Recorded in June 1990, “The Only One” (Reservoir) is an album by jazz pianist Kenny Barron with Ray Drummond on bass and Ben Riley on drums. Here’s the complete drum transcription (8 pages – including a drum notation key) for the self titled track. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
It’s a busy time, a lot of drum transcriptions requests and my recent relocation. By the way, here’s the complete drum sheet music (6 pages) for Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains, from the album Jar of Flies (1994) with Sean Kinney on drums. You can purchase the drum transcription on my digital marketplace on … More Alice in Chains – Rotten Apple (Drum Sheet Music)
Hi folks, here’s the entire drum sheet music (7 pages) for Fracture by King Crimson, from the album Starless and Bible Black (1974) with Bill Bruford on drums and percussion. If you are interested to get the full drum transcription you can purchase it here: https://gumroad.com/l/Ivfaj
Last month I talked about paradiddle application using the book “Stick Control”, in particular the exercises 5 to 8 of page 5. Here’s a summary of all the things discussed in the previous article. The grooves are played with the hi-hat on the downbeat. Here below the variation of the first groove (exercise 5) playing … More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application Part Two
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Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music (4 pages) for Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, from the self-titled album released in 1976 with Ron Beitle on drums. You can purchase the drum transcription here. https://gumroad.com/l/PlDyO
The possibilities of the “Stick Control” by G. L. Stone are endless. Here’s a drumset application using the exercises 5 to 8 of page 5, to create different grooves based on paradiddles. The right-hand plays on the ride cymbal and the left hand on the snare with the ghost notes, accenting the 2 & 4. … More Paradiddle Grooves – Stick Control Application
Included on the recent album After Hours by The Weeknd, Escape From LA deserves attention for his main groove and the hi-hat feel in double time. Here’s the transcription of the main groove: a slow hip-hop beat with an interesting hi-hat part at the end of every four measures. This is a drumset adaption since … More The Weeknd – Escape From LA (Drum Groove Transcription)
Here’s an extract of the ‘head’ of Calypso by Kenny Barron, from the album Landscape (1985) with Al Foster on drums. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Here’s the full drum sheet music for Tomorrow’s Dust by Tame Impala from the album The Slow Rush (2020) with Julien Barbagallo on drums. This is absolutely one of my favorites albums of the year. You can purchase the drum transcription here. https://gumroad.com/l/gWNdB
Hi folks, here’s a collection of four full drum sheet music from jazz to rock and pop. The transcriptions include some of the most memorable songs from 1958 to 2007 with the performances of legendary drummers like Steve Gadd, Max Roach, Gavin Harrison and Vinnie Colaiuta. Every groove and fill is transcribed accurately note-for-note, including … More 4 Essential Drum Transcriptions
