Beginner - Classic Rock Beats & Fills

	  		

Tabbed by: Ryan Seward
As taught by: Paul Laymon
E-mail: [email protected]

RC = Ride Cymbal
HF = High Hat Foot
SD = Snare Drum
BD = Bass Drum

Beats:
#1 (On all beats play the hi hat on beats 2 & 4)
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o-----------o---------)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#2
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--o--------o--o------)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#3
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--------o--o--------o)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#4
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--o-----o--o--o-----o)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#5 (This one will make you some money in gigs)
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--------o--o---------)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#6
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o-----------o--o------)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#7
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o-----------o--o-----o)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#8
           >           >
RC: (x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--o-----o--o---------)
HF: (------x-----------x---)

#9 (You can hear this at the beginning of Rage
Against the Machine's Sleep Now in the Fire)

HH: (X-----X-----X-----X---)
SD: (------o-----------o---)
BD: (o--------------o------)

Here is some advice on playing these:
First, play hi-hat (ostinato) like this:

HH: (X--X--X--X--X--X--X)

Then, play hi-hat and sing rythm of snare/bass
Next, play it all WHILE singing snare/bass (slowly!)
Lastly play it, you can get a metronome to start playing it
perfectly, you can get a Tama Rhythmwatch for about $99.99.

Now for the fills:

T1 = Accel Tom or Tom Tom 1
T2 = Deep Tom or Tom Tom 2
SD = Snare Drum
BD = Bass Drum
FT = Floor Tom

These are sort of tribal drum fills with no cymbals.
This is some of the things Ginger Baker might have used
with Cream and what Bill Ward of Black Sabbath would use.

#1 This is referred to as "eat a pickle" by syllables

T1: (----o----)
T2: (--o------)
FT: (------o--)
BD: (--------o)

#2 This is a variation of what my teacher refers to as
the "Boogity Boogity", call it what you will, its awesome on
drum solos.  These are triplets.
           
SD: (o--o-----|---------|---------|---------|
T1: (---------|o--o-----|---------|---------|
T2: (---------|---------|o-o------|---------|
FT: (---------|---------|---------|o--o-----|
BD: (-----o--o|-----o--o|-----o--o|-----o--o|

#3 This is the "eat a pickle" variation.  I know
I sound stupid, don't laugh.  Please remember this is Tom 2
not Tom 1.

SD: (o------)
T2: (--o----)
FT: (----o--)
BD: (------o)

#4 This last one is the " Eat an ice cream" variation.  Man
I sound really stupid.
      R L R L F F
SD: (-o----------|
T1: (---o--------|
T2: (-----o------|
FT: (-------o----|
BD: (---------o-o|

That's your lesson for today children, e-mail me for questions
or correction or to say man you are whacked up