Drum Lessons with ULTIMATE DRUMMING Shuffles and Paradiddles

Master the double shuffle pattern using eighth-note triplets, with hands in unison, accents on beats two and four on the snare, and the bass drum on quarter notes.

Master a double shuffle with a swing and triplet feel, playing in unison, accenting the left hand on two and four, and adding bass drum on beats.

Learn the double shuffle in a triplet feel, coordinating right-hand swing with a left-hand shuffle, while adding bass on beats and cycling between ride and closed hi-hat.

Master the double shuffle pattern with a triplet feel, coordinating left and right hand accents on beats two and four, bass on all beats, and a swing ride pattern.

Master the double shuffle #5 by coordinating left-hand shuffle with a right-hand swing, counting eighth-note triplets, and aligning bass on 1 and 3 while switching between ride patterns.

Learn the double paradiddle #1, a double pair doodle rhythm, using right-left sticking on snare and hi-hat in eighth-note triplet form, then combine it with a shuffle beat.

Master the double paradiddle pattern with a note-by-note breakdown and practice across snare, hi-hat, and bass drum in a triplet feel and shuffle pattern.

Master the double paradiddle #3 by breaking it down note by note, practicing an eighth-note triplet feel on the snare, and coordinating toms for a shuffle beat.

Jim McCall demonstrates a double paradiddle pattern, breaking it down note by note, counting sixteenth-note triplets, and distributing the rhythm across snare, closed hi-hat, and bass drum on each beat.

Master the double paradiddle #5, blending sixteenth-note triplet feel with double paradiddle sticking, while coordinating snare on 2 and 4 with bass on 1 and 3 across hat and ride.