A SHUFFLE THESAURUS © 2005 Jason Bowld

& Paul Brook

They aren't ALL here, but there's enough to be getting on with! Some are our own inventions, most are standard shuffles.
Accents apply to snare drum only on 2 & 4

   
"Chicago" or Double Shuffle Jazz Shuffle

                            

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1
        2
     

 3  3  3  3
"Texas Shuffle" Jazz Shuffle variation

                    

       
3 3 3 3


3
      4
 
 

 3
Blues "Inside" Shuffle Jazz "Inside" Shuffle The "Roller Coaster"

                                       
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5
 6
  
7

     
The "Roller" "Steve Gadd" 1 "Steve Gadd" 2

 3  3 9  3 3
R L R R L R R L R R L R
L L


            
    
3 3

     
8
          
10

               
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Some Bass Drum variations for Rock/Pop/R&B...(Hi-Hat foot optional)

3  3 12 3 3  3 13 3  3 3
                                     
3 3 3 3
11
      
   
3 3
 3  3  3  3
     
                          
3 3 3 3

     
14 15

       
3 3 3 3
 3  3  3  3
  
                          
3 3 3 3

    
16 17

                 
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 3  3  3  3
Variation - Rumba Shuffle

                 
          
3 3 3 3


18
        19

      
3 3 3 3 3 3

  3  3  3
The "Purdie" Shuffle - Hand pattern Purdie Shuffles w/Bass Drum variations...

  
                        
3 3 3 3 3

  
20
 21

  
2
 3  3  3 
   
                   
3 3 3 3 3

 

22 23
    
        
 3  3  33  3

      
                
3 3 3 3 3

 
24
   25
    
         
3 3
 3  3  3  3
3 3

   
                        
3 3 3 3

            
26
 27

      
3 3 3 3 3

 3  3  3  3
                            
3 3 3 3

28
       29
       

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
Rock Shuffle 1 -

3  3 31    
Also try ghost strokes on HH Rock Shuffle 2 (Ride Bell) "Glam Rock Shuffle"

 3  3
                                          
3 3
30
         32 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Alternating hand triplets Shuffle... ...and variation (3 over 4 bell pattern) African inspired polyrhythmic Shuffle

3     3
R L R L R L R L R L R L
(same sticking)
3

                                         
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                    


33 34 35

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Bembe Shuffle... "Tears For Fears" Shuffle "Backwards Shuffle" 1

3 3 3 3  3 3 3
L L R L L L L R L L

                           
3 3
            
3 3

                     

3

  
36 37 38

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

"Backwards Shuffle" 2 w/open HH (same sticking) Brookie's "Interlocking Rock Shuffle"


3   3   
R

 3
L R
L
L R L

 3
R
L
L

  40             
3 3 3 3
         
    

          
39

          
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Ted's "Rumble Shuffle" Billy Cobham "Quadrant 4" (double BD - fast!)

 3  3  3  3
R R R R R R R R
L L

                            
3 3 3 3

41
  42

        
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3