bass drum

Or varients of the above.
Dont forget, you can apply it to 4th, 8th, 16th or 32nd beats.

[Jazzy_Jefferson]

my kit hasn't even arrived yet lol.

What ya bought!?

[Noobshire]

It's a Pearl Rhythm Traveler RT-705HC, shallower drums and comes with normal and mesh heads and rubber sleaves for the cymbals so I can practice to my hearts content with annoying my neighbours. Allegedly...

Showed it to my drummer mate and he said as a starter kit (and the option of slow upgrade) this would be fine.

[Noobshire]

Oh, and on topic... lol

So would I be right in saying then that unless you are SPECIFICALLY doing a paradiddle drumroll snare-style, it makes no odds really?

But would it be beneficial to generally use paradiddles anyway so they are a natural element of playing rather than mixing it up with LRLRLRLRLR as well?

I thought the analogy to guitar might be: all down strokes VS alternate picking or accenting, but maybe not lol.

No doubt I'll be on this section a lot in future. I already whore meself about on the guitarist section lol.