This song, one of GNR’s greatest, also features one of the most iconic drum openings of all time.
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Few drummers of Metallica’s peak era knew how to play to a song (and make a song better) than Lars. Lars is also a case study in cymbal accent placement in fact, he is one of the great accent-drummers in metal history. “Sad but True” is a pretty simple song on the surface, but what makes it a perfect song to learn is that it’s deceptively tricky, namely in its dragging groove, it’s off-beat fills, and it’s mixture of straight rolls with triplets. I know Lars Ulrich isn’t exactly the poster-boy for modern metal drumming, but his playing on the first five Metallica albums are pretty important for beginners who are just beginning how to compose and groove on heavy metal songs. It’s a great song to learn for so many reasons, as it will help you practice hitting fills on accents with guitar riffs, it will teach you endurance (it’s nearly 8 minutes long!), and it will also help you escape from playing the hi-hat with just your right hand (the beat is based around a two-handed hi-hat groove). Many of Iron Maiden’s songs can be tricky (particularly on the Nicko McBrain records), but this song is one of their simplest – and best. All of those dynamics are achieved the way classic jazz drummers achieved their dynamics – not by punching in or recording sections separately, but by Grohl’s control of his own dynamics. Pay attention in particular to the ways that Grohl moves from the quiet verse sections to the heavy choruses and bridge. This is a great song not only to practice little technical things – like rim clicks and hitting cymbals in tandem with the guitar – but also to work out your dynamics. “Heart Shaped Box” is one of my favorite Grohl performances, and it’s also one of his simplest. Everywhere in his catalogue that you look – whether its his work with Them Crooked Vultures, Queens of the Stone Age, Scream, the drumming on the early Foo Fighters albums, or with Nirvana – there is a creatively refreshing and energetic take on classic drum tropes. If you can master this bit of coordination, you’re well on your way to improving your understanding of rhythm.ĭave Grohl is one of the great drummers of the last few decades, and a pretty important drummer to study.
“You Shook Me All Night Long” is a great song to learn because although the drum beat itself is simple, it has one tricky, but fundamental aspect to it: the kick drums land on the 1 and the “and” offbeat of 3. He’s also a great model to aspire to because his simple grooves really made AC/DC’s classic albums cook. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is infamous for never, ever playing a drum fill (I challenge you to find one that isn’t technically an “accent”), which is partly what makes him a great drummer for newbies to study.
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