Thurs 7pm Class :Motown fill/Pick up

Here's the motown fill we looked at last lesson. All three variations. Start with the first one and familiarise your self with the rhythm of the phrase. The second example just uses an open hi-hat rather then the high tom to finish the fill. This is a little more subtle and adds a nice touch of depth especially if you don't play a crash on the one of the following bar. The last example adds an open hi-hat on the 3rd beat of the groove. By adding this accent on the down beat of three it creates a nice counter rhythm to the one on the and of 4 at the end of the fill.

When you can play all of these examples comfortably try adding three bars of groove prior to the bar with the fill. See what happens when you change the groove or play it on different drums/ sounds on the kit. Although known as the motown fill this fill transcends genres and styles cropping up in everything from  Bob Marley to Zeppelin so go mad with it :)