How To Play Faster Drum Fills - Learning From Paramore

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What's the limiting factor to your drum fills? Often it's your speed moving between drums. Dive in with me, as I explore how you can improve your speed around the drums.
In Paramore's 'Running Out Of Time', Zak Farro lays down some killer licks that stretch all around the kit, so I look at one of them. If we're going to learn, why not learn from one of the best?!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Two Elements Of Speed
0:57 - Speed Games/Exercises
1:36 - Other Patterns
1:55 - Keeping It Fun
2:31 - Speed Stretches
3:00 - Song Example
3:50 - Apply The Concept
4:18 - Isolate Your Hands
5:09 - 5 Moves To Improve
6:38 - Song Details
7:02 - Sticking
7:25 - Sticking 1: Drop The Beat
8:14 - Sticking 2: Paradiddle Diddle
9:10 - Which Is Best?
9:36 - Improve Hand Speed
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You can find Paramore's original version here:
• Running Out Of Time
Plus it's included in this BLISTERING live set from 2023:
• Paramore - Live At Bon...
Paramore's 'Running Out Of Time' sounds pretty simple on the surface... But, not really. It was much harder than I expected - Zak UTTERLY DESTROYED ME! His playing's just SO GOOD on this!
I was taken in - when I sat down to actually learn it (I hadn't heard it before) it turned out to have 1001 small details lurking through-out, waiting to pounce, trip me up and make me feel like a beginner all over again! Learning this tune will make you a MUCH better player, 100%.
In this vide, I take a look at the song's pre-chorus, as it contains many of these fiddly details!
This is a really FUN tune. I'd highly recommend covering it yourself, and I hope my version makes it easier for you to see what's going on!
The fastest and 'fun-est' way to get craaaazy good on the drums, is to cover real songs. Every song is a 'study' in something. Learning this tune will help you with:
- Fast-action memory recall
- 16th notes around the kit
- The 'half-swung-shuffle' feel
- Four-on-the-floor (disco)
Leave a comment and let me know how you get on :-)
Happy drumming,
Pete