Steve Smith's Swing Faradicldles

T!,,ese are some of the building blocksI use tr; create i:rtcle.iiing phiases u:iing flams. i like to put
flams on diddles, which gives you a hip sounc antl ihe*., are l*irly casy ta play" Thesr are not exerr:ises,
they are building blocks that you cen ust-: to iner*agr-' /i-llir";'*itabi:i.t;- iillii e,*Ero Lip *,iiii r:;:eativ*
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L-ve[E bue if-you start by swirrging there tfoeir t.,iil !:i"'.,i': :i beti*r ir:,l at higirer iriiip+s. At first plav
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ihr: v,tarxples on the snare dmm fhen iry moving tlie a*::e iit:ri *ai-.: +f- :h* ikri,.:: i+ a t,.x":i ffit{i y,*n rvill bi,
(-li.t your wa,v to coming up with your oyin appliratio:;s of ti:l-r coltc,;pir. F.l1jc;,.-i

\'i.'; iaticn 2 puls the "ciiddie in the iniddie". Play ihe flam ::* tire l"tri:t n,;ie of li're tliridle.

Variaiion 3 with the diddle in front is my favcurite variation and the orre I f;nii mcst us*ful when irnprr:visintr4.

Variation 4 with the diddle as a "pick up". 'Ihis is a very syncepaied and swinging r.ariaiion.

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You can play the sequence starting on any variation. Here I start rryith Variation 3 using Left IIa::d Lead.

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Variation 3 played at three speeds: half time, triplets and doubie tirrie. Ihis rvill incr*ase.vour vocahuLary
and rhythmic awareness. Play all four p;rrid:dle i,ariations"

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