System of a Down

Play drums likeJohn Dolmayan

American drummer (born 1972)

The songs with John Dolmayan on drums, to play on your own kit: Toxicity, Chop Suey! and Aerials 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 Lonely Day

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John Dolmayan playing drums — Photo: Maron.Ibrahim, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mediumeasiest — Lonely Day
107average BPM
146fastest — Holy Mountains

Songs with John Dolmayan on drums

ToxicitySystem of a Down

Chop Suey!System of a Down

AerialsSystem of a Down

Holy MountainsSystem of a Down

Lonely DaySystem of a Down

Lost In HollywoodSystem of a Down

SugarSystem of a Down

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How to play drums like John Dolmayan

Start with Lonely Day — the easiest of their parts here (medium), at 113 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 Sugar: 1,353 notes in 2:32. 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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Playing John Dolmayan's drum parts: questions

What songs does John Dolmayan play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with John Dolmayan on drums: Toxicity (System of a Down), Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Aerials (System of a Down), Holy Mountains (System of a Down), Lonely Day (System of a Down) and Lost In Hollywood (System of a Down) and more.

What is the easiest John Dolmayan song to play on drums?

Lonely Day by System of a Down — rated medium, at 113 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is John Dolmayan's hardest drum part here?

Sugar: 1,353 notes in 2:32, rated hard. The fastest is Holy Mountains at 146 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like John Dolmayan?

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.