The best example of this is, at the end of a verse, playing your two hands together, left hand on the snare drum and right hand on the floor tom, while increasing the volume with each beat. The most effective drum fills can also be the simplest. A listener should be interested in a song but not totally surprised by the song changes. Drum fills also help the listener anticipate that a change in the song is coming. They help direct the band to the next song section.
As an example, listen to how Nathan Followill plays a closed hi-hat on the verses and an open hi-hat on the choruses of the Kings of Leon song “The End” from the album “ Come Around Sundown.”ĭrum fills are used to transition from one song part to another. Playing at a soft volume on the verse of a song helps build tension that gets released by playing louder on the chorus. Different sound levels and different drum beats for each song part makes the song sound better to your listeners and band mates. See the complete Plan by clicking here.Īs mentioned in “ Quiet Verse plus Loud Chorus equals Dynamic Drums,” a song is more interesting if the drums are played dynamically using different volumes and drum beats. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use all three of those skills to play a song and sound like a professional drummer! We’re following a plan to play drums in 4 weeks and this is Lesson 12 of 12. What you’ve learned so far is how to play a basic drum beat (see “ Play Your First Song with Drumsticks”), how songs are structured (see “ The Parts of a Song and What They Mean To a Drummer”) and how to play a drum fill (see “ What Are Drum Fills and How Are They Played?”). It’s time to review the individual skills you’ve learned and use them all together to play a song.
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