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The 40 Drum Rudiments

Names, stickings, notation, and how to practice each one

These are the 40 rudiments recognized by the Percussive Arts Society. They are the standard set of snare drum patterns, and most of what you play on a kit comes out of them somewhere.

Each page shows the sticking, the notation, how to practice that rudiment, and where you will actually hear it.

Roll rudiments

• 1. Single Stroke RollR L R L R L R L
• 2. Single Stroke FourR L R L
• 3. Single Stroke SevenR L R L R L R
• 4. Multiple Bounce RollR L R L (buzz)
• 5. Triple Stroke RollR R R L L L
• 6. Double Stroke Open RollR R L L R R L L
• 7. Five Stroke RollRR LL R
• 8. Six Stroke RollR LL RR L
• 9. Seven Stroke RollRR LL RR L
• 10. Nine Stroke RollRR LL RR LL R
• 11. Ten Stroke RollRR LL RR LL R L
• 12. Eleven Stroke RollRR LL RR LL RR L
• 13. Thirteen Stroke RollRR LL RR LL RR LL R
• 14. Fifteen Stroke RollRR LL RR LL RR LL RR L
• 15. Seventeen Stroke RollRR LL RR LL RR LL RR LL R

Diddle rudiments

• 16. Single ParadiddleR L R R L R L L
• 17. Double ParadiddleR L R L R R L R L R L L
• 18. Triple ParadiddleR L R L R L R R L R L R L R L L
• 19. Single Paradiddle-diddleR L R R L L

Flam rudiments

• 20. FlamlR rL
• 21. Flam AccentlR L R rL R L
• 22. Flam TaplR R rL L
• 23. FlamacuelR L R L lR
• 24. Flam ParadiddlelR L R R rL R L L
• 25. Single Flammed MilllR R L R rL L R L
• 26. Flam Paradiddle-diddlelR L R R L L rL R L L R R
• 27. PataflaflalR L R rL
• 28. Swiss Army TripletlR R L
• 29. Inverted Flam TaplR L rL R lR L rL R
• 30. Flam DraglR llL R rL rrR L

Drag rudiments

• 31. DragllR rrL
• 32. Single Drag TapllR L rrL R
• 33. Double Drag TapllR llR L rrL rrL R
• 34. Lesson 25llR L R llR L R
• 35. Single DragadiddleR(dd) L R R L(dd) R L L
• 36. Drag Paradiddle #1R llR L R R L rrL R L L
• 37. Drag Paradiddle #2R llR llR L R R L rrL rrL R L L
• 38. Single RatamacuellR L R L rrL R L R
• 39. Double RatamacuellR llR L R L rrL rrL R L R
• 40. Triple RatamacuellR llR llR L R L rrL rrL rrL R L R