The Complete Guide To 40 Drum Rudiments
Learn all 40 drum rudiments in one complete lesson!
From single stroke rudiments and double strokes to paradiddles, flams, drags, and ratamacues, this video breaks down every rudiment and gives you a clear reference and practice tips for each one.
Whether you’re just getting started with rudiments or looking to sharpen your technique, use this video as your complete guide to the 40 essential drum rudiments. Follow along with the chapters below to jump directly to any rudiment, and grab the free Easy Rudiments eBook to help you practice and build your skills.
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Chapters:
00:00 – What Are Rudiments?
00:38 – Single Stroke Roll
01:36 – Single Stroke Four
02:33 – Single Stroke Seven
03:25 – Multiple Bounce Roll (Buzz Roll)
05:01 – Easy Rudiments (Free eBook)
05:30 – Triple Stroke Roll
06:32 – Double Stroke Roll
07:26 – Five Stroke Roll
08:55 – Six Stroke Roll
10:38 – Seven Stroke Roll
11:33 – Nine Stroke Roll
12:50 – Ten Stroke Roll
14:12 – Eleven Stroke Roll
15:17 – Thirteen Stroke Roll
16:31 – Fifteen Stroke Roll
17:31 – Seventeen Stroke Roll
18:54 – Single Paradiddle
20:08 – Double Paradiddle
21:16 – Triple Paradiddle
22:40 – Single Paradiddle-diddle
23:46 – Flam
24:56 – Flam Accent
22:55 – Flam Tap
27:07 – Flamacue
28:16 – Flam Paradiddle
29:23 – Single Flammed Mill
30:23 – Flam Paradiddle-diddle
32:04 – Pataflafla
33:43 – Swiss Army Triplet
35:07 – Inverted Flam Tap
36:18 – Flam Drag
37:21 – Drag
38:26 – Single Drag Tap
39:11 – Double Drag Tap
40:15 – Lesson 25
41:09 – Single Dragadiddle
42:04 – Drag Paradiddle #1
43:01 – Drag Paradiddle #2
44:20 – Single Ratamacue
45:19 – Double Ratamacue
46:18 – Triple Ratamacue
47:29 – Wrap-Up
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@dizzypilots322
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Thanks for validating how I approach rudiments. Awesome video 😎🥁
@opinionshurt2905
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Grateful, as I retire this year earning 9 million dollars every day, I will look back on this chapter in my life and wonder what it would have looked like if i would have just taken the blue pill.
@smsfcoresyd
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
There is an app called Rudimentalist. That really helps to practise rudiments!!!
@BerserkerSoul25
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
thank you so much for doing this, you guys are awesome!!!!
@alicamgibbs1867
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
This is great, Brandon. I was having trouble with a few of the more tricky rudiments. Thanks for this very clear explanation and demonstration. My Drumeo subscription is the best money I've ever spent on music tuition. – Ali G. 👍👏☺
@Alfie-y5u
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Herta
@bernardobuffa2391
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
dragflamdiddleflaflacue
@eliasouliehuse1933
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Wouldnt Flam accents be better named as Flam triplets? As you could do a flam on every R or L stroke and not to it in groupings of 3?
@2nd3rd1st
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
And there's still no one making breath fresheners for drummers called Rudimints?
@bishopoftroy
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Now do one with the hybrid rudiments. I never understood them but i would like.
@davehunt9427
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Sweet shirt, rudiments sound great and what mic is next to the 57??
@caffeineadvocate
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Ooooo… wish those sticks were matched
@caffeineadvocate
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
No ‘Book Reports’? No ‘Cheese da Chuddas’? No ‘Double Draga Sinka diddles’?
Sad days… especially for the invert cheeses.
@spillmill
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
2. Single Stroke Four aka “Horsey ride”
@digilifepro
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
The 9 Stroke Roll – is written as two groups of five 16th notes or a 10/16 5/8 odd meter count. Is it common to add a 16th rest between the two groupings to make it 3/4 6/8 applicable? This one's hurting the brain.
@Maybee-1ycat
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Thank you so much for making this video, before this I probably didn't know all this other than five strock roll, L L R R and double paraddle.
@Florian-l7z
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
i tought thats a QUIET PAD ?!!!?!
@diegopeart
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
I never got a chance to practice like this. goes to grab a pad and sticks
@jerrysmith2509
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Wish there was longer play alongs of these rudiments at various tempos on the Musora app
@StuGree1
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
It would be great to have more follow along videos that covered different rudiments for a longer period of time
@IngaJules
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Wow! Thank you so much for this video! I’m just getting started with drums, and I was looking for exactly this for tomorrow’s practice. The slow vs. fast tempo is very helpful—it gives me an idea of what to aim for! Thanks!!! 🥰
@DananaBananass
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
I havent been able to use my kit in over 10 years due to living arrangements and ive been looking for something like this to keep me from getting too rusty
I love this channel so much
@nikitavedeneev
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Where can I get such a rug?
@Dolphinado
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
It would've been really cool to see, for each rudiment, a clip of its application – like, what does it look like applied to the kit in a real fill or song? Would help a lot to get a sense for how powerful each rudiment is and what it can be used for.
@bricc1927
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
THIS IS MASSIVE THANKS DRUMEO
@CelebrityOutside
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
👍🥁
@kurtjunius3782
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
It's been a very long time since my lessons with Henry Bellson at Music Stop, Canoga Park. I'm 63 now and starting over with you guys, thanks for being here and inspiring this old guy to start again.
@Hama46
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
I was taught drumming by Mr. Martin Hurley. He was known as Mr Rudiment by his students at the time. All 6 of us snare drummers would practice all of these until we were in perfect sync with Mr Hurley hovering over us and correcting our form, etc. When I started to play set drum, I was genuinely surprised that all of these translated so cleanly to multiple instruments. RIP Mr. Hurley
@leonardohenrique3405
August 24, 2026 at 1:56 am
Bookmarked forever!