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These rudiments all incorporate the drag ruff. See Lesson 5: Flams & Drags for an explanation of the drag.
31: Drag
31: Drag
A double-stroked grace note pair followed by a primary stroke in the opposite hand.
"dr-rr-AG, dr-rr-AG"
32: Single Drag Tap
32: Single Drag Tap
A drag followed by a single stroke in the opposite hand. Note that this is more like the inverted flam tap than the flam tap!
"dr-rr-ag TAP, dr-rr-ag TAP"
33: Double Drag Tap
33: Double Drag Tap
Two identical drags followed by a stroke in the opposite hand.
"drrrag drrrag TAP, drrrag drrrag TAP"
34: Lesson 25
34: Lesson 25
A drag followed by two singles, using the rhythm shown. It is unclear where the name of this rudiment came from!
"too-oo-Wen-ty-FIVE! too-oo-Wen-ty-FIVE!
35: Single Dragadiddle
35: Single Dragadiddle
A paradiddle that starts with a bounced double stroke.
"drr-ag-a-did-dle, drr-ag-a-did-dle"
36: Drag Paradiddle #1
36: Drag Paradiddle #1
A paradiddle interupted by a drag after the initial single stroke. Also sometimes called "dragadiddle #1."
"ONE drrrag-a-did-dle, ONE drrrag-a-did-dle"
37: Drag Paradiddle #2
37: Drag Paradiddle #2
A paradiddle interupted by two drags after the initial single stroke. Also sometimes called "dragadiddle #2."
"TWO drrrags drrrag-a-did-dle, TWO drrrags drrrag-a-did-dle"
38: Single Ratamacue
38: Single Ratamacue
A single stroke four that starts with a drag. Ensure the last note is accented.
"rr-rr-rat-a-ma-CUE, rr-rr-rat-a-ma-CUE"
39: Double Ratamacue
39: Double Ratamacue
A ratamacue with an additional drag at the beginning.
"rrrat rrrat-a-ma-CUE, rrrat rrrat-a-ma-CUE"
40: Triple Ratamacue
40: Triple Ratamacue
A ratamacue with two additional drags at the beginning.
"rrrat rrrat rrrat-a-ma-CUE, rrrat rrrat rrrat-a-ma-CUE"
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