Drum Tab: Behold the Wicked Man

You can stream this song at http://www.undertheroseband.com. 


The first incarnation of the drum part for "Behold the Wicked Man" was a lot simpler: pretty much just banging on the toms on 1, 2, 3, and 4. Aaron suggested that a more involved drum part would liven things up a bit, so I gave a shot. It was no surprise that he was correct and below is what ended up on the album. (Aaron's note: The inspiration for this drum part was "My Hero" by Foo Fighters.)


I'm glad Aaron was there to snap me out of my software engineering mindset, where principles like KISS (keep it simple, stupid) rule the day!

Behold the Wicked Man (Verses)

Sn|--------o---------------o-------||----------||

T1|o-----------o-o-----------------||----------||

T2|------------o-o---o-o-------o---||---%-2x---||

FT|o-------o---------o-o---o---o---||----------||

B |--ooo-o---o-----o-----o---o---o-||----------||

  |1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a-||----------||

Sn|--------o---------------o---o---||

T1|o-----------o-o-----------------||

T2|------------o-o---o-o-----------||

FT|o-------o---------o-o---o---o---||

B |--ooo-o---o-----o-----o---o---o-||

  |1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a-||

How to read drum tablature:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature

Disclaimer

I don't pretend to think that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient.


--Jason

Drum Tab: Proclaim

Proclaim is the only song on the album that was written around a drum part; specifically the beat used in the verses. It was also written before Under the Rose was conceived at a rehearsal with a different group of musicians. As was my custom at the time, I dumped it into Hydrogen (a free drum machine) when I got home that night. It reminded me a lot of one of my favorite bands/drummers when I was a teen: Danny Carey of Tool. Sometime later, Aaron and I were hanging out and discussing our current musical endeavors and I played the sample I exported from Hydrogen for him. I guess he thought it was pretty neat because the next time we talked about it, he was showing me a completed version of Proclaim that was very close to the version that ended up on the album. It wasn't until after we had put together a few other songs (Behold the Wicked Man, Divide and Be Conquered, etc.) and decided we might want to pursue an entire album that we came back to this song, put some finishing touches on it, and recorded it. 

Proclaim (verse)

HH|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---||
Rd|----------------|----------------||
Sn|------o---------|------------o---||
T1|--o-----------o-|----------------||
T2|----------------|--o-------------||
FT|----------------|--------oo------||
B |o---------o-o---|------o---o---o-||


HH|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x-------||
Rd|----------------|------------o---||
Sn|------o---------|------------o---||
T1|--o-----------o-|----------------||
T2|----------------|--o-------------||
FT|----------------|--------oo------||
B |o---------o-o---|------o---o-----||


How to read drum tablature:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature

Disclaimer

I don't pretend to think that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient.


--Jason

Drum Tab: Light Amassing

Light Amassing (Verses)

I honestly have no idea what drummer I should give credit to for inspiring this beat. I'm sure, given a list of music I like, someone could tell me whose influence likely emerges here, but it doesn't jump out at me. I remember being intimidated by the guitar riff when Aaron first sent it to me because I knew that something a little abstract was needed. I do enjoy opportunities to work outside my comfort zone, though, and I think the result is a cool break from the standard patterns. As I’m writing this, it occurs to me that this may come from working through Gary Chester's book The New Breed, which I highly recommend to drummers of any skill level.

CC|--x-------------|----------------||

HH|x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||

Sn|----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo||

B |o-o--o--o--o--oo|--o---oo---o-o--||

  |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a||

How to read drum tablature:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature

Disclaimer

I don't pretend that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient. - Jason

Drum Tab: Divide and Be Conquered

The opening beat in "Divide and Be Conquered" is one of my favorites to play. Not only does it sound better the harder you play, but the sticking pattern I use allows you to flail your arms like Animal from the Muppets. At least for me, it just doesn't get much more fun than that. I've included the sticking in case it isn't intuitive. Also, the tab only has a single line for crash cymbals, but I have a 16" crash on my left and an 18" crash on my right that I strike with my left and right hands, respectively. Enjoy!


You can find the song here.

Divide and Be Conquered (Intro/Chorus)

CC|x---x-------x---||
Sn|----o-------o---||
T1|---------o------||
T2|----------------||
FT|o-------o-------||
B |oooooooooooooooo||


Sticking:
CC|L---R-------R---||
Sn|----L-------L---||
T1|---------L------||
T2|----------------||
FT|R-------R-------||
B |oooooooooooooooo||

How to read drum tablature:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature

Disclaimer

I don't pretend to think that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient.

Drum Tab: A Spirit of Burning

When 3 Doors Down took Bad Charism on the road with them, I got the awesome experience of hanging out with several great drummers: Daniel Adair, who was playing with 3 Doors Down; Kevin Soffera, who was playing with Seether; Jeremy Taggart who was, and is still, playing with Our Lady Peace. During this time, I got several impromptu lessons. One lesson in particular, from Kevin, contributed directly to my ability to perform "A Spirit of Burning." I had previously struggled playing even basic double-kick patterns evenly, and Kevin’s advice was simple and effective. 




(Image source: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Animal)


1) Lower your drum throne so that your legs are bent at a 90-degree angle.

2) Imagine that there are strings attached to your knees and that, in order to play, you must pull the strings straight up to raise them and then release the strings, allowing your feet to drop onto the pedals. 
“Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings...” -- Metallica
3) Pay close attention to how your feet naturally fall against the pedals.




(Apologies to those who are disturbed by marionettes.)




Anyway, this may not work for everyone, but it definitely changed (and improved) the way I play. 


You can find the song here.

A Spirit of Burning


HH|x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----||

Sn|------o-----------o-----------o-----------o-----||

B |o-o-o-------ooo-o-------ooooo-------o---o-------||
  
  |1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-||


HH|x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----||

Sn|------o-----------o-----------o-----------o-----||

B |o-o-o-------o-ooo-------ooooo-------o---o-------||
  
  |1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6-|| 


P.S. You should definitely check out Kevin’s latest band, Star69: http://www.star69band.com/ 

Disclaimer

I don't pretend to think that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient. -- Jason

Drum Tab: Give Me Something Real

There is a studio story a friend shared with me that has stuck with me over the years. He had tracked a few songs for the demo or album they were working on before the studio engineer stopped him. He said to my friend, "we spent all that time tuning and miking your toms and you've hardly touched them. They sound good--use them!" Since then, I've made an effort to incorporate some tom-work into most songs.

You can find the song here.

Give Me Something Real (Intro)

CC|--------------------------------||----------||

Sn|--------o---------------o-------||----------||

T1|----------------o---------------||----------||

T2|o-------------------------------||---%-2x---||

FT|o-------o-------o-------o-------||----------||

B |o---------ooo-o---o-o-----------||----------||

  |1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a-||----------||

CC|------------------------o-------||

Sn|--------o---------------o-------||

T1|----------------o---------------||

T2|o---------------o---o-----------||

FT|o-------o-----------o-----------||

B |o---------ooo-o---o---o---------||

  |1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a-||

How to read drum tablature:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_tablature

Disclaimer

I don't pretend to think that any of the drum parts I write are particularly innovative or difficult. However, I hope that beginners will find the tablature useful and, perhaps, more seasoned drummers will find it convenient. -- Jason