The Paradiddle-diddle
The paradiddle-diddle consists of the following hand movements.
This groove contains a fill using the paradiddle-diddle.
This groove features a "four on the floor" bass drum part and only one snare drum hit per bar (bars 1,2 and 3). Listen carefully to the displaced quarter note triplet rhythm on the snare in bar four.
In this example, the normal snare drum backbeat rhythm is anticipated.
This example contains some challenging hand co-ordination.
This groove is commonly referred to as a "double handed shuffle".
This example combines a shuffle rhythm on snare drum and a swing rhythm on ride cymbal.
The foot closed hi-hat in this example is placed on all the offbeats and gives the groove strong forward motion. It is sometimes called "pea soup".
This example contains a syncopated snare drum part over the top of a "pea soup" bass drum and hi-hat pattern.
The ride cymbal part consists of quarter note triplets in this groove.
This groove features greater rhythmic complexity between bass drum and snare drum.
The following groove has a "rockabilly" feel to it. Pay special attention to the sticking of the fill in bar eight.
The following ride cymbal variation is very syncopated.
