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Play drums likeDave Grohl

American rock musician and songwriter (born 1969)

The songs with Dave Grohl on drums, to play on your own kit: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Everlong and In Bloom 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 I Appear Missing

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Dave Grohl playing drums
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Songs with Dave Grohl on drums

Smells Like Teen Spirit by NirvanaSmells Like Teen SpiritNirvanaEverlong by Foo FightersEverlongFoo FightersIn Bloom by NirvanaIn BloomNirvanaNo One Knows by Queens of the Stone AgeNo One KnowsQueens of the Stone AgeSong For The Dead by Queens of the Stone AgeSong For The DeadQueens of the Stone AgeHeart-Shaped Box by NirvanaHeart-Shaped BoxNirvanaBreed by NirvanaBreedNirvanaDrain You by NirvanaDrain YouNirvanaMy Hero by Foo FightersMy HeroFoo FightersLithium by NirvanaLithiumNirvanaLearn To Fly by Foo FightersLearn To FlyFoo FightersLounge Act by NirvanaLounge ActNirvanaScentless Apprentice by NirvanaScentless ApprenticeNirvanaThe Man Who Sold The World by NirvanaThe Man Who Sold The WorldNirvanaCome As You Are by NirvanaCome As You AreNirvanaBest Of You by Foo FightersBest Of YouFoo FightersExhausted by Foo FightersExhaustedFoo FightersAlone + Easy Target by Foo FightersAlone + Easy TargetFoo FightersMonkey Wrench by Foo FightersMonkey WrenchFoo FightersFirst It Giveth by Queens of the Stone AgeFirst It GivethQueens of the Stone AgeI Appear Missing by Queens of the Stone AgeI Appear MissingQueens of the Stone AgeGod Is In The Radio by Queens of the Stone AgeGod Is In The RadioQueens of the Stone AgeMore Nirvana songsSearch the whole library in the appMore Foo Fighters songsSearch the whole library in the appMore Queens of the Stone Age songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like Dave Grohl

  1. Start with I Appear Missing — the easiest of their parts here (medium), at 90 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 Monkey Wrench: 2,016 notes in 3:51. 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 Dave Grohl's drum parts: questions

What songs does Dave Grohl play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with Dave Grohl on drums: Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Everlong (Foo Fighters), In Bloom (Nirvana), No One Knows (Queens of the Stone Age), Song For The Dead (Queens of the Stone Age) and Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana) and more.

What is the easiest Dave Grohl song to play on drums?

I Appear Missing by Queens of the Stone Age — rated medium, at 90 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is Dave Grohl's hardest drum part here?

Monkey Wrench: 2,016 notes in 3:51, rated hard. The fastest is First It Giveth at 213 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like Dave Grohl?

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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