The Beatles

Play drums likeRingo Starr

English musician and actor (born 1940)

The songs with Ringo Starr on drums, to play on your own kit: I Want You (She's So Heavy), Hey Jude and Don't Let Me Down 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 Hey Jude

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Ringo Starr playing drums — Photo: dearMoon, CC BY 3.0

1band
Easyeasiest — Hey Jude
99average BPM
138fastest — Day Tripper

Songs with Ringo Starr on drums

I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles

I Want You (She's So Heavy)The Beatles

Hey JudeThe Beatles

Don't Let Me DownThe Beatles

Twist And ShoutThe Beatles

Get BackThe Beatles

Day TripperThe Beatles More The Beatles songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like Ringo Starr

Start with Hey Jude — the easiest of their parts here (easy), at 74 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 Get Back: 1,381 notes in 3:06. 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 Ringo Starr's drum parts: questions

What songs does Ringo Starr play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with Ringo Starr on drums: I Want You (She's So Heavy) (The Beatles), Hey Jude (The Beatles), Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles), Twist And Shout (The Beatles), Get Back (The Beatles) and Day Tripper (The Beatles).

What is the easiest Ringo Starr song to play on drums?

Hey Jude by The Beatles — rated easy, at 74 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is Ringo Starr's hardest drum part here?

Get Back: 1,381 notes in 3:06, rated medium. The fastest is Day Tripper at 138 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like Ringo Starr?

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.