The drums add fills to colour the songs you want to play –
and you can add fills anywhere, anytime.

But some places sound better than others.

When you want a bigger splash of colour, try a
a. full-bar fill b. full tank of petrol c. full-body massage

Play two bars of the rock pattern.
One bar as usual, then one whole bar of fill on the snare. Like this...

You can even play half a bar on one drum and half on another!

Experiment.

Sometimes fills are written as a ratio.

1:1 means one bar of rock beat and one bar of fill.

1½:½ means one and a half bars of rock beat and
a. half a bar b. half a minute c. half a nahgeelaof fill.


Full-bar fills fit just about anywhere,
but there are two places they’ll fit really well.

They sound great at the end of each longer phrase of music –
and that’s usually about every
a. 8 or 16 weeks b. 8 or 16 bars c. 8 or 16 doughnuts

And they sound great linking between
a. verse and chorus b. chorus and verse c. both

Don’t forget to count back from the 1 beat of the new section,
so the fill fits fine.

And don’t forget that at the end of your full-bar fill it’ll usually sound good to add aa. room b. fireworks display c. crash
before you start the new section.

Along with the kick, since it's the start of a new bar!

As you become more comfortable,
you can mix’n’match half-bar and full-bar fills,
using single drums, or more than one drum.

Make sure you count the beats so you don’t get lost and lose it.

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