7-7-5-5-3-3-2 Easy Odd Note Groupings

The fastest way to get faster on drums: ► If you want to start playing polyrhythms – or just improve your creativity around the kit – start with technique guru Bruce Becker’s 7-7-5-5-3-3-2 exercise. It consists of paradiddles and paradiddle diddles: The 7 is a paradiddle paradiddle paradiddle diddle (RLRR LRLL RLRR LL). The 5 is a paradiddle paradiddle diddle (RLRR LRLL RR). The 3 is a paradiddle diddle (RLRR LL). The 2 is a single paradiddle (RLRR). But we’re counting 16th note