Where Eagles Dare – Drum Beat Lesson

By Nate Brown Drum Beat Lessons, Drum Lessons, Level 3 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons 12/8 time, iron maiden

Description

Nate Brown breaks down the finer elements of Nicko McBrain's 12/8 drum part on the classic track "Where Eagles Dare" from Iron Maiden's 1983 album Peace Of Mind.

Author

Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education from John Carroll University and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay.

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