DOWNLOAD FREE DRUM TRANSCRIPTIONS AND EXERCISES!
After teaching drum lessons for so many years, I was inspired by a colleague of mine to include this page of drum charts/drum transcriptions and exercises that I've made for students over the years. I've taken some liberties with the transcriptions as most of my students have five piece drum sets with only a pair of hi hats, a crash and a ride. It is important to note that these are my interpretations of the songs as well. Please check back regularly for new additions and feel free to download them for yourself!
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EXERCISES
INSTRUCTIONAL - Afro-Caribbean Beats
INSTRUCTIONAL - Countdowns
INSTRUCTIONAL - Counting And Subdividing
INSTRUCTIONAL - Doubles Chop Builder
INSTRUCTIONAL - Drum Transcription Legend
INSTRUCTIONAL - Drum Set Notation
INSTRUCTIONAL - Jazz Exercise #1
INSTRUCTIONAL - Jazz Exercise #2
INSTRUCTIONAL - Moeller Jam
INSTRUCTIONAL - Notes And Rests
INSTRUCTIONAL - Sanford Double Beat 1
INSTRUCTIONAL - Sanford Double Beat 2
INSTRUCTIONAL - Singles Chop Builder
INSTRUCTIONAL - Syncopation Variations
INSTRUCTIONAL - Syncopation Systems
INSTRUCTIONAL - Table Of Time
SONGS
21 Pilots - Guns For Hands
21 Pilots - Holding On To You
21 Pilots - Levitate
21 Pilots - The Hype
22 Jacks - On My Way
30 Secods To Mars - Kings & Queens
.38 Special - Hold On Loosely
A
AC\DC - Back In Black
AC\DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC\DC - Highway To Hell
AC\C - It's A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock n Roll
AC\C - Who Made Who
AC\C- You Shook Me All Night Long
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Trace Adkins - This Ain't No Love Song
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Alice In Chains - Man In The Box
All That Remains - And Death In My Arms
Tori Amos - Fast Horse
Anti Manifesto - Propaghandi
Asking Alexandria - Breathless
Atreyu - Doomsday
Audioslave - Be Yourself
August Burns Red - Carol Of The Bells
Autolux - Turnstile Blues
Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece Of Heaven
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold - Welcome To The Family
B
Bachman Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care Of Business
Tal Bachman - She's So High
BadBadNotGood - Triangle
Bad Religion - Dharma And The Bomb
Bad Religion - Infected
Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning
Bad Religion - Overture & Sinister Rouge
Bad Religion - Popular Consensus
Barenaked Ladies - Odds Are
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Big & Rich - Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy
Black Sabbath - Snowblind
Black Strobe - I'm A Man
Bloc Party - Banquet
Blink 182 - Adam's Song
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Blink 182 - Always
Blink 182 - Anthem Part 2
Blink 182 - First Date
Blink 182 - Man Overboard
Blink 182 - The Rock Show
Blisterhead - Red Angel
Blondie - Dreaming
Blondie - I'm Gonna Love You Too
Blondie - Kung Fu Girls
Blondie - One Way Or Another
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
Bon Jovi - Just Older
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi - Roller Coaster
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bon Jovi - We Weren't Born To Follow
Booze and Glory - Days, Months, Years
Boston - Hitch A Ride
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Bowling For Soup - 1985
Boys Like Girls - Thunder
Lincoln Brewster - Everybody Praise The Lord
Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile
Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby
Luke Bryan - We Run This Town
Michael Buble' - It Had Better Be Tonight
Buckcherry - Christmas Is Here
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Buckcherry - Dreams
Buckcherry - Everything
Buckcherry - For The Movies
Buckcherry - Hot Legs
Buckcherry - I Don't Care
Buckcherry - Lit Up
Buckcherry - Slammin'
Buckcherry - Sorry
Buckcherry - These Things
C
Jeremy Camp - All The Time
Jeremy Camp - Giving You All Control
Jeremy Camp - I Still Believe
Jeremy Camp - Lay Down My Pride
Jeremy Camp - My God
Jeremy Camp - Reckless
Jeremy Camp - Stay
Jeremy Camp - Take A Little Time
Jeremy Camp - Take My Life
Jeremy Camp - Take You Back
Catfish And The Bottlemen - Coincide
Cheap Trick - Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love
Cheap Trick - Hello There
Cheap Trick - Never Had A Lot To Lose
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Kenny Chesney - Setting The World On Fire
Chickenfoot - Different Devil
Kelly Clarkson - Since You've Been Gone
The Clash - Clampdown
J. Cole - G.O.M.D.
Phil Collins - Inside Out
Phil Collins - It Don't Matter To Me
Come On Gang! - Both Ends Burning
Copeland - May I Have This Dance
Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny) About Peace, Love And Understanding
Coyote Theory - This Side of Paradise
D
Dave Days - We're Just Kids
Danzig - Mother
Dead Sara - Weatherman
Def Leppard - Photograph
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies)
Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be
Disturbed - Inside The Fire
Dropkick Murphys - Prisoners Song
Duran Duran - Rio
E
Misty Edwards - My Soul Longs For You
Estelle - American Boy
Melissa Etheridge - Your Little Secret
Europe- The Final Countdown
The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
F
Fall Out Boy - Thanks For The Memories
Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes
Fall Out Boy - We're Goin Down
Fee - Glory To God
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Foo Fighters - Big Me
Foo Fighters - Bridges Burning
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foo Fighters - Rope
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Foo Fighters - Times Like These
Foo Fighters - Walk
Foo Fighters - Wheels
Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
G
Ghost - Square Hammer
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
Goo Goo Dolls - All That You Are
Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
Cee Lo Green - Forget You
Green Day -21 Guns
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Day - Burnout
Green Day - Holiday
Green Day - Oh Yeah!
Green Day - She
Green Day - The Static Age
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day - Welcome To Paradise
Greta Van Fleet - Highway Tune
Guns n Roses - Paradise City
Guns n Roses - Since I Don't Have You
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
Guns n Roses - You Could Be Mine
H
Halestorm - Here's to Us
Hawk Nelson - Ancient History
Jimmi Hendrix - Fire
Hillsong United - Oh You Bring
I
Iced Earth - Watching Over Me
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Incubus - Clean
INXS - Need You Tonight
Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do
J
Allan Jackson - 5 'O Clock Somewhere
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Michael Jackson - Workin' Day And Night
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Jesus Culture - Rain Down
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Love Is All Around
Billy Joel - You May Be Right
Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover
Jack Johnson - At Or With Me
Journey - Any Way You Want It
Journey - Don't Stop Believing (Drum Parts)
Journey - Open Arms
Journey - Wheel In The Sky
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
K
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
Killswitch Engage - My Curse
Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently
Kings Of Leon - Notion
Kiss - Stand
Kottack - Ripped
L
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Miranda Lambert - Only Prettier
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (Drum Parts)
Led Zeppelin - Rock n Roll (Intro/Outro Drum Parts)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Less Than Jake - Plastic Cup Politics
Lil Play | Matthew Koma - Birthday Dress
Linkin Park - The Shadow Of The Day
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Looking Glass - Brandy
Loverboy - Working For The Weekend
Sheena Loza - Rain Down
M
MGMT - Electric Feel
MGMT - Kids
M.I.A. - Borders
Tim McGraw - I Like It I Love It
Madness - Our House
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
Toshiro Masuda - The Rising Fighting Spirit
Men At Work - Down Under
Metallica - Cyanide
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Metallica - Fade To Black
Metallica - Fuel
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Metallica - Sad But True
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
Mercy Me - Move
Modest Mouse - Float On
Motionless In White - Sick From The Melt
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
Motley Crue - Looks That Kill
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
Motley Crue - Same Ol’ Situation
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
Motley Crue - Time For A Change
Motorhead - I'll Be Your Sister
Mumford & Sons - The Wolf
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
Muse - Uprising
Mute Math - You Are Mine
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
My Chemical Romance - To The End
My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade
N
Vince Neil - Another Bad Day
Vince Neil - Promise Me
Neon Trees - 1983
New Found Glory - My Friend's Over You
Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
Nickelback - How You Remind Me
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Harry Nilsson - Gotta Get Up
Nirvana - About A Girl
Nirvana - In Bloom
Nirvana - Lithium
Nirvana - Lounge Act
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
NOFX - Bottles To The Ground
No Doubt - Just A Girl
No Use For A Name - The Trumpet Player
O
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
One Direction - One Thing
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
P
Pacific Avenue - Excuse Me
Pacific Avenue - You
Papa Roach - Time Is Running Out
Paramore - Crushcrushcrush
Paramore - For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic
Paramore - Let This Go
Paramore - Still Into You
Pearl Jam - Alive
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
Tom Petty - American Girl
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
Pink - Just Like A Pill (Live From Wembley)
Pink - Leave Me Alone I'm Lonely
Pink - Please Don't Leave Me (Live)
Pink - Who Knew
Pixies - Hey
Player - Baby Come Back
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree - Hate Song
Porcupine Tree - The Sound of Muzak
Elvis Presley - Burning Love
Q
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Queen - Killer Queen
Queen - Under Pressure
Queen - You're My Best Friend
Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
R
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Rancid - New Orleans
Rancid - Ruby Soho
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around The World
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
Redbone - Come And Get Your Love
Renew - You Are Good
Republica - Ready To Go
Rise Against - Politics Of Love
Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee
Rise Against - Tragegy + Time
Lionel Ritchie- All Night Long
Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
Mark Ronson | Bruno Mars- Uptown Funk
Rush - Alien Shore
Rush - Animate
Rush - BU2B (Single Version)
Rush - Caravan
Rush - Double Agent
Rush - Dreamline
Rush - Headlong Flight
Rush- Leave That Thing Alone
Rush - Malignant Narcissism
Rush - Roll The Bones
Rush - Spindrift
Rush - Stick It Out
Rush - The Camera Eye
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Rush - Working Man
Rush - YYZ
S
Saint Luna - Voodoo Doll
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze
Senses Fail - Calling All Cars
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns
Shinedown - Creatures
Shinedown - Monsters
Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Groove)
Paul Simon - Late In The Evening (Groove)
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Lynrd Skynrd - Freebird
Slipknot - Unsainted (Zildjian Performance)
Spandau Ballet - True
Social Distortion - Ball And Chain
Social Distortion - Far Behind
Social Distortion - Making Believe
Social Distortion - Ring Of Fire
Social Distortion - Sick Boys
Social Distorion - Still Alive
Social Distortion - Story Of My Life
Soundgarden - Dusty
Soundgarden - Zero Chance
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Kristian Stanfill - Beautiful Jesus
Garrison Starr - Superhero
Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
Stick To Your Guns - Diamond
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing
George Straight - I Cross My Heart
Sublime - Badfish
Sublime - What I Got
Sum 41 - 13 Voices
Sum 41 - Fake My Own Death
Sum 41 - Goddamn I'm Dead Again
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Sweet - Fox On The Run
Taylor Swift - Love Story
System Of A Down - Aerials
System Of A Down - Soil
T
James Taylor - Sweet Potato Pie
Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike
The Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On
The Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine
The Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon
The Ataris - Boys Of Summer
The Beatles - Get Back
The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles - The End
The Bee Gees - Nights On Broadway
The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
The Black Keys - Dead And Gone
The Black Keys - Just Got To Be
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
The Black Keys - Stack Shot Billy
The Commodores - Easy
The Commodores - Three Times A Lady
The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
The Creepshow - Devil's Son
The Creepshow - Someday
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
The Doors - People Are Strange
The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane
The Eagles - One Of These Nights
The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
The Expendables - Mr. Sun
The Fall Of Troy - FCPREMIX
The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
The Go-Go's - Vacation
The Happy Return - Salsa On The Setlist
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
The Killers - Spaceman
The Knack - Good Girls Don't
The Newsboys - God's Not Dead
The Offspring - Come Out And Play
The Offspring - One Fine Day
The Offspring - Pretty Fly For A White Guy
The Offspring - Spare Me The Details
The Offspring - Want You Bad
The Outfield - Your Love
The Plimsouls - Hush Hush
The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police - Message In A Bottle
The Pretty Reckless - Why'd You Bring A Shotgun To The Party
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
The Rions - Anakin
The Shins - Simple Song
The Sleeping - You'll Be A Corpse Before Your Time
The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma
The Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run
The Street Dogs - Punk Rock And Roll
The Time - 777-9311 (Grooves)
The Vandals - Jackass
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit)
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Theory Of A Deadman - Hate My Life
Third Eye Blind - Jumper
Thrice - The Artist In The Ambulance
Throwing Muses - Hook In Her Head
TobyMac - Get Back Up
TobyMac - Tonight
Josh Todd & The Conflict - Story Of My Life
Chris Tomlin - Our God Is Greater
Chris Tomlin - No Turning Back (Live)
Chris Tomlin - Let God Arise
Tool - The Pot
Toto - Rosanna (Groove)
Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination (Groove)
Travis Tritt - Can I Trust You With My Heart
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin'
Turisas - Rasputin
TIna Turner - The Best
Two Door Cinema Club - Wake Up
U
U2 - Bad
U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love)
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2 - Underoath - Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
V
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Who Loves You
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Vampire Weekend - M79
Van Halen - Dreams
Van Halen - Finish What You Started (Intro)
Van Halen - Finish What You Started (Intro Reprise)
Van Halen - Panama
Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop
Vista Kicks - Marceline
Volbeat - A Warrior's Call
Volbeat - Cape Of Our Hero
Volbeat - Heaven Nor Hell
Volbeat - Last Day Under The Sun
Volbeat - Leviathan
Volbeat - Still Counting
W
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet
Weezer - The Good Life
Weezer - Hero
Weezer - In The Garage
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
Wolfmother - The Joker And The Thief
Y
Yellowclaw - 21 Bad Bitches