Everything on "Songs for the Deaf" is just incredible. An amazing album, glad this wasn't all Nirvana too. Seeing Them Crooked Vultures reminds me how much I want them to make a 2nd album and tour. Hopefully while JPJ is still rockin
Everything Dave comes up with on drums is always memorable and super fun to play. Great video and choice of grooves. My favorite Grohl beat is from “The Collector” by Nine Inch Nails which is in 13/4 time.
@@BrandonToews No thank you, for these wonderful Grohl appreciation videos. There’s a reason why everyone from Paul McCartney to Tom Petty have wanted to work with him. Dave’s just a solid guy and your playing was on point too.
Heart shaped box will always be my favorite dave drum beat. It’s not an original drum beat but the power and driving emotion of the beat can’t be denied.
In Bloom was mostly Chad Channing, Dave added a kick and fill here and there but didn’t change it drastically. He acknowledges Chads contributions to Nirvana
Yeah, Dave even used In Bloom as the specific example as to why Channing should have been added to the Rock Hall of Fame as well, if I recall correctly.
As always Brandon, I greatly appreciate your skills and straight forward no BS approach to covering drum material. You already have both my favorites, "My Hero" and "Everlong". The fills in the later were always killer.
All of his parts on Songs For The Deaf, Them Crooked Vultures and the few songs on Like Clockwork are absolutely incredibly and masterfully orchestrated, best drummer of the last 30 years.
I Appear Missing is a masterclass introduction to playful approach to triplets in beats as opposed to just as fills. Dave is great to learn triplets from in general. He's entry level, and Mitch Mitchell is the master class lol
Wow great! I saw a video where he mentioned some of his beats were influenced by disco music, I always enjoy stuff where people talk about origins of their creations.
Fantastic episode and nice inclusion of the lesser known Killing Joke material. And well played sir! Only thing that could have made this any better would have been including the Probot intro to Shake Your Blood
My two favorite drum licks from Dave are his opening on Songs for the Dead, from Songs for the Deaf; and also his fun drum fill he plays in the Fresh Pots video!
Dave actually credits Chad with writing the drum part. And even though it's the same on paper, Dave brought his own style to it and made it sound different.
@@dustyhills8911 I saw the Nirvana Rock Hall 2014 induction too...Kurt wrote the drums for In Bloom...Dave added double kick on the bass drum during the verse, instead of just one.
@@startervisions he doesn't have to be there to credit him. Tell me, where does Kurt ever get credited with writing it? Just curious, because everyone else involved says Chad created that drum part.
Brandon you are an awesome drummer. Is there anything in the rock genre you have trouble playing? I mean all of the Rush songs in like 40 minutes to Dave Grohl. Then you add in your jazz prowess. Wow. And the way you slow things down first and then up to speed is so nice. Of course the Drumeo follow along transcription is so nice for seeing the notes you are playing. I know everyone just about wants you to analyze and play their favorite drummer's iconic songs but if I might would love to see you do this for selected Bill Bruford songs. Keep up the great work Brandon. One final question: are you in a band? If not some band is missing a great drummer. Hope Drumeo offers a VIP week again. Cheers.
Thank you, Bill! Appreciate it. I love so many different kinds of music and I it's always a fun challenging switching gears and trying something new. A Bill Bruford feature is definitely on the list. And no bands currently - starting to play with a few artists this Spring though!
I would’ve put the Elephants intro instead of the verse. And Gunman rather than Reptiles. I would’ve put the chorus for First It Giveth instead of the verse/intro. Take out SFTD and put in No One Knows’ break down or Song For The Dead intro. And the intro for In Bloom instead of the verse.
Love this. Not sure I’d say much of Nevermind is attributed to Dave though. Chad Channing had a lot of those parts already worked out before Dave got there and learned them.
I honestly think that the nevermind album is some of Dave's most stock drumming. Very plain and straight forward for the most part to me. I believe the reason for this is that those were mostly Chad channings parts. Even though Dave added his own power and flavor which I feel improved Chad's parts, to me dave was held back as a drummer with nirvana. There was only so much shining a drummer could do with that particular band and set list. Don't mistake...I love nirvana. One of the greats imo, however, dave wasn't able to display his musical skill like he shouldve with them. He has actually mentioned being somewhat apprehensive to assert himself or disagree with kurt. Not out of intimidation but out of the admiration and faith he had for Kurt as an artist and his talent for writing. If my memory is right...he was even scared for Kurt to hear his format solo demos that he had recorded for fear of Kurt's disapproval in them. That says alot to me. Rant over. Dave rocks and so does Brandon!!! 🤘
Thanks for yet another great video! I think the groove I like most is in "Everlong". Question: What _can't_ you play? :) I've watched you play a number of drum parts from a wide variety of different songs and I'm always amazed at your proficiency! Thanks for posting!
Thank you very much! Appreciate it. Haha I love so many different kinds of music and I really enjoy switching gears and jumping into different styles of music. Keeps things fresh and I love the challenging of diving into new stuff!
Song for the Dead was the reason I wanted to play drums. An absolute monstrous track. I learned Bonham triplets from that song and not even from Zeppelin tunes! Hahah. Also shout out to these damn Gretsch drums - THUNDER. LORDT. I’m a Gretsch man for life
The guy he “hired” was William goldsmith and he was actually a member, played on a few songs on soundtracks and live, he left during the second album because Dave was re recording the tracks including the drums
@@BrandonToews Thank you so much. Brandon! Really appreciate it. I've had my eye on the Mantra 20" Crash for a while now, so it's definitely time to pick one up. Will be my first Istanbul, but I'm liking them more and more every time I hear them. Thanks again!
Hey! Love the fact that these beats are being explained to all the drummers inspired by the great man Dave. I am one of those since -94. Started actually playing drums in -98 and the main reason was the music of Nirvana. Dave is still kicking ass and continues to be a true inspiration ❤️ A couple of observations regarding the video: Although Dave uses the flam a lot in his playing there are few hits here that I think should played rock solid even. For example: - “Scentless apprentice” the last hit before the break is not a flam - “All apologies” the snare/tom combo is also not a flam - the only flam in “Song for the Dead” groove displayed here is on just the snare before the tom fill. If you listen to the recording it’s easy to hear the difference between that and all the others snare/floortom hits. - The chorus groove of “My Hero” I believe here is incorrect. You can hear the break from steady bass drum groove after the 1 of each bar. Taylor Hawkins emphasizes this live with an open hi-hat. This makes the groove breath a little and sounds awesome as it syncs up with the guitar and vocal perfectly. Sorry Brandon. I’m a Dave-beat fanatic and super picky how they are played 😄 I also teach drums and I’m constantly educating drummers also when it comes to playing flams. How to play them and making the clear distinction as to how they are supposed to sound as to just being sloppy. Not all at all saying yours were, but just making an observation where they’re being used. All the best from Finland, keep on drumming people ✌🏻 P.S. “My Hero” live: m.th-cam.com/video/zEaXqOicrsA/w-d-xo.html
Dive deeper and check out the sheet music for all of these groove in our latest Beat article: www.drumeo.com/beat/the-12-best-dave-grohl-grooves/
That scentless apprentice intro is so awesome. Love the combination of the off beat flam, open close hats, and lots of kick.
So good!
Iconic beat, at least in my head 😂
Everything on "Songs for the Deaf" is just incredible. An amazing album, glad this wasn't all Nirvana too. Seeing Them Crooked Vultures reminds me how much I want them to make a 2nd album and tour. Hopefully while JPJ is still rockin
Agreed. Probably the best overall QOTSA album and Grohl's drumming literally drives it forward. Amazing stuff.
Song for the deaf is probably the greatest rock drumming album of this century if not all time.
Josh Homme is in trouble for abusing his kids. I don’t think we’re going to see any new Them Crooked Vultures.
Hope you got to see TCV play Gunman the other day
Everything Dave comes up with on drums is always memorable and super fun to play. Great video and choice of grooves. My favorite Grohl beat is from “The Collector” by Nine Inch Nails which is in 13/4 time.
I was hoping to see Collector on here too.
Thanks, Cobb! Some great NIN tracks with Dave.
@@BrandonToews No thank you, for these wonderful Grohl appreciation videos. There’s a reason why everyone from Paul McCartney to Tom Petty have wanted to work with him. Dave’s just a solid guy and your playing was on point too.
Love his contributions on With Teeth!
I really love the intro of "Song for the dead". All of his drum beats are so powerful and pretty badass too :)
So good! I break that one down here: th-cam.com/video/g5czBl-4qXE/w-d-xo.html
I cant BELIEVE IT DIDNT MAKE THE LIST!!!
one if the best intros/drum intros EVER!!!
@@xx7secondsxx - Check out my Genius Of Dave Grohl lesson, it’s included there!
That intro is a tribute to Black Flag’s Slip it in
My favorite groove of Dave’s has to be from his instrumental Play. The beginning is just so powerful.
Mine too!
Love that track.
Amazing!
Love the fact that you covered some Them Crooked Vultures! I love that album
Agreed - such a great record!
"No one loves me, & neither do I," is a killer groove as well! Probably my personal fav off the Vultures album!
Great track!
LOVE the inclusion of Scentless Apprentice. Such an underrated track. The whole song is a tour de force of drumming and rock in general.
I had never heard that clearly the influence of John Bonham on Dave Grohl. Makes it event tastier. Thanks for that awesome video
Nice that you got some deep cuts in there but I was waiting for at least one of the track from With Teeth (NIN) :) Killer drums on that one !
Heart shaped box will always be my favorite dave drum beat. It’s not an original drum beat but the power and driving emotion of the beat can’t be denied.
Such a great track.
I could listen to Dave’s beats all day long. Great job!
Thanks, Brad! Same here!
Elephants is SOOOO good! My 2 year old loves this song too! Tells you a lot about Dave’s drumming
Drain You. That groove SLAMS
These drums sound amazing! Kudos to the person they mic’d and mixed that kit.
Thanks!
Thanks J D!
And the playing is Next Level!
Is this a renown? Or usa custom? Sounds killer!
I love the instrumental song "Watch This" with Slash. You get a very good dose of Dave's style.
In Bloom was mostly Chad Channing, Dave added a kick and fill here and there but didn’t change it drastically. He acknowledges Chads contributions to Nirvana
Yeah, Dave even used In Bloom as the specific example as to why Channing should have been added to the Rock Hall of Fame as well, if I recall correctly.
Turns out Chad has more swing than Dave
I am not a Drummer and not a Musician... But seriously impressive mate..
Dave is a genius at creating in your face drum patern. no one knows should be in that vidéo. Awesome job
Agreed. I cover that one in this Drumeo video: th-cam.com/video/g5czBl-4qXE/w-d-xo.html
Brandon, that's some precise and strong beat making there, my broski. Bravo, very nice to listen to!!!
As always Brandon, I greatly appreciate your skills and straight forward no BS approach to covering drum material. You already have both my favorites, "My Hero" and "Everlong". The fills in the later were always killer.
Thanks, Scott - appreciate it! Great tracks for sure!
I would also add Them Crooked Vultures' Dead end friends and No one loves me. Amzing and so fun to play
Dude, Song for the Dead is what got me into drumming, it's just so insane!
So good! I break that one down here too: th-cam.com/video/g5czBl-4qXE/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this in-depth analysis! Always useful to study Dave Grohl
"Red War" with Max Cavalera from the PROBOT album is a monster of a beat
And it’s a prime example of playing double bass drum patterns with only one pedal and toms.
@@RMHendrickson As well as First It Giveth, on that note
All of his parts on Songs For The Deaf, Them Crooked Vultures and the few songs on Like Clockwork are absolutely incredibly and masterfully orchestrated, best drummer of the last 30 years.
I Appear Missing is a masterclass introduction to playful approach to triplets in beats as opposed to just as fills. Dave is great to learn triplets from in general. He's entry level, and Mitch Mitchell is the master class lol
Wow great! I saw a video where he mentioned some of his beats were influenced by disco music, I always enjoy stuff where people talk about origins of their creations.
Thanks!
Fantastic episode and nice inclusion of the lesser known Killing Joke material. And well played sir! Only thing that could have made this any better would have been including the Probot intro to Shake Your Blood
Another of my favorite DG beats is "Gunman" from Them Crooked Vultures. That song is a blast to play!!
one my faves❤
Getting smaller from NIN is a good one too. Not that complicated but a lot of energy. Also, The drumming on the killing joke album is awesome.
The bass drum sounds amazing!!!
Thanks!
Absolutely superb video, love the groove choices - great tutorial and break down too. Keep up the great work
Nirvanas Dave Grohl tought me to play drums. So Thank you Dave !!!!
Fave is "Avon" from Queens of the Stone Age!!
YESSSS you did Everlong! When I get my kit set up it's one of the first I'm going to start on.
My two favorite drum licks from Dave are his opening on Songs for the Dead, from Songs for the Deaf; and also his fun drum fill he plays in the Fresh Pots video!
Thanks for "Song For The Deaf"!
Good drummin, man and a great song!
Thanks, Johnny!
Dave Grohl is amazing!
❤️
Never knew I needed to study some more Dave Grohl. Very cool jams.
Also thank you for this video.reminded me I remembwr how to read music..tour a beast also man thanks
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
FANTASTIC #drumbeat #davegrohl #drumeo
So many good drummers out there...
Amazing video master !!
Thank you!
"Implant" is amazing!!! 👏
I love it ! Thank bro ! Nice 👍 👏 🥁
Dave grohl is awesome
Eine sehr coole praxisbezogene Stunde. Super!!! :-)
nine inch nails - the idea of you (dave on drums) good drum parts & good song really 🤘🏻
My all time favorite Grohl groove is No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Kurt wrote the drum parts for "In Bloom" which explains why Chad also played the same riff on the Sub Pop version of the song recorded in 1990.
Dave actually credits Chad with writing the drum part. And even though it's the same on paper, Dave brought his own style to it and made it sound different.
@@dustyhills8911 Dave can't exactly credit someone, with doing something, if he wasn't there for it lol
@@dustyhills8911 I saw the Nirvana Rock Hall 2014 induction too...Kurt wrote the drums for In Bloom...Dave added double kick on the bass drum during the verse, instead of just one.
@@startervisions he doesn't have to be there to credit him. Tell me, where does Kurt ever get credited with writing it? Just curious, because everyone else involved says Chad created that drum part.
@@dustyhills8911 th-cam.com/play/PLzg0Oi9scRSuSJKOIt4yfvIEtfRsWPIin.html
Brandon you are an awesome drummer. Is there anything in the rock genre you have trouble playing? I mean all of the Rush songs in like 40 minutes to Dave Grohl. Then you add in your jazz prowess. Wow. And the way you slow things down first and then up to speed is so nice. Of course the Drumeo follow along transcription is so nice for seeing the notes you are playing. I know everyone just about wants you to analyze and play their favorite drummer's iconic songs but if I might would love to see you do this for selected Bill Bruford songs. Keep up the great work Brandon. One final question: are you in a band? If not some band is missing a great drummer. Hope Drumeo offers a VIP week again. Cheers.
Thank you, Bill! Appreciate it. I love so many different kinds of music and I it's always a fun challenging switching gears and trying something new. A Bill Bruford feature is definitely on the list. And no bands currently - starting to play with a few artists this Spring though!
@@BrandonToews thanks for your reply. As I said keep up the great work. Bill.
I would’ve put the Elephants intro instead of the verse. And Gunman rather than Reptiles. I would’ve put the chorus for First It Giveth instead of the verse/intro. Take out SFTD and put in No One Knows’ break down or Song For The Dead intro. And the intro for In Bloom instead of the verse.
I did enjoy this!
Glad to hear!
First it giveth getting the appreciation it deserves
dave's work on ghost's cover of i'm a marionette is pretty good
Love this. Not sure I’d say much of Nevermind is attributed to Dave though. Chad Channing had a lot of those parts already worked out before Dave got there and learned them.
Some say that although Channing wrote them, Grohl’s energy while playing them made them famous and memorable.
I honestly think that the nevermind album is some of Dave's most stock drumming. Very plain and straight forward for the most part to me. I believe the reason for this is that those were mostly Chad channings parts. Even though Dave added his own power and flavor which I feel improved Chad's parts, to me dave was held back as a drummer with nirvana. There was only so much shining a drummer could do with that particular band and set list. Don't mistake...I love nirvana. One of the greats imo, however, dave wasn't able to display his musical skill like he shouldve with them. He has actually mentioned being somewhat apprehensive to assert himself or disagree with kurt. Not out of intimidation but out of the admiration and faith he had for Kurt as an artist and his talent for writing. If my memory is right...he was even scared for Kurt to hear his format solo demos that he had recorded for fear of Kurt's disapproval in them. That says alot to me. Rant over. Dave rocks and so does Brandon!!! 🤘
That opening for "Song for the Dead"..🤘
Flam master flex... Uncle Dave has been a huge influence for me.
Thanks for watching!
R.I.P Taylor Hawkins
Tribute video coming soon.
And Kurt as well
And kurt
I'm not sure if Dave made all the drum beats of Foo Fighters or if Taylor made some too but i love the drums on "Low" and "Erase/Replace"
Shake your blood by Probot is a favourite of mine
Great song!!
Thanks for yet another great video! I think the groove I like most is in "Everlong". Question: What _can't_ you play? :) I've watched you play a number of drum parts from a wide variety of different songs and I'm always amazed at your proficiency! Thanks for posting!
Thank you very much! Appreciate it. Haha I love so many different kinds of music and I really enjoy switching gears and jumping into different styles of music. Keeps things fresh and I love the challenging of diving into new stuff!
I love the intro on "Get Up" by Juliette & the Licks !!!
What are those crashes and HH’s? Istanbul’s obviously, but any particular line? They sound FANTASTIC!
Go with the flow should've been on here!
Great 🥁👍
Thanks!
Song for the Dead was the reason I wanted to play drums. An absolute monstrous track. I learned Bonham triplets from that song and not even from Zeppelin tunes! Hahah. Also shout out to these damn Gretsch drums - THUNDER. LORDT. I’m a Gretsch man for life
The guy he “hired” was William goldsmith and he was actually a member, played on a few songs on soundtracks and live, he left during the second album because Dave was re recording the tracks including the drums
Favorite Dave Grohl drum groove? Song for the Dead demo for sure, he does way more fills that in the final track and they are freakin' awesome!
Yes! I cover that one here in this Drumeo video: th-cam.com/video/g5czBl-4qXE/w-d-xo.html
Always loved Dave grohl fill
Niceeee 🔥 🥁
The Song for the Deaf drum pattern demonstration reminds me of the song Crow by Shellac
Which tom heads? Those (and the drums) sound GREAT.
Fun fact: disco band the "gap band" inspired dave grohl to make flam fills and intro of smells like teen are famous example of it.
It should be mentioned that the 1 in the Teen Spirit chorus is always slightly delayed, giving it that extra "ooomph"
Great video. Thanks! Can you give some info on the cymbal setup? Those Istanbul's sound fantastic.
Thanks Martin! Here I'm using 15" Mantra Hats, 20" Mantra Crash, 24" Joey Waronker Ride, 20" Xist Crash, 19" Xist Crash, 20" Xist China.
@@BrandonToews Thank you so much. Brandon! Really appreciate it. I've had my eye on the Mantra 20" Crash for a while now, so it's definitely time to pick one up. Will be my first Istanbul, but I'm liking them more and more every time I hear them. Thanks again!
Always loved Dave’s FAT flam technique!
How could you not do no one knows with that crazy chorus part
How about get Dave on the show!!
Cant BELIEVE!! "Song for the dead" wasn't on here!?!?!
That's one of the greatest song/drum intros of ALL TIME!!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻
I included this one in the “Genius Of Dave Grohl” lesson (also on the Drumeo TH-cam channel)
Your playing has gotten a lot more natural-looking. Visually, you seem more comfortable
Good observation. I concur
13:35 man I’ve been trying this like for 4 months, and I still cannot maintain that fuckin’ speed!!!
Tough one for sure!!
I was hoping to see X-Static on the list!
Love the cymbals! what model are those Istanbuls?
According to the Rock Band drum charts, there’s a some kicks being played along with the toms in “My Hero”
YESSS I LOVE REPTILES
So good!
Do travis barker next please drumeo
could u guys do a video on Levon Helm???
I feared you might leave out Killing Joke. Didn't let me down!
That groove is killer!
Hey! Love the fact that these beats are being explained to all the drummers inspired by the great man Dave. I am one of those since -94. Started actually playing drums in -98 and the main reason was the music of Nirvana. Dave is still kicking ass and continues to be a true inspiration ❤️
A couple of observations regarding the video:
Although Dave uses the flam a lot in his playing there are few hits here that I think should played rock solid even. For example:
- “Scentless apprentice” the last hit before the break is not a flam
- “All apologies” the snare/tom combo is also not a flam
- the only flam in “Song for the Dead” groove displayed here is on just the snare before the tom fill. If you listen to the recording it’s easy to hear the difference between that and all the others snare/floortom hits.
- The chorus groove of “My Hero” I believe here is incorrect. You can hear the break from steady bass drum groove after the 1 of each bar. Taylor Hawkins emphasizes this live with an open hi-hat. This makes the groove breath a little and sounds awesome as it syncs up with the guitar and vocal perfectly.
Sorry Brandon. I’m a Dave-beat fanatic and super picky how they are played 😄
I also teach drums and I’m constantly educating drummers also when it comes to playing flams. How to play them and making the clear distinction as to how they are supposed to sound as to just being sloppy. Not all at all saying yours were, but just making an observation where they’re being used.
All the best from Finland, keep on drumming people ✌🏻
P.S. “My Hero” live:
m.th-cam.com/video/zEaXqOicrsA/w-d-xo.html
Good drummer
Where’s some of his monster beats from Probot? Shake Your Blood w/ Lemmy kills!
The chorus groove with the toms and quarter notes on the crash in First It Giveth is even better than the verse groove
Dave gohl is my favourite drummer absolutely legend
“No one knows” QOTSA is my favorite.
Reptiles IS SUPER DOPE AND Implant (SOUNDS LIKE MOROCCAN FOLKLOR RYTHEMS)
SO MANY MOROCCAN TRACKS TO PIC FROM BUT CHECK OUT THE GROOVES ON THIS SONG th-cam.com/video/El2QEy1lPFw/w-d-xo.html
The Metal is almost an identical beat to Chad Channing's version of School by Nirvana.
I dare say he’s the master. He said he never had lessons. That’s probably why he comes up with all these different beats