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Gavin Harrison’s Favorite Sticking

Gavin Harrison  /  UPDATED Aug 24, 2022

Every drummer has a select few patterns that naturally appear in their playing without much effort. It’s so ingrained into our muscle memory and our deep understanding of the pattern has made it become apart of our “sound”.

So what’s one of Gavin Harrisons? You ready?

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Don’t be deceived by the simplicity. Gavin will teach you to play and apply this sticking to different scenarios, and as a bonus, he’ll also share how you can spice it up by adding some kick drum to it and how to play polyrhythmic figures.

More videos with Gavin:

How To Create Amazing Drum Parts
“The Sound Of Muzak” Drum Beat
Paradiddle Challenge
Gavin’s 3+4+5 Groove


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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