Signal 01 Rudiments

Rudiment atlas

All 27 PAS standard rudiments with stickings, counting, accent maps, and a practice pulse — categorized from single strokes through the pataflafla.

#1 · Single Strokes · Foundation

Single Stroke Roll

Alternating hands at an even spacing — the bedrock of drum set vocabulary.

96 BPM
Sticking
R L R L R L R L
Counting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Practice
Keep heights matched. Let the stick rebound; don't muscle every note.
R L R L R L R L

#2 · Single Strokes · Foundation

Single Stroke Roll (Left Lead)

The same alternating flow with the left hand speaking first — essential for balanced facility.

96 BPM
Sticking
L R L R L R L R
Counting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Practice
Match the right-lead version in height and spacing before you chase tempo.
L R L R L R L R

#3 · Single Strokes · Foundation

Single Stroke Four

Four-note grouping with an inner double — the first displacement pattern most drummers learn.

88 BPM
Sticking
R L L R L R R L
Counting
1 e & a
Practice
Accent the first note of each four-stroke group until the shape feels automatic.
R L L R L R R L

#4 · Single Strokes · Foundation

Single Stroke Four (Left Lead)

Mirror of the single stroke four — trains the weaker-side lead for fills and linear ideas.

88 BPM
Sticking
L R R L R L L R
Counting
1 e & a
Practice
Sing the grouping L-R-R-L before you add speed.
L R R L R L L R

#5 · Double Strokes · Foundation

Double Stroke Roll

Two clean rebounds per hand before switching — the gateway to buzz rolls and texture.

88 BPM
Sticking
R R L L R R L L
Counting
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Practice
Focus on the second stroke: it should sound as tall as the first.
R R L L R R L L

#6 · Double Strokes · Foundation

Double Stroke Roll (Left Lead)

Left-lead double strokes — balances rebound control across both sides of the kit.

88 BPM
Sticking
L L R R L L R R
Counting
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Practice
Keep the doubles even; don't let the left hand rush the switch to the right.
L L R R L L R R

#7 · Double Strokes · Intermediate

Five Stroke Roll

Short roll resolved by a single accent — the fill you hear at the end of every rock bar.

80 BPM
Sticking
R R L L R
Counting
1 e & a 2
Practice
Place the accent on beat 2 (or the next downbeat) and keep the doubles even.
R R L L R

#8 · Double Strokes · Intermediate

Six Stroke Roll

Triplet-friendly roll shape with a natural decrescendo into the last tap.

76 BPM
Sticking
R R L L R L
Counting
1 e & a 2 &
Practice
Use in 6/8 or as a triplet fill in 4/4. Let the last two notes breathe.
R R L L R L

#9 · Paradiddles & Variations · Foundation

Single Paradiddle

The most useful sticking on the kit — displacement, fills, and ghost-note language all start here.

84 BPM
Sticking
R L R R L R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Accent the first note of each four-stroke group until the pattern feels automatic.
R L R R L R L L

#10 · Paradiddles & Variations · Foundation

Single Paradiddle (Left Lead)

Left-lead paradiddle — unlocks left-hand fill entries and cross-stick vocabulary.

84 BPM
Sticking
L R L L R L R R
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Keep the inner double (L-L or R-R) relaxed and low.
L R L L R L R R

#11 · Paradiddles & Variations · Intermediate

Double Paradiddle

Six-stroke grouping with a natural accent shape — excellent for flowing tom fills.

78 BPM
Sticking
R L R L R R L R L R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a 3
Practice
Sing the grouping: R-L-R-L-R-R. Don't rush the double at the end of each half.
R L R L R R L R L R L L

#12 · Paradiddles & Variations · Intermediate

Double Paradiddle (Left Lead)

Mirror of the double paradiddle — balances six-stroke flow from the left side.

78 BPM
Sticking
L R L R L L R L R L R R
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a 3
Practice
Count all twelve notes aloud before you loop it under tempo.
L R L R L L R L R L R R

#13 · Paradiddles & Variations · Advanced

Triple Paradiddle

Twelve-note paradiddle family member — long-form displacement for extended fills.

72 BPM
Sticking
R L R L R L R R L R L R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4
Practice
Break it into three four-note chunks before you connect the full cycle.
R L R L R L R R L R L R L R L L

#14 · Paradiddles & Variations · Advanced

Paradiddle-Diddle

Six notes with a double on the back end — modern gospel and fusion staple.

82 BPM
Sticking
R L R R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 &
Practice
Accent the first note and the last double. This one loves ghost notes on the left.
R L R R L L

#15 · Paradiddles & Variations · Advanced

Flam Paradiddle

Flam into a paradiddle — weight on the downbeat with flowing diddle tail.

70 BPM
Sticking
lR L R R lL R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Keep grace notes tight to the primary stroke; let the paradiddle roll underneath.
L R L R R R L R L L

#16 · Paradiddles & Variations · Advanced

Single Flammed Mill

Flammed accents woven through alternating singles — orchestral color and marching weight.

68 BPM
Sticking
R L lR L R lL R L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
The flam should sit inside the flow, not stop the alternation.
R L L R L R R L R L

#17 · Flams & Flamacues · Foundation

Flam

Grace note tucked into a main stroke — adds weight, drama, and orchestral color.

72 BPM
Sticking
lR lL
Counting
1 2
Practice
The grace note should be quiet and close; the primary stroke speaks.
L R R L

#18 · Flams & Flamacues · Intermediate

Flam Accent

Accented flam followed by two taps — the classic marching accent shape.

68 BPM
Sticking
lR R lL L lR R lL L
Counting
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Practice
Each flam-accent group is three notes; keep the taps low after the accent.
L R R R L L L R R R L L

#19 · Flams & Flamacues · Intermediate

Flam Tap

Flam followed by a tap on the same hand — classic marching and rock fill material.

68 BPM
Sticking
lR R lL L
Counting
1 & 2 &
Practice
Keep the tap low after the flam accent. Let the hands alternate cleanly.
L R R R L L

#20 · Flams & Flamacues · Intermediate

Flamacue

Two flams into a tap — vocal, dramatic, and deeply musical on snare or toms.

66 BPM
Sticking
lR lR R lL lL L
Counting
1 e & 2 e &
Practice
Think whisper-whisper-SPEAK on each side. Keep the flams even.
L R R R R L L L

#21 · Drags · Intermediate

Drag

Two soft grace notes into a primary stroke — smooth, vocal, and deeply musical.

70 BPM
Sticking
llR llL
Counting
1 2
Practice
Think whisper-whisper-SPEAK. Keep the drags tight to the main note.
L L R R R L

#22 · Drags · Intermediate

Single Drag Tap

Drag into a tap on the same hand — foundational drag vocabulary for fills.

66 BPM
Sticking
llR R llL L
Counting
1 & 2 &
Practice
Keep the drag pair soft; let the tap rebound naturally.
L L R R R R L L

#23 · Drags · Advanced

Double Drag Tap

Three grace notes into a tap — heavier drag color for dramatic passages.

64 BPM
Sticking
lllR R lllL L
Counting
1 & 2 &
Practice
Don't crush the grace notes; they should buzz lightly into the accent.
L L L R R R R R L L

#24 · Multiple Paradiddles · Advanced

Drag Paradiddle #1

Drag into a paradiddle — hybrid pattern for linear fills and marching excerpts.

64 BPM
Sticking
llR L R R llL R L L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Keep the drag tight; let the paradiddle tail flow without rushing.
L L R L R R R R L R L L

#25 · Multiple Paradiddles · Advanced

Drag Paradiddle #2

Paradiddle bookended by drags — extended hybrid for turnaround fills.

62 BPM
Sticking
R L llR R L L llL L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Count all twelve strokes before adding tempo; the drags should not break the pulse.
R L L L R R L L R R L L

#26 · Multiple Paradiddles · Advanced

Flam Paradiddle-Diddle

Flam into paradiddle-diddle — extended flam family pattern for modern vocabulary.

66 BPM
Sticking
lR L R R L L lL R L L R R
Counting
1 e & a 2 & 3 e & a 4 &
Practice
Treat each six-note half as its own phrase before looping the full cycle.
L R L R R L L R L R L L R R

#27 · Rudimental · Advanced

Pataflafla

PAS rudiment #27 — flam pairs into taps, the traditional closer of the rudimental set.

60 BPM
Sticking
lR lR R L lL lL L
Counting
1 e & a 2 e & a
Practice
Practice open-close-open: slow flam clarity, then close to marching tempo, then open again.
L R R R R L R L L L L