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Widest and Deepest Collection of Drum Charts
I teach private drum lessons and play drums in many bands, so use of this collection of drum charts is very important. Each chart is well written for use by beginners as well as experts alike. And the wide cross section of songs is great. Keep them coming!
Classic Rock Drum Charts to the Rescue!
I have been using the Classic Rock Drum Charts collection for many years. There is nothing better to practice and rehearse to than these charts transcribed by James Morton. CRDC was a real jewel of a find a number of years ago as the availability of this style of chart for drums and this genre was nonexistent for the average drummer.
First Place To Look When My Band Does a New Song
When one of my bands picks a new song to play, I go straight to your website to see if you have a chart for it. They have helped me immensely. They are of very high quality, and are presented in a consistent manner that’s easy to follow. Thanks very much!
The Complete Library Of Drum Sheet Music
342 High-Quality Drum Charts
This chart book contains every single song of high-quality drum sheet music we have in our library, in by far the best deal on this site. With this book you get 83% off the individually listed prices of each chart, with the total working out to less than 60 cents per song.
When purchased, you get an immediate download of all 376 charts in one printable PDF chart book and one ZIP file containing PDFs of every individual chart for convenient browsing. Plus, receive access to all future drum charts we release, through the Complete Library download link in your Classic Rock Drum Charts customer account.
CRDC Best Sellers
Our Top 100 Best Selling Charts
This chart book contain the best selling songs from our library since we launched in 2007, including Don’t Stop Believin’, Wipeout, Brown Eyed Girl, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, and many more.
When purchased, you get an immediate download of our top 100 charts in one printable PDF chart book as well as one ZIP file containing PDFs of each individual chart for convenient browsing.
Quality Transcriptions You Can Count On
All the drum sheet music found throughout this site are full, note-for-note transcriptions transcribed by James Morton–long-time professional drummer, drum teacher, author of over a dozen books with Mel Bay Publications, and creator of the “Rock Charts” column formerly found in Modern Drummer–over the course of his 40+ year career.
Articles
The 10 Greatest Drum Songs You’ve Never Played
Hi there fellow drummers, Kevin and I were recently going over the orders CRDC has been receiving, and our curiosity brought us to examine the charts that you all have requested from our library the most. And that led me to thinking... We tend to gravitate to what is...
Using Drum Charts To Get Over The Hump To Success: A True Success Story
Michael was a solid drummer and a veteran of the Top-40 band circuit. When he came to me for lessons, I was a bit surprised, because he was such a strong musician in an established band. His story is as follows. He had done the clubs for several years and was looking...
Teaching Drums: How Drum Charts Can Be An Incredible Tool For Drum Teachers
If you are an active drum teacher, I would like to personally welcome you to this site. I hope that it becomes a valuable resource for you and your students. I began teaching drums when I was 21, and at that time it was a great learning experience. I literally had to...
Videos
Video: How To Play “Cold Sweat” by James Brown on Drums
In the video below we're looking at how to play a great funky chart--"Cold Sweat" by James Brown. I've often thought that if you can play the tunes of James Brown you are well on your way to becoming a solid drummer. They have breaks, they have syncopation--they have...
Video: How To Play The Bossa Nova On Drums: Using Brushes & Simulated Clave Rim Clicks
The Bossa Nova is probably the most popular Latin pattern on the drum set. Meaning "New Beat", it originated from Brazil and really became popular in the 50s. If you're aiming to become a professional drummer, chances are you'll play this beat very, very often. It's...
Video: How To Play A Steve Gadd Beat: Two Ride Surfaces
Steve Gadd was one of the pioneers of creative drumming, and is way up there on the list of my dad's favorite drummers. In this drum lesson video my dad shows you one of Gadd's classic beats, using two ride surfaces. This beat alone is sufficient for a lot of great...