Flam Triplets

[RevWrona]

Does anyone use Flam triplets? I've just started throwing them in and I am really digging them. Just curious about other peoples thoughts.

[Crazy+Hands]

I use the swiss army triplet, it makes one drum sound like many...thats the great thing about flams in general.

[intheruff]

Does anyone use Flam triplets? I've just started throwing them in and I am really digging them. Just curious about other peoples thoughts.

Is that rL L R lR R L ?

[Chris Oyens]

Is that rL L R lR R L ?

No. That would be a Flam Accent # 2. A Swiss Triplet would be: lR r l lR r l

It does NOT alternate so you should work it both ways. If you look ate the sticking you will notice it's really a double stroke roll overlapping. So when you play it VERY fast that's what it turns into -- a double stroke roll.

[intheruff]

No. That would be a Flam Accent # 2. A Swiss Triplet would be: lR r l lR r l

It does NOT alternate so you should work it both ways. If you look ate the sticking you will notice it's really a double stroke roll overlapping. So when you play it VERY fast that's what it turns into -- a double stroke roll.

Right on, thanks. I know the swiss trip, but am uncertain of the sticking to a flam trip.

[TheGroceryman]

I'm pretty sure the original poster was a bit vague in saying "flam triplet" because there are many stickings based off of triplets and flams, like the flam accent 1, 2, and swiss army triplets. All the different stickings give there own unique sound and can be used in many different ways.

Personally, i love using swiss army triplets (rL r l rL....) phrased as 16th notes, that gives that really common accent pattern. place the right hand of the flams on the high tom and you got an awesome fill.

then what i did after that was keep the same pattern but start the combination on all the different beats of a measure. Start it on the "1" then the "e" of one then the "and" of one then the "a" of one, etc. and you got more sweet combinations of the same fill that gives drastically different feels.

the possibilities are endless.

[oops]

Sorry, not sure if you meant to write it that way, but (rL r l rL....) would be a flam accent 1, rather than a swiss triplet (rL L R rL L R).

Tony was a big supporter of using swiss triplets I believe. They make for a massive sound, when played around the toms.