Part 3 · Rudiments · Chapter 34

The Flam Accent

The flam accent is a flam followed by two taps, in triplets: lR L R, rL R L. The flam alternates hands each beat.

EXAMPLE 34.1Flam accents
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EXAMPLE 34.2With the bass drum
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Bass drum on every beat under the flams.

Think single strokesTIP

Under the flams, the flam accent is just a single stroke roll in triplets: R L R L R L. The grace notes sit on top.

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