Intermediate Drum Music

Hone Your Skills and Continue Your Development With These Intermediate Drum Charts

If you’ve tried some of our beginner drum charts and are ready to take your chart playing to the next level, then the intermediate drum sheet music on this page is a great next step for you.

We’ve gone through our library of digital drum sheet music and selected the charts that play at the intermediate level. We hope you enjoy!

Intermediate Drum Sheet Music

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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20-29 charts 35% off
30+ charts 40% off
Title
Artist
Year
Comments
Music
Price
Buy
Wilson Pickett
1966
Al Jackson makes quarter notes sound wonderful. Great grooving.
$2.99
Robert Palmer
1986
Might as well face it: "The lights are on/But you're not home." The Greatest Hits album version.
$3.99
Bob Seger
1980
Some truths never change, and never will. Thoughtful song.
$4.99
The Temptations
1966
This Motown classic was almost not released. Funk Brothers play.
$2.99
Carla Thomas
1966
If you like Aretha & Etta James, you'll love this. Stax Records classic.
$2.99
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
L.T.D.
1977
If you like funky drumming, here it is! Highly recommended chart!.
$3.99
Robert Palmer
1979
"Doctor, Doctor, give me the news - I got a bad case of lovin' you..."
$4.99
Smokey Robinson
1981
Smooth as silk, nice drumming.
$3.99
Green Day
2004
Grammy award winner - Tre Cool drums.
$3.99
The Foundations
1968
Song refuses to die. Part catchy pop and part kitsch, song has nice drum punches.
$2.99
Neil Sedaka
1961
Marching snare drum on this early hit.
$2.99
Rivieras
1964
Great basic early R&R. High energy and fun.
$1.99
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2000
Latest song about the Golden State, this one darker in theme. Chad Smith showing how to play ghost notes.
$4.99
Barry White
1974
I polled one of my classes as to who had the sexiest voice. Guess who won?
$2.99
Everly Brothers
1960
The Everly Brothers' biggest hit. Great drumming. Buddy was prolific then.
$2.99
Dixie Cups
1964
Nice shuffle, with big band-like set-ups.
$2.99
Coldplay
2002
One of the top groups of the last decade, Coldplay's "Clocks" won the Record of the Year Grammy in 2003.
$3.99
Supremes
1964
Their third #1 already. They were just getting started.
$3.99
Led Zeppelin
1969
Early Led Zep. Bonham of course. Pure energy.
$3.99