umm i have just sarted playing drums and i was wanting to learn a song but i know which one to learn first....if anyone could help i would appreciate it!..thanks alot
mike

can you be more specific? what kinda kit do you have? the number of peices can narrow it down. what kinda genres and shit do you like ?

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well i have a 8 piece set...im just lookin for something easy to play

learn older songs, stuff by sabbath(iron man super easy) or ac/dc simple beats that everyone knows and but cool as hell

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okay....i cant read tabs really...i need to learn

do you have any tips for playin them or where can i find the tabs for tyem kind of songs???

i dont know how to read tabs...can anyone help me out?

Tabs shouldnt be that difficult to read. Just look at them and play what they say. Start the songs out slow and just get them down first. When i learn a song, i learn it in sections. Like 30 second sections or whatever.

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i just dont like know what the cymbals and shit mena on the tabs or i prolly would know what they mean

do you have any suggestions of a song i can learn first??

For the cymbals, you could just ignore them for now and hit the hi-hat for every cymbal note. As stated before, Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Ummm, Back in Black by AC/DC? idk. Burzum? You could find some simple stuff in your cd collection and play along.

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you have an 8 peice and you have just started learning?!?

I think it is more likely you aren't counting right, remember when reffering to peices of a kit you do not count your cymbals!

as for songs, metallica is good when you get a little more advanced, drum tutors are worth their weight in gold, and bands and jamming really helps you with things like timming and being creative.

ummm i know every thing but the hi hat..what is the high hat??

GET A TEACHER NOW!

You obviously have ZERO background in theory, so get a teacher before you do anything. http://www.musictheory.net/ Enjoy

edit: a hi-hat is the thing with the pedal and two cymbals on top of each other.

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okay..thank you for youe help

I didnt even think about learning a song when i first started out. I just got the basics down, got a teacher and went from there.I would suggests getting a teacher or some drum videos, books, and magazines before you learn a song.

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ohh i see

When you are first starting i highly suggest (1) Getting a drum teacher, (2) dont learn any songs at first, when learning drums songs are the last thing you need to concentrate on, (3) start out slow and pratice one beat over and over (with a metronome) to get your timing down (timing is the most important thing when playing drums) (4) once you have a couple of beats down start adding simple fills and go from there.

Dont be worrying about learning songs unless your in a band, once you get good enough you can start adding you own beats and fills in songs and to me thats what makes a real drummer.

I hope some of that made sense.

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remember with all the hard work you put into drumming just to sit down nd relax and play for fun, sometimes people get so worked up and serious about being the next (insert your personal drumming god in here) just remember to play for fun often

thanks for your help

To rephrase NZ black metal drumm - balance playing and practice. Once you're finished with your exersises or whatever for the day, learn a song, or mess around the drums for fun, but make sure the fun part doesn't take up most of your time. I myself practice too much and don't play enough for my own reasons, if you practice too much and don't play you won't have fun and it's likely that you will ditch drums and won't develop a unique style, if you play too much and don't practice you won't become much better and you will sound sloppy.

Also, don't dismiss the advice of musos if they're not drummers or dismiss the advice of non-metal drummers - most of my role models don't even play drums(Angela Gussow, Bob Marley, Jello Biafra, Ihsahn) , and I model my practice discipline after the discipline of classical guitarists.

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Maybe we should leave the guy alone now...

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Maybe BC is trying to get some newbie drummer action.

sorry honey but I have been playing for 5 years and I would be going to jail if I tried anything.



Edit:

some or all of that post may have been posted when I was drunk......

hahaha

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I was just trying to help the dude with some extra advice.

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the best way to help the dude out is to let him concentrate on his wrist technique.

Give him porno?

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do you think it is coincidence that I have a full hardrive and I can blast for ages?

hahaha

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AH HA!!!

I have realised the TRUTH!!!!

BC is trying to get a bf so she can work on HER wrist technique, and get free drum gear out of him.


wise move, and remember if you ever need a real expensive peice of drum gear, you might have to sweet talk to some of your chick freinds for a favour

BC has a BF. 8 months. The same significant other I mentioned when you said something about nude pictures with blood. Silly NZ, not everyone is as desperate as you

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lmao. NZ, i dont think your going to win but its worth trying.

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oh yea I remember that, does he buy you expensive drum gear? if not you should get another (and no I spend all my money on MY drum kit)

as for desperate, nah not really, just at the moment there are too many sluts that it would be oh so easy to have a one nighter with, but to be honest I don't want that, there seems to be a chronic shortage of hot 16+ single metal chicks in the auckland....

oh and as for 8 months, you should pat yourself on the back, if my memory is right, you are quite young (I won't say number in case I shoot myself in the foot)



I did it all in the name of comedy!