架子鼓练习 - Drum Tabbing For Newbies

Important explanations:
A drumset mainly consists of shells (Toms, Bass- and 
Snare drum) and cymbals (Ride, Hi-Hat,...). Sometimes 
it has some exotic stuff (chimes, percussions,...) which 
good drummers use.

The Bass drum (35/36) is used to support the bass 
guitar; or, how I say: it tells stories. They are used with 
a pedal (you play it with your foot). Drummers often 
have "double basses" so they are able to play fast 
bass lines. 
The Snare(38/40) drum is used to underline the rythm: 
it kicks your ass!
The Toms (50/48/47/45/43/41) are needed for fills 
(short stuff you play for variety).
The cymbals (42/46/49/51/52/53/55/57/59) are 
used as ride and accent parts of the 
drumset. Drummers use the Hi-Hat, Ride or other fitting 
cymbals as "ride": You hit them permanently in the 
rythm (you beat the regulary track beat). Some cymbals 
are used as accents. They push or accentuate beats.
A special cymbal is the Hi-Hat: It is put up on a stand 
with a pedal. A drummer is able to push the Hi-Hat (two 
cymbals) together or open them. Cymbals have a "bell"
which is bright and soft. Especially the Ride's bell is 
used as for riding.   (understood?)

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I often use the drum kit 0 because it is a basic drumset. 
The others (16 or 24 for example) have other sounds.
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How you see in the introduction, I show you the 
different parts of a drumset. It's much opener if you 
give an own line to every instrument (of course, it is 
given to you)! In bar 5 you see two different Crash 
cymbals. You can see one of them as an accent 
cymbal (49) and the other one a ride cymbal (57).

In the example I show you two patterns in which I used 
all "stuff" a drummer plays in four bars. It's just there so 
that you see a drum pattern in that way I (will) teach 
you.

In the Hi-Hat-Using you see how to use a Hi-Hat.
Played with one hand or two you are able to create a 
funny, pushing and maybe lazy rythm. Everything you 
want... what you can see in the second part pf H-H-U!

The using of cymbals: Some are made for riding, others 
for accents (I told you). The ride cymbal is made for 
riding only (the name sais it)! It would sound loud and 
bad if you play it as a crash!... The Splash is often just 
as an accent. Sometimes it sounds terrible as ride. The 
Crash'n'stuff are suitable for both.

The Snare: It's a pushin' and kickin' drum. It lets 
you feel the rythm and it supports. Some guys use it 
like a ride-cymbal (as in a march or death-metal,...). 

And the Bass: It is used for "guitar-like" stuff. Some 
drummers play the same stuff (bar 41) in every song 
(Wolfgang Petri,...)... Some drummers "tell stories".
You see I used the Tremolo Picking for a drumset !? 
It's just laziness (sometimes it's confusing but it works)!

The Toms are used for fills and sometimes as rides 
(solos and fast pushing stuff like "Know" - System Of A 
Down").
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At inquiry I would tab a 2nd part of "Drum-Tabbing For 
Newbies" with more stuff (inclusive Guitars,...).
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I hope I help you to tab drum tracks! Questions and/or 
comments are totally welcome! Search for the 
Composition-Artist "Slippy" with the searching machine 
on MSB and listen to some songs (for example 
"Faces", "Ab Geht Die Muddi" or "Get It") ! Or see in 
my profile which songs I already tabbed for bands ( for 
example the song of my band Mind - Men In New 
Dresses)!

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