Keith Carlock Paradiddle Diddles | Study The Greats 

Wow. Can't decide if I'm more impressed with Keith Carlock, or the fact that you were able to transcribe this! :)

Great lesson Austin! :)

The paradiddlediddle was always one of my favorites. Easy to get up to speed, lots of practical applications. One of the 10 or so rudiments worth remembering.

"mmmMMMMMM" -Austin Burcham every video xDDD

I like how humble you are bro haha! The fact that your pulling off all the stuff that these great drummers are doing is insane. Its a talent in itself you can even break down half of these! Seriously though bro great lesson.

I'd like to add that what makes Keith Carlock so great at using this rudiment in his playing, apart from his improvisational genius and phrasing, are his tone, articulation and dynamics. This is evident in the very first segment of this video. Keith is almost always striking the same part of the drum every time, and his doubles are dead even with no pulsation from left hand to right. This makes his rolls silky smooth. He also brings out his accents in prominent fashion so that the emphasis of his phrases are essentially the accents and not the double stroke rolls. The coolest thing by far, in my opinion, is how Keith is able to build and release tension in his rolls with dynamics and well-timed cymbal crashes.

This is one of the most clear, concise, and approachable breakdowns of a seemingly insane chop that I've ever seen. Kudos.

Your playing is ridiculously clean. Great great lesson

This man is gifted. He's a teacher. He applies strict analysis to the great drummers. We comprehend more about their talent thanks to him. Keith open the door for us. Keith I wish you reach the hall of fame.

Excellent analysis, explanation AND demonstration. You are a superb teacher and drummer!!!!

Austin thanks so much for this channel. Two years ago I learned how to transcribe using Logic from you. It is one of the most valuable tools in my toolbox now. Subscribed!

Dope as always!

This guy is insane, such tasteful grooves. One of my favorite drummers.

Met him at the 55 bar a few years ago. He was playing with James Genus on bass and Wayne Krantz on guitar (I hope I spelled the name right!) Carlock told me that he is actively trying to channel a straight up funky feeling in what he does. I think this is part of why his fills and overall technique are so strong. He plays a lot without getting in the way of the other players. Very hard to do. He is an amazing drummer. Good teaching video btw.

So funny because I was just showing someone that Vic Firth video. I got to stand right by his high hat at the 55 bar in NYC several years ago with Wayne Krantz and James Genus. It was raw fusion in every sense of that word. Afterwards I spoke to him. He said that he's always trying to channel that THUMP in what he does. It's like the doubles (diddles) are all connected to that thing too. I will never forget that night because the whole group was KILLING it.

Great video. I got to see him years ago in the front row at Bentleys Drum Shop. Definitely someone worth studying. Best doubles I've ever seen and great traditional grip. Lots of power. He's a stick of dynamite !

I've been playing drums a long time, and I know a good lesson when I see it. Giving this away for free is a public service.

You have a gift for instruction. I truly enjoy how well you make these chops simple to play.

waiting for keith carlock to comment

sending some gratitude and kudos from London UK pal. Thanks for breaking these things down for us mortals!

Nice break down. I saw him doing this with Steely Dan and couldnt figure out what he was doing. I just knew it was one of the sickest licks I had ever seen. Thanks for breaking it down.

You are a fantastic musician Austin. Rock On. That was fantastic playing by you man.

how could someone give you a thumbs down? You are a great drummer and teacher. Thank you!

This is an example of great instruction. Thank you very much.

Count this as comment #351 tipping my hat in great respect to you, man! This was an awesome breakdown of one of the best drummers to be born in the last 50 years. Thanks so much for all you do, Austin!

Thank you Austin. You have a great knack for explaining complex concepts so normal people can understand.

Lovely playing and lovely kit. 👌🥁🥢

Very well-done! Solid rudimental foundation Austin and a clear breakdown of Carlock's go-to fill/groove. Of course, if we could only play it with the same ferocity as Carlock does! Cheers!

Austin, your videos are sick! In 40 years studying I can't remember enjoying learning from my favorites so much. By the way, your chops are the shit. Keep the videos coming. I'll pay..

😁NASTY! Both Austin & Keith in FULL-ON BEAST MODE!!! YEAH!! 😁

Austin you are flippin' amazing. To break down what others are doing in steps and re-teach is a great skill in itself. I've admired Kieth Carlock for awhile and often refer to the Vic Firth clip to say to my drummer friends, "Yeah, but have you seen this?" I wrote to Kieth awhile back explaining that I had no Idea what he was doing but I was blown away, etc. He was very cool to get back to me with a simple 'thanks!'.

you totally naild it Austin! very well played and also explained!

That fill is insane. I can’t stop watching it. Great video. Nice job breaking it down, but, man, it’s still insane.

This has to be the most bad ass of all the fills in the series. Ferocious comes to mind.

Yup. I'm really digging your analysis, as well as the transcription. The playing certainly aint shabby either :) This one's a keeper, Austin - thanks

This guy's awesome, I know Keith and saw him play a few days ago, had a nice conv with him but just figured I'd never be able to figure what the hell he's doing, but here I am playing along on my office deck. Thank you!!

incredible listener and teacher you are Austin!

You are so mechanical but fluid at the same time.... so cool. Well done !

Once again thanks for breaking it down for us Austin.

Good drummers borrow... great drummers steal! I love your channel Austin. Keep it up...

Austin, just subscribed to your channel and I must say, I’m impressed. You have a good, clear voice and you use no-nonsense language. I appreciate that. Keep up the good work and I’ll spread the word on your channel! 👍

Very cool breakdowns. Thank you Austin for giving time for us. :D

Great Workshop You created !! I`ve started to collect your material.. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina !!

awesome video as usual! great work Austin!!

Keith really works his drums! Brilliant. Really well presented explanation too.

this really captures the essentials of that chop!

Thanks so much for your videos. You do a great job of explaining and analyzing and demonstrating. 🙂🥁👍

Brother you are such a inspiration to the drumming community thank you so much for all your visit Brother you are such a inspiration to the drumming community thank you so much for all your vids I was already a big fan of the para diddle diddle and used it in several groove and improv situation but you have really given a great approach through studying Keith Car Lot Thanks again for your videos and your enthusiasm for the drums!!!!

That is some crazy stuff! I love how when broken down it becomes so clear.... and you realize how "Attainable" it is... nice lesson, Austin :)

Fantastic. I have seen Carlock do this so many times and always wondered what the heck was going on....thanks for posting!

Great Explanation and demos!

Thanks for breaking this one down Austin. It's amazing how the doubles smooth out at 115bpm. Well played.

I can’t believe I didn’t see this channel before ! Great stuff !

Really nice teaching and playing! Thanks for this!

Thanks for posting this video. I thought it was so great, I showed it to my 16-year-old son (jazz drummer) and he liked it just as much!

Loving the traditional grip and "finger control" aspect in your playing. Thank you Bill Pingree.

Awesome Lesson... Ive combined your approach to Chris Coleman's use of linear triplets with this lesson to create a fun lick!

Great job as always! One of Keith's signature fills. Awesome!

Dude. Amazing lesson, and playing. Thank you :)

This is genuinely one of my favorite fills, I cannot wait to try and learn to play thanks to this, Nice one man!

That was stunning. Brilliant job.

thank you. the breakdown makes sense. never could have dissected it myself.

Great job breakin' it down Austin! Thanks for taking the time and sharing. Continued success! Happy drumming!!!:)

"Pretty bad ass, right?" Ha ha, you're not wrong.

Hello from the UK pal. Great stuff. Your vid's are one of the best i've seen with regard to lessons, explanation and execution of fills and grooves. They are very helpful! I know how much time and effort must go into them. And just wanted to let you know it's appreciated! Great technic on the drums and with the audio software dude.

Nice playing and definitely not just jazz fusion as I can't remember the pattern off the top of my head but I remember Randy Castillo using paradiddles to great effect on one of the Lita Ford albums. The fill starts the song and it is really nice. It might even be double paradiddles. The point is a good fill is great to have for when you need it

Great job! Saw Keith live a couple of times.

Brilliant vid Austin, thanks very much! I don't know how you managed to transcribe this ... well done my friend!!

Awesome video, lesson and playing man. Thank you very much, you've just opened up a whole new world for me. And a pandora's box. Cheers, Stew

Parts of this remind me a little of John Bonham on Moby Dick which in turn reminds me of Joe Morello. I came to Keith Carlock late through Toto as not much of a jazz fan but seriously good drummer and manages to make solos sound interesting again as too many I have seen lately rely on double bass drums. Excellent job at transcribing out and beats my moving the cursor back button back button many times. When I was younger I used to play the same part of the record over and over to pick out what was going on thereby annoying my family.

This was just some INCREDIBLE transcribing and analyzing, thanks a lot!

This is amazing! Love the concept and the transcription and breakdown...these are some seriously inspiring lessons presented in such a way as to make the seemingly impossible suddenly seem quite possible.

Hey Austin, great job on Keith Carlock diddles, he's a great player for sure! Nice job bro. David Curtis Drumming

Austin,very cool and inspiring videos) Love your clean playing and your clean sound!

great and smooth playing !

This is so useful because you can play the doubles on the snare as long as your heart desires

Outstanding video. A great tutorial and really well explained. Pretty damned good drumming, too.

Ok...to figure out such a great pattern is one thing...but you can play it too! In my opnion, you're a very great drummer and i want to thank you for your good lessons!

You are awesome...to be able to copy the greats is very impressive!

Awsome. Really informative. Just goes to show that all mayor players have their own strengths. Great lesson. Thanks for sharing your great analysis of patterns with all off us. You've gained a subscriber

Incredible transcription…thanks so much…👌🤩🤩

i discover your videos and i've just watched plenty of them because i find them very intersting, well explained and i really love the concept, how you transcribe then play ! I think i'm going to spend a lot of time on your channel ! And you play very well !

Hey Austin. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. I love this lick and plan to use it on my solos. I do single stokes instead of the doubles. They don't sound as clean as the doubles but they work for me and it still sounds good. Thanks for the lesson!

Great playing and very helpful - thanks!

great channel man. concise, straightforward explanation and execution. thanks for the great lessons!

This is really a fantastic drum channel. Great job Austin

yeah, decomposition of drummers material, just what I was looking for. Awesome.

Fantastic as always.

So glad I just stumbled across your channel. Fantastic content! Subscribed straight away :D

SO SO nice to see a fellow traditional grip player!! excellent lessons. Gonna sub!

incredibile pulizia di suono. Great musician!

I find that, when leading with the double kick (as opposed to ending the lick with the kick), I play a Moeller 6 stroke figure (LRlrlr) two strokes

Lol. I learned it ad a 6 stroke roll. Didnt know its known as the paradiddle diddle.. Gonna be developing it more now. Love your channel.

I was waiting for someone to do this! Great lesson. Thx

YOU JUST FURTHER GAVE ME SOME IDEAS I AM GOING TO INTEGRATE THOSE CONCEPTS WITH THE VIRGIL DONATI STUFF THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. AUSTIN YOUR AWESOME KEEP IT COMING ESPECIALLY THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN IT PIECE BY PIECE

Fantastic lesson. Thank you!

Great explanation and playing! Keep on!

Perfectly explained. Really appreciate these. Keep em coming

You, sir, are awesome! Thank you so much!

Gadd does something similar a lot only with an accented single stroke on the snare for a dotted eighth triplet feel.