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I know flams and drags are grace note patterns (like the acciaccatura on piano) on drum kit, but is it different to 'flam drag?' or is just a matter of wording?

Liberty Park
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Flam 

a grace note followed by an accent

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Drag 

two quick grace notes followed by an accent

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The amount of space between the two notes in a drag is somewhat subjective. Depending on whether you are a drum-set player (probably diddle) or a rudimental snare player (a buzz). This explains more exactly:

To answer your question: a flam drag is a mixture of both.

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Kellen Stuart
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