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How To Play Bombtrack By Rage Against The Machine

by thedrumninja on 01/21/2011 | 2,356 Views | 0 Comments

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This week we'll be learning how to play Bombtrack by Rage Against The Machine which was the opening song on their self-titled debut album. The album was released on November 6, 1992 hitting #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Download The PDF: www.thedrumninja.com Bombtrack sits at around 76bpm and drummer Brad Wilk lays into the guitar riff with a constant underlying pulse of 16th notes - played on a combination of closed and slushy hats. The song starts off with the guitar and bass riff.  Look at the transcription and you'll see that the drums enter on bar seven with sixteenth notes played in unison on the bass drum, snare and floor tom. Increase the volume across these two bars to build the intensity along with the rest of the band.  At this point the chorus theme enters which is sixteenth notes played on slushy hi-hats, back beat on two and four and a syncopated two bar bass drum pattern that ends with three crashes on the ... more...

How To Play Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

by thedrumninja on 01/21/2011 | 2,082 Views | 0 Comments

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In this lesson I'll be showing you how to play Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz. This track was released in 1993 from the album of the same name and became one of Lenny's most successful songs. Download The PDF: http://thedrumninja.com/drum-transcriptions/ The track features one of the catchiest guitar riffs ever written but it's Cindy Blackman's high-energy drumming that really makes the song (at least it does for me!). The vibe is established straight from the outset with quarter notes on the snare to accompany the guitar part and an occasional bass drum punctuation. Simple but very effective! Cindy moves to an 8th note groove played heavily on the ride before moving to the hi-hats for the verse. The hi-hats are quite slushy throughout to give it that dirty rock feel. The main thing to look out for is the broken 16th note fill between the snare and hi-hat which leads into the chorus. It's quite tricky and lasts twice as long on the repeat.  The drum... more...

Simple Linear Drum Fill

by Drummeretc on 01/09/2011 | 3,451 Views | 2 Comments

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DRUM LESSONS WITH STEPHEN TAYLOR Check out my You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrummerEtc?feature=mhum Hook up with me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/drummeretc Read my drum blog: www.DrummerEtc.com or find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StephenTaylor81 I can also be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]

A Tasty Little Groove Snack

by Drummeretc on 01/09/2011 | 3,291 Views | 1 Comments

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Jazz Fills and Trading Fours

by Drummeretc on 01/07/2011 | 3,292 Views | 0 Comments

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Jazz Fills and Trading Fours

by Drummeretc on 01/07/2011 | 3,649 Views | 2 Comments

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Half-time shuffle

by Drummeretc on 01/07/2011 | 2,206 Views | 0 Comments

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Simple Drum Fill

by Drummeretc on 01/07/2011 | 2,030 Views | 0 Comments

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How To Play Back In Black - The Drum Ninja

by thedrumninja on 12/08/2010 | 2,836 Views | 0 Comments

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In this lesson we'll be learning how to play the rock classic Back In Black by AC/DC which appeared as the first track on side two of their 1980 album of the same name. The track peaked in the U.S. at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and was No. 51 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart, which debuted in March 1981. In 2009 It was named as the second greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. Download the transcription at www.thedrumninja.com/drum-transcriptions Back In Black is quite a laid back rock tune but it packs a massive punch. It features one of the most recognizable guitar riffs ever written and Phil Rudd compliments this with a heavy eighth note rock groove played on dirty hi-hats. On the verses you'll find a straight ahead groove, eighth notes on the hi-hats, one and three on the bass drum, two and four on the snare drum. There is a broken sixteenth note fill (starting on beat two) on bars four and eight which you can pick up... more...

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by thedrumninja on 12/01/2010 | 1,495 Views | 0 Comments

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Drum & Bass is fast paced, syncopated and jam-packed with ghost notes. It's great fun to play and when you feel those heavy bass lines in your chest you just want to move. It really was made for drummers because we get to play for the song and show off our chops at the same time. More and more live musicians are getting drawn to this style because of the challenge and the freedom that it offers. Drummers like Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb and KJ Sawka are pushing the boundaries of what's possible on the drumset as well as what's possible with the genre. In this lesson I'll show you three more Drum & Bass grooves. Each is a two bar pattern, constant eighth notes on the hi-hats with variations on the bass drum and snare.  Exercises – Download the pdf at www.thedrumninja.com. You'll see six, two bar grooves, of which the first three are shown in the video (four times each). Set your metronome to 50bpm and try to play what's written. Take ... more...