A part marker will force a drum fill. Click on a measure number in the Chordsheet. That measure will change from blue to green to neither in a cycle. A part marker that is a color change from the prior measure will usually cause a fill to sound more "active".

If all you want is drums for the fill, muting the other instruments in that measure (use F5) will also emphasize the drums. When I do this, I usually have the bass play, too.




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