Double Stroke Roll Drum Beats
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Learn How To Play Double Stroke Roll Drum Beats!
Now we are going to move on to double stroke roll beats. These are a lot more complex than single stroke rolls because we will be using a combination of single and double strokes. Be sure to pay attention to the sticking as it is written on the page. In the video, I show you an example on the hi-hat of switching between single and double strokes. You will be able to see that I start with the singles and bounced the doubles on top of the hi-hat. It's easier to bounce the stick from higher up on the hi-hat.
All of the exercises on this page focus on playing double strokes on the hi-hat. They start off with relatively simple eighth note values and progress to note values as quick as thirty-secondths. By the end of the lessons, you should have developed good skill with playing double strokes on the hi-hat within the context of a drum beat.
Learn how to play the double paradiddle in the next drum lesson!
