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Intro to Build-Fills

A build-fill is a basic, yet powerful, drum fill which builds into the next section usually with a crescendo or by gradually getting louder. You will see the symbol for crescendo throughout this lesson.

The build technique is used in the hit song Highway to Hell by AC/DC (1979). Play the main beat below 3 times, play the fill into the chorus, and then play the chorus main beat.

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Intro to Build-Fills

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    5
  • Author:
    Dawn Richardson
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A build-fill is a basic, yet powerful, drum fill which builds into the next section usually with a crescendo or by gradually getting louder. You will see the symbol for crescendo throughout this lesson.

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“When I play drums, I think of the entire band as one big instrument, and I play to serve it.”

- Jack DeJohnette (Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio)

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