What are the most fun songs to play on drums?
Great question.
Unfortunately, there are many answers to it.
You like what you like, right?
Still, I’d love to share some solid recommendations including
- four lists with fun songs to drum along with (in my opinion),
- and a proven way to find your own most fun songs to play drums to.
Let’s start with the lists.
1. Beginner-Friendly Songs For Drummers
- “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” – Green Day
- “Seven Nation Army” – The White Stripes
- “Nothing Else Matters” – Metallica
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
- “Come As You Are” – Nirvana
- “Wellerman” – Nathan Evans
- “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
- “Zombie” – The Cranberries
- “We Will Rock You” – Queen
- “No One” – Alicia Keys
- “Clocks” – Coldplay
2. Intermediate-Level Songs For Drummers:
- “No One Knows” – Queens of the Stone Age
- “Smoke on the Water” – Deep Purple
- “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana
- “Misery Business” – Paramore
- “Uptown Funk” – Bruno Mars
- “Enter Sandman” – Metallica
- “Highway to Hell” – AC/DC
3. Advanced/Fun Groove Songs To Play On Drums:
- “Fool in the Rain” – Led Zeppelin (Half-time shuffle)
- “Rosanna” – Toto (Purdie Shuffle)
- “Pull Me Under” – Dream Theater
- “Chameleon” – Herbie Hancock
- “Take Five” – Dave Brubeck
- “Tom Sawyer” – Rush
- “The Pot” – Tool
4. Pop/Funk/Feel-Good Grooves:
- “Valerie” – Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse (including my favorite groove)
- “Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
- “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
- “Treasure” – Bruno Mars
- “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk
These songs are all great fun to drum along with.
However, there’s still a chance you don’t like them.
Fun songs to play on drums?
Well, maybe you enjoy something different.
And now?
Here’s my advice:
Focus On The Music You Like: Fun Songs To Play On Drums Will Follow
Considering the amount of music available, we’ll never be able to play the drums to each and every song out there.
There’s just so much music being released each second.
Considering this, we better make our choices.
You want to find fun songs to play drums to?
Then please answer these questions:
- Which music do you listen to?
- Are there any artists or bands you like the most?
- Do you prefer a certain genre like Rock, Jazz, or Pop?
Feel free to write your answers down as well.
By narrowing down the possibilities you have, making choices becomes much easier.
Here’s a quick example for you:
Let’s say you like to listen to rock music.
AC/DC is always a great pick.
However, you also like to listen to pop music, maybe songs by P!nk.
Now, you can simply start to drum to songs that fit your choices.
You can also ask AI tools like Chat GPT for inspiration, or simply search
- Google,
- YouTube
- or TikTok
for matches.
If you’re taking drum lessons, your teacher is glad to give you some more tips.
He or she also can help you with the next tip.
It’s Still Too Hard? Feel Free To Learn And Simplify The Drum Score
Being inspired by an awesome drummer is fantastic.
However, her or his drumming might be way too complicated for you.
You just have to wait until you learn the song, right?
Yes and no.
Yes, you can learn something else until you’re really ready to learn a certain song.
However, you don’t have to wait.
After all, you can also simplify the drum part.
You don’t have to play what another drummer already has played in the past.
Of course, you can, and it makes sense.
But you don’t have to.
Just simplify what you’re playing.
You can always change your way of drumming.
In fact, you’re highly likely to do so anyway.
Have fun with that and do what you love.
All the best,
Manu
Oh, and if you’re looking for lists with fun songs to drum along with, maybe you want to check out these blog posts:
- 10 great Rock pieces to play on the drums (Tomplay)
- 20 Easy Drum Songs For Beginners (Drumeo)
- 29 Great Drumming Songs (TheDrumNinja)
Did I forget something?
Let me know down in the comments. 🙂
