Pearl Jam

Play drums likeDave Krusen

American musician (born 1966)

The songs with Dave Krusen on drums, to play on your own kit: Black, Even Flow and Alive 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 Yellow Ledbetter

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Dave Krusen playing drums — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Karlreid assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain

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Easyeasiest — Yellow Ledbetter
89average BPM
116fastest — Why Go

Songs with Dave Krusen on drums

BlackPearl Jam

Even FlowPearl Jam

AlivePearl Jam

JeremyPearl Jam

Yellow LedbetterPearl Jam

Why GoPearl Jam More Pearl Jam songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like Dave Krusen

Start with Yellow Ledbetter — the easiest of their parts here (easy), at 70 BPM. Take it at 0.75× until the groove sits.
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.
Work up to Even Flow: 2,087 notes in 4:52. Switch on the Easy level to take its hardest notes out, then switch it off.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — and watch your score climb run by run.

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Pearl Jam drum songs

Playing Dave Krusen's drum parts: questions

What songs does Dave Krusen play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with Dave Krusen on drums: Black (Pearl Jam), Even Flow (Pearl Jam), Alive (Pearl Jam), Jeremy (Pearl Jam), Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam) and Why Go (Pearl Jam).

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

Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam — rated easy, at 70 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is Dave Krusen's hardest drum part here?

Even Flow: 2,087 notes in 4:52, rated medium. The fastest is Why Go at 116 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like Dave Krusen?

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.