Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today – Fall Out Boy
This 2–measure phrase was used in the loquacious opening song from Fall Out Boy's debut album, Take That to Your Grave (2003). The repeating pattern is heard twice, at 0:50 and 2:40.
Notice that there are two dynamic marks – both above and below the staff. This indicates that the snare drum notes (voice 1, up-stems) should be played at mp. The bass drum (voice 2, down-stems) should be played strongly (forte).
The snare drum rolls are played with double-strokes, punctuated with strong accents (marcato) as seen below.
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Steve Ley is a professional drummer, teacher, writer and Sheet Music Team Director for Online Drummer. He studied at the Australian National University, graduating with a Diploma of Music specializing in jazz performance.
