Got a Drum Set for my Birthday.....

Rushia3n4
Rushia3n4 Posts: 20
edited January 2009 in Musicians and Gearheads
AWESOME....

I play guitar and my wife got me a drumset for my bday.... It is a beginner set and just has a bass, snare, floor tom, another tom, and hi hat and cymbal....but I LOVE IT>.......


any suggestions on songs.... or where to start....
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  • i like matt.c
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,124
    Not For You has a pretty simple beat.
    I find that watching dvd's and concerts really help on picking up stuff.
    *Runs off to watch Matt Cam*
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Anything from Soundgarden ;)
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    "Silverfuck" by the Smashing Pumpkins is always good to warm up with...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Novawind
    Novawind Posts: 836
    Get some lessons. If you're at all serious about it, the lessons will give you rudiments (flams, rolls, ghosted notes etc) that you can use in many songs, as opposed to just trying to match beats on your own.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

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  • lucylespian
    lucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Lessons are always good. A basic drum beginner book goes with that, as does reading music.
    There are tons of great lessons on youtube for drums, which is great as transcriptions are thin on the ground.
    I have found that general leg strength and fitness is really important for drumming.
    Music is not a competetion.
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Start off with easy stuff, like this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcagDmbXww


    But really, I'd invest in a pair of hearing protectors, like found at a pistol store or home depot, and put ipod earbuds in there, and play songs you like over and over again. It's how I learned, except swap out an ipod for a record player. :)
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