Learning famous drum beats is a fantastic idea.
After all, the grooves are well-known for a reason.
Or, more accurately, for various reasons.
Famous drum beats tend to be
- highly musical,
- have a catchy character
- and are highly recognizable.
Plus:
The grooves might give you a motivational challenge to learn them.
It’s also likely that you already know them.
Sounds awesome?
Agreed!
And that’s why I’m going to share an awesome tip with you today:
This Free Drum E-Book Is A 10/10
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I’m always on the lookout for inspiring material for my drum lessons.
This includes
- drums sheet music,
- helpful videos and
- tutorials offering both.
Thankfully, there are many, many resources that help me out.
I mean:
If you want to learn drumming online, you can easily do so.
There’s literally an endless stream of super helpful drumming content out there.
And one of these streams is provided by DrumsTheWord.com.
Maybe you already know them, or maybe you don’t.
Either way:
Their Famous Drum Beats E-Book Is My Tip For You
It’s called “The Greatest Drum Beats & Grooves Of All Time” and it contains more than 240 of the best grooves ever played.
And no, I’m not paid or affiliated with them.
I just found the PDF while preparing my drum lessons.
And I really, REALLY like this book.
Besides the easy-to-read drum transcriptions, I really enjoy the tips and musical information they’ve included for each famous drum beat.
Examples for the grooves are
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – drummer: Steve Gadd
- Dani California – drummer: Chad Smith or
- Ain’t Nobody – drummer: John “JR” Robinson
Literally, the who’s who of the drumming world is included here.
That’s why not only my students practice with the PDF.
I do so as well.
Hey, it’s always a good idea to learn new stuff!
Not only as a drummer, of course. 🙂
You’re Looking For Famous Punk Drum Beats?
Hands down:
I might not have created a free drum e-book with 240+ famous drum beats.
But if you enjoy punk grooves from famous songs, make sure to check out this blog article of mine.
It can be a fun addition to the e-book.
And please note:
As it’s not my e-book, I can’t promise it will available forever.
Just wanted to give you the tip to check it out.
Speaking of tip:
You also might want to read my best tips on how to practice drums the smart way.
After all, there’s always a lot going on in life, right?
That’s why it’s been relatively quiet on shedrums lately.
But music lives on more than one spectrum:
The louder notes.
The softer tones.
And also silence.
Hope you enjoy the free drum beats e-book from DrumsTheWord just like I do.
And if so, let me know!
Cheers,
Manu 🙂
Hi
I am trying to set up a recording studio and plan to compose music. While I am into guitars, piano etc. I have no idea of drums or any percussion (except piano) for that matter. As an aspiring musician I feel it important to at least know and be able to identify beats, rhythm and even decide what the beat should be for a particular song. Setting up a drum set at home is out of question – no space. But may be a cheap electronic one might fit in – the size of an octapad or something, though i dont know if that’s the best way to learn. Please advise.
Hi Sumit,
thanks for your comment!
Whishing you all the best in realizing your musical plans. 🙂
Maybe a mat drum set might be a good solution for you.
Those electric drums are really compact, and a student of mine used to practice with one of them.
You can simply put them on a table.
Also, a small 5-piece practice kit could be an option.
If you want to have a more “real” drumming experience, maybe you also want to take a look at the Roland TD-02K V-Drums Kit.
Another student of mine used to play it and was quite satisfied with it.
Personally, I don’t know a more compact e drum than the TD-02K.
Hope this helps.
All the best! 🙂
Ah well, thanks for your reply Manu but those kits are way too expensive for a starter, that too, when I do not plan to be a drummer. All I need is something to start off so that I can get a feel of what each component sounds like, drum patterns, and may be understand differences between styles and genre.
I would also be glad if you could even direct me to an iPad based app that has buttons like a drum programming machine, or, a real drum layout on the screen.
Hi Sumit,
thanks for making it clear to me. 🙂
I see, you’re looking for apps like Drum Pad Machine or Real Drum?
As I don’t use an iPad myself, I can’t recommend a certain app to you.
But the two mentioned have quite good ratings.