Fills On Different Counts Drum fills are the type of pattern
that’s most easy to get creative with. From the more simple to
the more complex, there are tons of different concepts you can
use to take standard drum fills and make them sound unique and
fresh. In this free drum lesson Dave Atkinson shares a simple
one: playing drum fills on different counts. The concept Dave
goes through in this lesson can be broken down into two sub-
concepts. In the first one the idea is to start a drum fill from
any count other than count one. In the second one you have to do
the opposite: end the drum fill on any count other than count
one. If you’re a beginner drummer, move the start or end of the
drum fill you’re playing by quarter notes. This means you should
start or end them on counts two, three and four. Intermediate
players can play around with 8th notes, 8th note triplets and
16th notes instead. This is a little more tricky since your drum
fills will be starting and ending on the “trip” and “let” or on
the “and,” “e” a