Drum Lesson: Swiss Army Triplet 16th-Note Fills

To break out of a rudimental rut you must change your thinking. One quick way is by simply altering the rhythmic template. In this lesson we apply this method to the Swiss Army Triplet, which is three eighth-notes to a beat with a flam on every downbeat. By compressing it into a grouping of three sixteenth-notes we open our world to a whole new application for Swiss Amy triplet that has been utilized by great drummers such as Tony Williams and J. R. Robinson. Get the full lesson at and check out more at .