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Drum Transcriptions

Free drum transcriptions for your favorite songs, fills, beats and solos! Downloadable PDF files. These are drum sheet music replications of the drumming performances sometimes referred to as drum charts. They’re different from drum tabs, because they are written in standard music notation, rather than symbols representing the sounds a drummer played. Because these drum transcriptions are written in standard music notation, they give a much more thorough representation of what the drummer actually played than drum tabs. They show the number of measures, time signatures, and the length of each note – how long each note sustains, exactly length of rests, etc.

The following drum transcriptions are free and are used with each authors’ permission.

Rock Drumming Transcriptions

The following rock drumming transcriptions were done by Robert Ferrell from Orange County, CA, USA. Robert is a professional drummer and teacher, and was a student of Roy Burns, Tony Pia, and Chuck Silverman. He has lots more transcriptions and lessons available on his site at www.robertferrell.com.

ArtistSong Transcription
AC/DCBack In BlackDownload
AC/DCDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapDownload
AerosmithWalk This WayDownload
Bruno MarsJust The Way You AreDownload
Bryan AdamsRun To YouDownload
B.T.O. Takin’ Care Of BusinessDownload
Def LeppardPour Some Sugar On MeDownload
Green DayBasket CaseDownload
JourneyAny Way You Want It Download
KansasCarry On My Wayward SonDownload
Led ZeppelinBlack DogDownload
Led Zeppelin Stairway To HeavenDownload
LoverboyWorking For The WeekendDownload
Lynyrd SynyrdFree BirdDownload
Men At WorkDown UnderDownload
MetallicaEnter SandmanDownload
Modest MouseFloat OnDownload
Motley CrueGirls, Girls, GirlsDownload
My Chemical RomanceTeenagersDownload
NickelbackHow You Remind MeDownload
Night RangerSister ChristianDownload
NirvanaSmells Like Teen SpiritDownload
No DoubtJust A GirlDownload
Ok Go Here It Goes AgainDownload
Ozzy OsbourneCrazy TrainDownload
ParamoreCrushCrushCrushDownload
PoisonEvery Rose Has Its ThornDownload
QueenYou’re My Best FriendDownload
Red Hot Chilli PeppersAround The WorldDownload
RushTom SawyerDownload
ScorpionsRock You Like A Hurricane Download
Steve Miller BandTake The Money And RunDownload
SurvivorEye Of The TigerDownload
The KnackGood Girls Don’tDownload
The OutfieldYour LoveDownload
The PoliceMessage In A BottleDownload
The WhoWon’t Get Fooled AgainDownload
Tom Petty American GirlDownload
U2With Or Without YouDownload
Van HalenPanamaDownload
WeezerSay It Isn’t SoDownload

Jazz Drumming Transcriptions

The following jazz drumming transcriptions were done by Jeremy Jones from Seattle, WA, USA. Jeremy is a Grammy-nominated player and composer. He has performed with Billy Taylor, Winard Harper and more. He has more transcriptions available on his site at jeremyjonesmusic.com.

ArtistSongTranscription
Art BlakeyBu’s Delight (Drum Solo)Download
Art BlakeyCafé (Drum Solo)Download
Art BlakeySincerely Diana (Drum Solo)Download
Art TaylorCountdown (Drum Solo)Download
Max Roach – DaahoundDownload
Max RoachMoritat (Mack The Knife)Download
Philly Joe Jones Billy BoyDownload
Philly Joe Jones Birk’s Works (Drum Solo)Download
Philly Joe Jones Half Nelson (Drum Solo)Download
Philly Joe Jones Hot Sausage (Drum Solo)Download
Roy Haynes In Walked BudDownload
Roy Haynes ReflectionDownload
Winard HarperHi FlyDownload