Part 3 · Rudiments · Chapter 36

The Drag

A drag (also called a ruff) is like a flam with two grace notes instead of one. The two grace notes are a quick, soft double bounce by one hand, followed by the main note in the other: llR, rrL.

EXAMPLE 36.1Alternating drags
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EXAMPLE 36.2Drags and taps
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Bounce, don’t playTIP

The grace notes should be one relaxed drop that bounces twice. If you try to play two separate strokes they will be too loud and too slow.

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