Will's Drum Lessons

03/11/2024

I just uploaded my transcription of Jan Kincaid’s drum parts on the track: ‘Dream On Dreamer’ by The Brand New Heavies.

Crackin’ song! 🥁

Download the drum score for Dream On Dreamer by The Brand New Heavies. This is a detailed transcription of Jan Kincaid's recorded drum parts.

14/10/2024

Another drum transcription finished… “The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park.

Download the drum score for “The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park. A detailed transcription of Colin Brittain's recorded drum parts.

26/09/2024

New transcription added! “Too Sweet” by Hozier.

Download the drum score for Too Sweet by Hozier. This is a transcription of Peter Gonzales & Stuart Johnson's drum parts.

26/09/2024

New transcription added! “Where'd All The Time Go” by Dr. Dog.

Download the drum score for “Where'd All The Time Go?” by Dr. Dog. This is a detailed transcription of Eric Slick's recorded drum parts.

03/08/2024

Here's my drum score for James Taylor's “Fire And Rain”. Drums played by Russ Kunkel, using brushes. A great song, with some nice dynamic drum fills.

Download the drum score for Fire And Rain by James Taylor. This is a detailed transcription of Russ Kunkel's recorded drum parts.

25/07/2024

I've just uploaded my drum score for “Moonlighting” by Leo Sayer, recorded drummer: Michael Giles.

A student request, this one is fairly simple to play for a beginner/intermediate drummer.

Download the drum score for Moonlighting by Leo Sayer. This is detailed transcription of Michael Giles' recorded drum parts.

07/05/2024

Another drum score added! “Cut The Line” by Papa Roach.

Download the drum score for “Cut The Line” by Papa Roach. This is a detailed transcription of Tony Palermo's recorded drum parts.

10/04/2024

Another drum score uploaded! This time it’s “Year 3000” by Busted.

Download the drum score for Year 3000 by Busted, from the band's 2002 debut album. This is a transcription of Charlie Simpson's drum parts.

08/04/2024

No.73: Making use of a RRL sticking.

I wrote this beat down years ago then forgot about it. Then I found it last December, filmed it, but forgot about it again! I do quite like it though, and it’s fun to play! It came about just through experimenting with the RRL sticking that’s used at the start of the pattern. Even if you don’t fancy working out the entire thing, you could just take that first RRL lick and come up with all sorts of grooves yourself. Have a go 🙂

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30/12/2023

No.72: “Sextuplet lick, 2 across 3”

This fairly simple lick is played as 16th note triplets. The tricky part is playing pairs of notes across the triplets (if that’s new to you). There are loads of possible voicings for this lick, so experiment and make it your own.

Pearl Zildjian Vic Firth EVANS

30/12/2023

Drum score added!.. “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem. Very slightly adapted to better facilitate a live drum performance.

Download the drum score for “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem. A transcription of the sampled drum beats, slightly adapted for live drums.

16/12/2023

No.71: “Cowbell Groove feat. 3 across 4”

The main feature of this groove, and the starting point when I constructed it, is the RRL sticking that is played between cowbell & hi-hats. This recurring three note pattern is played across 16th notes, up until the end of the second bar.

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