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Fill (music) facts for kids

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A fill in popular music is a short instrumental passage, between melody lines of a song. (A longer passage between verses is called a solo.)

Fills are usually played with a keyboard instrument or a guitar, but other instruments (such as a saxophone) may also be used. Drum fills are sometimes called "drum rolls", but a roll is actually a steady beat on a single drum, while a fill may use more than one drum or beat.

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  • Fill with groove number 2 and sixteenth notes

    Sixteenth note fill in a rock/popular groove played on a drum kit.

  • G run in G

    G run in G major contains both hammer-ons and a pull-off.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fill (música) para niños

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