Single Dragadiddle
R(dd) L R R L(dd) R L L
What it is
A paradiddle where the first note is itself a diddle: the accent becomes a fast double instead of a single stroke.
How to practice it
Unlike a drag, the opening diddle here takes the full rhythmic space of the first note and carries the accent. Think 'druh-da-did-dle'. Get the plain paradiddle solid, then double the first note without letting the group stretch. The 16th grid underneath must not flinch.
Where you'll hear it
Hybrid drumline vocabulary and rudimental solos; on the kit it makes a nasty little snare-to-tom lick.
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