BriefingRUD-01
A paradiddle is a sticking pattern built from single strokes and a double. The classic single paradiddle is R L R R · L R L L — four notes that flip lead hand each half.
The double at the end of each half (RR, then LL) resets which hand is free to lead the next group. That makes paradiddles great for even sound, speed, and moving accents around the kit without getting stuck on one hand.
Say it · pa-ra-did-dle · pa-ra-did-dle — four syllables, then the mirror starting on the left.
Sticking MapGRAPHIC
R Right hand
L Left hand
Single · RLRR LRLL
Click TrackAUDIO
Green clicks = Right · Blue clicks = Left. Loop keeps repeating the sticking. If silent, check phone volume / silent switch.
Practice NotesTIPS
Even height
Keep every note the same volume at first — especially the doubles. Uneven RR/LL is the usual giveaway.
Lead flips
After RLRR the left is free to start LRLL. Feel that hand-change as the phrase boundary.
Move the accent
Once the sticking is automatic, accent beat 1, then 2, then 3, then 4 — same hands, new groove.
On the kit
Put rights on snare / lefts on high-hat (or split toms). Paradiddles become fills without rewriting the sticking.