Doug’s Song Sketches: My own custom charting method that includes song structure, accents and some “exact” drum parts & fills on one page.īy the way, the words “Transcription”, “Lead Sheet”, “Chart” and “Score” are used interchangeably, with the most popular word being “Chart.” In other words, any of the above formats could referred to as a “Chart.”. Scores: Exact notes to be played by percussion instruments in an orchestra, such as, snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals on multiple pages. Studio and Big Band Charts: Song sections, accents and suggested drum parts on multiple pages. Jazz Lead Sheets: Musical chords in a song structure with a melody line and accents (but no specific drum parts) on one page. Rock Lead Sheets: Musical chords in a song structure with lyrics (but no drum parts) on one page. Drum Transcriptions: Note-for-note copies of drum parts. Here is a list of the different types of drum sheet music and a summary for each type: And you can even make your own drum sheet music.ĭrum sheet music comes in many different shapes and sizes. Should you learn to play the drums by ear or by using sheet music?Įach question deserves an in-depth answer so we’ll tackle the first one in this post and the other questions in future articles.Īs we learned above, the short answer to Question #1 is “Yes”, you can get sheet music for drums. Is sheet music used when you play drums in a band?. I think this is really three questions in one: 
And we always learn something about our own playing when we answer a question from someone else. I was asked this question recently: “aw hey i’d love to learn drums this might be a dumb question but can you get sheet music for it or is everything done by ear?”įirst of all: Great question! Drummers are always ready and willing to help others learn so you can become a member of our drumming community, too. They are the closest thing that a drum set drummer has to the sheet music provided for other instruments, like piano and violin. These books contain note-for-note copies of drum parts for hit songs, called drum transcriptions. The answers to these questions and much more can be found in books like the one on the left.
Want to know every single note that drumming great Kenny Aronoff played on the John Cougar Mellencamp hit Hurts So Good? Did you ever wonder at what tempo Green Day drummer Tre’ Cool played American Idiot? Do you know what Charlie Watts played at the beginning of the Rolling Stones hit Brown Sugar?
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