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One Easy Drum Beat That Sounds Hard

Jared Falk  /  UPDATED Aug 25, 2022

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If you can play a single stroke roll, you can play this beat.

I first learned this beat from Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band, and Josh originally stole it from Vinnie Colaiuta (what drummer hasn’t used a Vinnie lick in their lifetime?).


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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