Here’s a workout to develop and improve your ability to play ghost notes on an eight-note groove, playing different bass drum combinations. This is the first part of a series of exercises, you can apply this of course on the ride cymbal with various left-foot hi-hat ostinato. The difficult thing is to play the two … More Grooving with Ghost Notes – Part one
Hi folks, here’s the drum sheet music for Dave’s Gone Skiing by Toto from the album Tambu (1995) with Simon Phillips on drums. The drum transcription (5 pages) is available for free and includes also a drum notation key. It was fun and challenging to transcribe this song, I hope you appreciate. DOWNLOAD THE PDF … More Toto – Dave’s Gone Skiing (Drum Sheet Music)
This time I wanna recommend you something interesting to learn and study the Cuban drumming: a book created by Italian drummer and percussionist Aldo Mazza founder of the KoSa workshop in Canada. Cuban Rhythms for Percussion & Drumset is a great resource of the most popular grooves and rhythms of Cuba, including also several play-along … More Cuban Rhythms for Percussion & Drumset – The Essentials
I’m glad to share with you my new work ‘Strivers & Lost Souls’ out for Neele Records, available on all digital stores and streaming platforms. The EP includes four tracks, entirely composed and produced by me as Francis V, with an electronic sound and various influences from pop to film music. ✓ Follow Francis … More Francis V • Strivers & Lost Souls EP
Here’s the full drum sheet music (6 pages) for Schism by Tool from the legendary album Lateralus (2001) with Danny Carey on drums. The transcription is now available for purchase in two different versions (both include a drum notation key). 1) Includes the drum transcription for Schism in one printable PDF. https://sellfy.com/p/9fj6se/ https://gum.co/fNHmq 2) The … More Tool – Schism (Drum Sheet Music)
Developing samba ostinato putting together left-hand samba rhythm, telecoteco in the right-hand and foot samba pattern. Thank you to Adam Osmianski for sharing an interesting series of articles about the Kiko Freitas-style samba. http://thatdrumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Kiko%20Freitas By the way, I’m now on Facebook… follow my page! 🙂
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music (8 pages) for Calling Elvis (album version – 6:26) by Dire Straits from the album On Every Street (1991) with Jeff Porcaro and Manu Katché on drums. For purchasing the drum transcription go here. https://sellfy.com/p/stjaj6/ https://gumroad.com/l/nzwJe
Hi folks, coming soon with a lot of stuff that I’ll be happy to share with you. I’m working to the facebook page of the blog meanwhile you can find me also on Pinterest. Follow my page to get access to a bunch of drum transcriptions and exercises… I’m sure they will help you. Save … More Now on Pinterest!
Here’s a collection of five drum transcriptions of famous performances by rock band Stone Temple Pilots with Eric Kretz on drums. The transcriptions, extracted from the first three albums of the band, are: • Dead & Bloated from Core (1992) • Wicked Garden from Core (1992) • Vasoline from Purple (1994) • Big Empty from … More Stone Temple Pilots – 5 Drum Transcriptions
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music for Zero by The Smashing Pumpkins. The song is included on the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) with Jimmy Chamberlin on drums. The transcription includes 3 pages plus a drum notation key. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
