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Play drums likeDanny Carey

American drummer (born 1961)

The songs with Danny Carey on drums, to play on your own kit: Pneuma, Schism and Forty Six & 2 and more. The notes come down in time with each recording, and every hit is judged — so you find out how close you get to the real part.

Start with Sober

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Danny Carey playing drums
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Songs with Danny Carey on drums

Pneuma by ToolPneumaToolSchism by ToolSchismToolForty Six & 2 by ToolForty Six & 2ToolLateralus by ToolLateralusToolSober by ToolSoberToolRosetta Stoned by ToolRosetta StonedToolThe Pot by ToolThe PotToolThe Grudge by ToolThe GrudgeTool7empest by Tool7empestToolMore Tool songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like Danny Carey

  1. Start with Sober — the easiest of their parts here (medium), at 152 BPM. Take it at 0.75× until the groove sits.
  2. Learn it part by part. The Trainer splits a song into its beats and fills, hands first and then the kick, from 70% up to full speed.
  3. Work up to Rosetta Stoned: 6,019 notes in 11:05. Switch on the Easy level to take its hardest notes out, then switch it off.
  4. Check every hit — on time, early or late — and watch your score climb run by run.

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Playing Danny Carey's drum parts: questions

What songs does Danny Carey play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with Danny Carey on drums: Pneuma (Tool), Schism (Tool), Forty Six & 2 (Tool), Lateralus (Tool), Sober (Tool) and Rosetta Stoned (Tool) and more.

What is the easiest Danny Carey song to play on drums?

Sober by Tool — rated medium, at 152 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is Danny Carey's hardest drum part here?

Rosetta Stoned: 6,019 notes in 11:05, rated extreme. The fastest is Sober at 152 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like Danny Carey?

Pick one of their songs and open the Trainer: it teaches the song part by part — the beats, the fills, then the joins — hands first and then the kick, from 70% speed up to full speed, on your own electronic kit.

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