Digital Drum Sheet Music Library
Quality Transcriptions You Can Count On
All the drum sheet music found on this page and throughout the site are full, note-for-note transcriptions transcribed by James Morton--long-time professional drummer, 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.
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| 10-19 charts | 25% off |
| 20-29 charts | 35% off |
| 30+ charts | 40% off |
Title
Artist
Year
Comments
Music
Price
Buy
Robert Palmer
1986
Might as well face it: "The lights are on/But you're not home." The Greatest Hits album version.
$3.99
Queen
1980
Queen bass player John Deacon wrote this number one hit.
$2.99
Journey
1980
Steve Perry and Neal Schon wrote this on the tour bus. Steve Smith drums.
$4.99
ACDC
1981
Known for its opening guitar riff, the song was AC/DC's tribute to their former singer Bon Scott. Phil Rudd drums.
$3.99
Michael Jackson
1983
Michael Jackson's biggest hit, produced by Quincy Jones, with drumming by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler.
$4.99
The Pretenders
1980
One of the lasting hits of the 80s, still very popular. Brass = money. Drummer = Martin Chambers.
$3.99
Kool & The Gang
1980
Played everywhere: weddings, political conventions, parties...funerals....
$4.99
Donald Fagen
1988
Tight and crisp funk shuffle, from the movie Bright Lights, Big City. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean.
$3.99
Sting
1985
Sting gets jazzy. Omar Hakim manning the drums. Cool, man, just cool.
$4.99
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1980
From his last album, Uprising. This song was written on an airplane.
$2.99
Bruce Springsteen
1984
"You can't start a fire without a spark...This gun's for hire..."
$4.99
Crowded House
1986
Biggest band in New Zealand has big hit in US. "Trying to catch the deluge in a paper cup."
$3.99
Police
1981
Reggae-rock as played by Stewart Copeland. Breakthrough drumming.
$4.99
Rolling Stones
1980
All 5:39 of it. "You will be mine, you will be mine all mine."
$4.99
Van Halen
1988
"That ain't the way to treat the broken hearted..." Brother Alex does the drumming. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean.
$4.99
Linda Ronstadt
1982
One of her many hits, this one is in 7/4. Russ Kunkel on drums.
$2.99
George Harrison
1987
George covers this obscure early rocker and goes to number one.
$4.99
Fleetwood Mac
1982
Written by Stevie Nicks, recorded in France, and one of Mick Fleetwood's favorite songs by the group.
$4.99
Huey Lewis & The News
1984
From Sports. Do you know what the heart of R&R is? The beat!
$4.99
U2
1987
Have you tried looking in the closet? Bad joke. Good chart though, from the Irish supergroup that Kevin loves.
$4.99
Foreigner
1985
Huge hit, Dennis Elliot drums, big choir in background.
$3.99
Bruce Springsteen
1984
A brush in one hand, a stick in another, and hang on to that fast tempo!
$1.99
Big Country
1983
Scottish band, nice drumming by Mark Brzezicki. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean.
$3.99
Kool & The Gang
1983
All Kool & The Gang charts can be found on their Greatest Hits album.
$3.99
Paul Simon
1980
Steve Gadd's drumming sizzles- see the movie One Trick Pony.
$2.99
Paul McCartney
1989
Nice song from Paul, and clever drumming from Chris Whitten.
$4.99
Bruce Springsteen
1986
From Born In The U.S.A. Great lyrical song. Max Weinberg drums.
$3.99
Journey
1982
Written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, this power ballad was one of their biggest hits.
$2.99
Deep Purple
1984
Same titled comeback CD. Meter changes are fun. Heavy sound. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean.
$4.99
Def Leppard
1987
Anyone notice that Rick plays better now, with one arm? This chart is one of our few hand-written ones, but it's still pretty neat and definitely readable.
$3.99
Motley Crue
1985
Tommy Lee rocks the drums, the other guys are shouting at you-know-who. From the September 1985 Modern Drummer.
$4.99
Robbie Dupree
1980
Same feel as the Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes." Nice drum chart.
$3.99
U2
1983
Irish band's early album hit, has lots of energy, creative drumming.
$4.99
Bruce Hornsby
1986
Syncopated piano riff later sampled by Tupac Shakur. Went to number one.
$2.99
UB40
1989
Band from Great Britain does covers with a reggae flair. Originally by the Temptations.
Free
Rush
1981
Famous fills by Neil Peart. Landmark song from Canadians. Full 4 page chart.
$4.99
Tina Turner
1984
From Simply The Best. Easy chart with meter changes.
$2.99
Joe Jackson
1984
Very funky drumming. Joe Jackson is a very eclectic musician. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean.
$3.99
ACDC
1980
Singer Brian Johnson said that this song is for him the highlight of the band's catalog because it has "a special groovy beat that won't let you go."
$4.99
Chicago
1985
Great song. Please get this, I guarantee you will love it!
$3.99