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Drag Rudiments

(Part 2)

Dragadiddle #1  · Dragadiddle #2 · Single Ratamacue · Double Ratamacue · Triple Ratamacue

Dragadiddle #1 Drum Rudiment

Dragadiddle #1

Dragadiddle #2 Drum Rudiment

Dragadiddle #2

Single Ratamacue Drum Rudiment

Single Ratamacue

Double Ratamacue Drum Rudiment

Double Ratamacue

Triple Ratamacue Drum Rudiment

Triple Ratamacue

The Dragadiddle #1 can be understood as one accented note followed by a paradiddle that has a drag on its first note.

The Dragadiddle #2 consist of six primary strokes, where the first note has an accent, the second and third strokes have drags, and the last two notes are a diddle.

The Single Ratamacue is just like Single Stroke Four, but with a drag on the first note and accent on the last stroke.

The Double Ratamacue is just like a single Ratamacue but with an extra stroke before. In other words, this rudiment consist of a total of five primary strokes, but the first two notes have drags, and the last one an accented stroke.

The Triple Ratamacue is just like a double Ratamacue but an extra stroke with a drag, before. In other words, this rudiment consists of a total of six primary strokes, but the first three notes have drags, and the last one is an accented stroke.

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