Free Drum Lessons

The Most Common Non-Common Time Signatures

I hope you excuse the pun in the title. “Common time” is a term used to refer to 4/4, which is the most common time signature. This lesson focuses on the most common, non 4/4 time signatures, giving you some drum beat and fill examples.

Toxicity's 6/8 Time

This sheet accompanies Nate Brown's video lesson teaching a couple fills and grooves from Toxicity by System Of A Down.

Two Most Common Patterns In Drumming

This lesson takes a step back to examine the grooves we play, breaking down and discussing two of the most used patterns in drumming. Being able to recognize and play these patterns will help you to grasp new grooves more quickly.

Come As You Are - Pre-chorus & Fill

This week, we'll be taking a look at the main groove and fills from the pre-chorus of Come As You Are by Nirvana. This drumming style paved the way for grunge rockers and beyond.

How Do You Backbeat?

Backbeats have a strong influence on the feel of your grooves. They can make your groove sound energetic, up, down, off, on, etc. This lesson explores different backbeat arrangements all based on the same foundational groove. This way, you'll be able to examine how each backbeat influences the feel of the groove in its own unique way.

Drum Fill from Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin

Exploring the techniques from my favorite drum fill in the song Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin, this lesson seeks to dissect the fill and teach you to apply the concepts to your own drumming.

The Pad - Exercise 1

The first of a series of Practice Pad exercises designed to build speed, control and coordination when you're away from the kit. Get down to the basics!