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Learn How To Play The Single Ratamacue Drum Rudiment! This next free drum lesson on the 40 drum rudiments teaches you how to play the single ratamacue, a drum rudiment from the drag family of drum rudiments.
- What Is A Ratamacue?
- Tips For Playing Single Ratamacues
- How to Play The Single Ratamacue on The Drums
- What’s Next?
The ratamacue’s pattern sounds just like its name. This rudiment is basically a single stroke four paired with a drag, and it’s played as triplets. Here’s what the ratamacue sounds like: You can use this tool to practice along at the tempo that’s best for you (it’s the one Drumeo membersuse when practicing with the 3000+ play-along tracks inside ou...
Work on the single stroke four and the drag before you learn this rudiment. Follow these tips to help you play ratamacues smoothly and consistently. We’ve put together a playlist with drumless tracksat different tempos so you can practice this rudiment over real music:
Once you’re comfortable playing it on a practice pad, try some ratamacues around the drum set. Here are some exercises to get started. #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: Any surface can be part of the pattern!
With enough solid practice, you’ll start to feel more confident playing ratamacues. This will give you a good foundation in stick control and prepare you for the double ratamacue, which is the rudiment you should learn next.
One of the most simple and brilliant applications of rudiments to the drumset is the way Steve Gadd plays the ratamacue. We'll learn this pattern as well as...
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