I've been a bit obsessed with left, right, both, and kick on drums lately. By that I mean those are the choices. So when I am playing and a transition is coming up quickly, I try to pop up some simple set of L,R,B, and or K in my mind (ex: RLRK). I don't try to imagine where to play it. I just do that RLRK over and over wherever my hands are. Then, while doing RLRK, I try to get my hands where they need to be for the next part.

So for rehearsal, I generated a list of all the possible combinations of left, right, both, and kick. I keep a set of drumsticks at my desk and when there are moments (file uploads, watching videos, etc.), I run through these slowly. There is something cool about each one of them.

I am finding that choosing a line (column, row) and playing them is a good challenge. Another is choosing one and then picking an adjacent one that is diagonal from it and wandering around. Since I am also working on my ghost notes, I accent the first note and ghost the rest that are hands (L,R, or B).

Enjoy!

Key: R = Right · L = Left · K = Kick · B = Both

Starting with R

RRRR  RRRL  RRRK  RRRB  RRLR  RRLL  RRLK  RRLB 
RRKR  RRKL  RRKK  RRKB  RRBR  RRBL  RRBK  RRBB 
RLRR  RLRL  RLRK  RLRB  RLLR  RLLL  RLLK  RLLB 
RLKR  RLKL  RLKK  RLKB  RLBR  RLBL  RLBK  RLBB 
RKRR  RKRL  RKRK  RKRB  RKLR  RKLL  RKLK  RKLB 
RKKR  RKKL  RKKK  RKKB  RKBR  RKBL  RKBK  RKBB 
RBRR  RBRL  RBRK  RBRB  RBLR  RBLL  RBLK  RBLB 
RBKR  RBKL  RBKK  RBKB  RBBR  RBBL  RBBK  RBBB

Starting with L

LRRR  LRRL  LRRK  LRRB  LRLR  LRLL  LRLK  LRLB 
LRKR  LRKL  LRKK  LRKB  LRBR  LRBL  LRBK  LRBB 
LLRR  LLRL  LLRK  LLRB  LLLR  LLLL  LLLK  LLLB 
LLKR  LLKL  LLKK  LLKB  LLBR  LLBL  LLBK  LLBB 
LKRR  LKRL  LKRK  LKRB  LKLR  LKLL  LKLK  LKLB 
LKKR  LKKL  LKKK  LKKB  LKBR  LKBL  LKBK  LKBB 
LBRR  LBRL  LBRK  LBRB  LBLR  LBLL  LBLK  LBLB 
LBKR  LBKL  LBKK  LBKB  LBBR  LBBL  LBBK  LBBB

Starting with K

KRRR  KRRL  KRRK  KRRB  KRLR  KRLL  KRLK  KRLB 
KRKR  KRKL  KRKK  KRKB  KRBR  KRBL  KRBK  KRBB 
KLRR  KLRL  KLRK  KLRB  KLLR  KLLL  KLLK  KLLB 
KLKR  KLKL  KLKK  KLKB  KLBR  KLBL  KLBK  KLBB 
KKRR  KKRL  KKRK  KKRB  KKLR  KKLL  KKLK  KKLB 
KKKR  KKKL  KKKK  KKKB  KKBR  KKBL  KKBK  KKBB 
KBRR  KBRL  KBRK  KBRB  KBLR  KBLL  KBLK  KBLB 
KBKR  KBKL  KBKK  KBKB  KBBR  KBBL  KBBK  KBBB

Starting with B

BRRR  BRRL  BRRK  BRRB  BRLR  BRLL  BRLK  BRLB 
BRKR  BRKL  BRKK  BRKB  BRBR  BRBL  BRBK  BRBB 
BLRR  BLRL  BLRK  BLRB  BLLR  BLLL  BLLK  BLLB 
BLKR  BLKL  BLKK  BLKB  BLBR  BLBL  BLBK  BLBB 
BKRR  BKRL  BKRK  BKRB  BKLR  BKLL  BKLK  BKLB 
BKKR  BKKL  BKKK  BKKB  BKBR  BKBL  BKBK  BKBB 
BBRR  BBRL  BBRK  BBRB  BBLR  BBLL  BBLK  BBLB 
BBKR  BBKL  BBKK  BBKB  BBBR  BBBL  BBBK  BBBB