Drum Basics eBook- £4.99

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Drum Basics
Six Rock Beats
30 Two Bar Phrases

36 Individual Tunes
Over 3 hours playalong material

eBook on CD


This book is primarily aimed ay beginners although the accompanying playalong material is so good every drummer should have this book!
Each track introduces a new rock beat rhythm for you to learn. As you work through the book each track increases in tempo. Starting at m.m = 90 bpm (Metronome Mark = 90 Beats Per Minute) and gradually increasing to m.m = 130 bpm by the end of the book. The tempo generally increases by 1 bpm per consecutive track. The increase will be almost imperceptible to you but after a few weeks you'll learn to play faster and faster while also learning new rhythms all the way along.

Unlike other books, every sample track lasts for 5 minutes (approx) and this will enable you to build your playing stamina and play for longer periods of time. There's over 3 hours of playalong material!


So many drum lessons are provided in isolation and drummers end up playing alone and find it difficult to relate their drumming to a musical situation. Using this book will help you learn to play in a rich musical context and realise how your drumming functions in a real situation.

See the Table of Contents below and see how the tempo increases track by track. Listen to the short samples along the way.


Table of Contents

The Six Rock Beats
Rock Beat 1 m.m = 90 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 2 m.m = 92 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 3 m.m = 93 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 4 m.m = 94 bpm Listen Below


Rock Beat 5 m.m = 96 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 6 m.m = 98 bpm. Listen Below




Two Bar Phrase... The 1&s
Rock Beat 1&2 m.m = 100 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 1&3 m.m = 101 bpm
Rock Beat 1&4 m.m = 102 bpm
Rock Beat 1&5 m.m = 103 bpm
Rock Beat 1&6 m.m = 104 bpm


Two Bar Phrase... The 2&s
Rock Beat 2&1 m.m = 106 bpm
Rock Beat 2&3 m.m = 107 bpm
Rock Beat 2&4 m.m = 108 bpm
Rock Beat 2&5 m.m = 109 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 2&6 m.m = 110 bpm


Two Bar Phrase... The 3&s
Rock Beat 3&1 m.m = 111 bpm
Rock Beat 3&2 m.m = 112 bpm
Rock Beat 3&4 m.m = 113 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 3&5 m.m = 114 bpm
Rock Beat 3&6 m.m = 115 bpm


Two Bar Phrase... The 4&s
Rock Beat 4&1 m.m = 116 bpm
Rock Beat 4&2 m.m = 117 bpm
Rock Beat 4&3 m.m = 118 bpm
Rock Beat 4&5 m.m = 119 bpm
Rock Beat 4&6 m.m = 120 bpm


Two Bar Phrase... The 5&s
Rock Beat 5&1 m.m = 121 bpm
Rock Beat 5&2 m.m = 122 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 5&3 m.m = 123 bpm
Rock Beat 5&4 m.m = 124 bpm
Rock Beat 5&6 m.m = 125 bpm


Two Bar Phrase... The 6&s
Rock Beat 6&1 m.m = 126 bpm
Rock Beat 6&2 m.m = 127 bpm
Rock Beat 6&3 m.m = 128 bpm. Listen Below


Rock Beat 6&4 m.m = 129 bpm
Rock Beat 6&5 m.m = 130 bpm




There is useful advice and tips on practicing, practicing strategies and timing contained in the book. There is also a link to a YouTube video to help you learn how to play the first beat if you're totally new to drumming. Each track is fully notated in the book and this will help you to learn how to read drum music. However, if reading is not your thing, you can still enjoy playing along to over 3 hours of playalong material. What are you waiting for? Buy now and get learning in the most musical way possible!