The Swiss army triplet was one of the last drum rudiments to be added to the 40 drum rudiments. It’s actually very similar to the flam accent. The flam accent is basically a single stroke roll with a flam on the first note, which is mostly played in triplets. The Swiss army triplet sounds just like a flam accent. Instead of being build upon a single stroke roll it has a double stroke with a flam on the first note, followed by a single stroke. As you can see from the sheet music below, the Swiss army triplet doesn’t alternate naturally within itself. You’ll have to learn how to play the Swiss army with both right hand and left hand lead.
