Linear patterns – whether in drum beat or drum fill format – are patterns that are played without overlapping strokes. You won’t find any unison figure in this type of pattern. In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches three linear drum fills – known as hand-to-feet combinations – that you can use to further enrich your drum fill library and get used to playing this type of idea around the drum set. During the video, Jared goes into some detail about how to use these three drum fills for coming up with linear patterns of your own as well.
As soon as you’re able to play these drum fills as written, add the hi-hat to the mix by pressing on its pedal for all the quarter notes. This will add a completely new dimension to these drum fills, making them way more challenging to perform.
If you’d like to keep exploring this concept, go through the linear drum fills while pressing the hi-hat pedal on all the 8th notes and on the off-beat 8th notes. You can also use the drumless version of the song “Calling” from the rock band Dying Hearts Desire to practice these linear drum fills or any of your own variations.
Once you’re done with this drum lesson, you can take the linear concept and apply it to drum beats. We encourage you to check out the free drum lesson “Beginner Drum Chops” (‘chops’ often refer to linear patterns) to get you started right away. If you’d rather keep furthering your knowledge on linear drum fills, take a look at “Intermediate 16th Note Linear Drum Fills” and “Beginner Double Bass Drum Fills“.
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Jared Like the way you break things (sticking etc) down in logical sequence instead of Others? they Play a demo & say take it to your kit. I’m a 65 year young beginner from OZ & love Mike & Lionels product DVDS etc, with Your style you tend to fill in the gaps online & completes the picture. Bloody Good Work!
That’s cool. I came up with a new fill on my own before watching this that has the concept of starting with your right and switching to the left as I go around the tom’s and I really like the feel to it. Thanks for another good lesson I can take to my kit and play around with.
Thats a great lesson!! This is my new favorite website 🙂
Thanks a ton Jared! Totally got me going. This lesson helped me get new ideas and techniques down and sounds amazing! Again, thanks!!!!!
Thanks for all the useful lessons Jared! You are a gr8 Human being!
Thx for the lesson ! Great !
Hi,
these lessons are inspiring. your enthusiasm helpful encouraging tips, comments and willingness to share your obvious ability without patronising beginners makes drumming seem easy and improvement attainable for all…great fun..great teacher!
That was a great lesson thank you for taking the time out to make it.
jeez alot of comments well heres mine to mr falk can you please post videos on beginner latin beats if you do thatll be awsome youre a great teacher and have helped alot in the past thanks jared
love this lesson as a dedicated drummer i feel i can continue to grow with challenges like this one oh yea keep drumming
You are a Genius……i love the way you teaches the drums fills…love the way you teaches drums lesson….all these lessons are veryy veryy helpful for me….Thanks For all these…..
Jared u da man.Great stuff 4 us giggin drummers dat think we’re good enuff.Always room 4 lots of improvement.Tanx man u rock.
Jared, you rock my freaking world. This is exactly what i need, along with everything else on this website! thank you so much!
thanks for the great lesson jared but i wanna know could you post a lesson teaching the crazy army drum beat thank you
I’ve been having a difficult time getting more creative with fills, this is definitely what I need to help me improve. Awesome lesson, thx Jared.
OMG !!! … was very Difficult to learn it for myself! I Don’t Believe That had this lesson here! x.x … from Brazil !
I want your set so so so bad!!!!!
Fantastic lesson, I need to pratice more and more to be like you !
I heard a lot yhis fills on my favority songs, and I always want to play them, and I will . (:
Luís form Portugal.
Very nice lesson, man! I try to come up with 16h note fills and it always ends the same thing (the 2nd you showed on this video). This will really help. Thanks!!
Thank you for the great advise. I have been trying to teach myself to play drums and since finding your site it has helped me out in a big way.
Cool lesson. I’m just getting started and this is exactly the kind of stuff I need to see. Thanks!
thanks.. was Great!
rythmicaly great .,.,.,thank you very much .,.,.\M/,.,.,nice bloopers to haha
God bless you. keep the flag flying, thanks for blessing me.
Hello Jared,
You help me so much uploading all this free lessons. Sometimes a get frustated because I allways practice the same rudiments and watching all your videos I can learn more exercises.
In addition I learn english because you speak great.
Thank you man for you share.
Edu (Spain)
Mr.Jared you “rock”
Hi Jared,
absolutely great stuff! You helped me saving a lot of money for a professional drum teacher or an expensive music school here in Germany. All your lessons are good to understand and the examples help a lot to give me a start for my own (hopefully) creative ideas. 🙂
Please go on that way! Thanks!
Best regards
Stefan, Germany
This website helps so much thanks so much man
Cool lesson Jared!!!
Man, thanks! I have been off the drums for a while, but this lessons/challenges have made me come back and get better… Keep up the good work, Jared!
This video is amazing.. Thanks for making it easier for me to follow and most importantly make me feel like picking up my stick and hit the drum now!
These lessons are fab! all i need nows a drum kit ha,its a shame ur in canada wouldnt mind a jam session.
This video has really inspired me to play drums just like you! I do not have a set yet. I just watch the videos and I like them very much. You teach drums very well, I have been a member for about a month and I am watching more videos of your drumming everyday. I will continue to watch your drum videos and be inspired to play drums. I like the way you play a rhythm slow then fast to compare the two. I am going to watch in time all of the videos on this website. You are all great drummers, I wish one day I can be half as good as you are now.
Cool lesson, thanks 🙂 I finally know sheet of music 😀
Thanks Jared, i’m doing classes with your lessons, and I’m really doing money man! haha liked you variations on the beats
Jared,
I’ve been playing drums for 40 years and I still find things to improve here. You remind me of things I’ve forgotten and give me things to think about to help me create. Thanks
Hey Jared, well I’m pretty much the same as Ed Wright there. I’ve been playing for about 40 yrs now as well, with a lay-off for about 2 yrs or so due to health complications. Man, Jared just blows my mind with his playing, and is really helping me to get my chops back up to par as well. I can’t believe how fast this guy (Jared) can play some things. Like the single, double and triple Paradiddle between the snare, hi-hats, kick and ride cymbal. He is very inspiring and really makes a fella’ want to get behind the kit and practice.
I’m 39 and my sons are 12 and 10. My 12 yr old really wants to learn drumming. I bought a set and found this site. I don’t know who is having more fun, him or me. I appreciate the info you provide. My son and I have found something else to do together. Your lessons help with that. Now if I can just get him to appreciate the leagcy that is ZZ Top… haha. Keep on truckin’, bud!! Thanks.
Really easy to follow lesson. Although I´ve playing for around 3 years, and use the structure of the fills, watching the video make me realize that perhaps I´m playing a little bit monotonous. Greetings from México.
alright? alright? alright? alright? ALRIGHT????????????? you say alright tooooooooooooo many timz, alright? dont b afraid to brake the stix, alright? ur funny and an amazing drummma! i love you more than justin bieber! (lies);)
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Thanks for a great lesson. I can’t wait to try these fills out. The step by step instruction is very clear, I love it.
Thanks for the lession. Just maybe this old dog can learn a new trix.
you are great teacher.
This is awesome. You have a very good way of teaching, Mr. Falk. It’s super easy to understand and follow. Thanks so much for all the wonderful lessons 🙂
I just love it and Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was a really good lesson! keep on drumming!:)
This is really cool…you did one linear patter before this too right? the one where you go K R L K L R. I’m starting linear fills so should i do K R L K R L first or should i do the K R L K L R to start out with? thanks Jared you’re a huge help !
this should be realy interesting for beginners. thank you very much jared
Great lesson. But, more importantly, Great Shirt!
Great lesson…always like how you teach, Jared..clear, complete, easy to follow. You SAY those things that I can’t hear or see yet(I hope it’s just yet)…makes an incredible difference to a beginner. Thanks…
Great Lesson ! Thank you Jared !