Spin Doctors - Two Princes - Aaron Comess (Drum lesson) by Kai Jokiaho

Here's a free drum lesson of Spin Doctors' Two Princes. This groove by Aaron Comess includes a very useful ghost note pattern that can be used in many places. I also included an exercise for the opening fill.
I uploaded a drum cover of this song a few months ago and it's been quite popular. I hope you'll learn something from this video. Aaron Comess liked it and approved it with nice words "You nailed it!"
The gear used:
Brady Spotted Gum drums
Brady 14x5,5 Jarrah Block snare
Zildjian 14" A Mastersound Hi-Hat, Zildjian 19" A Custom Crash
Microphones:
Kick: Shure Beta 52, Yamaha Subkick
Snare: top Shure Beta 57, bottom Shure SM 57
Toms: Beyer Dynamic Opus 87
Overheads: Shure SM 27
Cameras: Nikon D3200 and Zoom Q3HD
Follow me on Facebook: KaiJokiahoDrummer/ and Instagram: kaijokiaho

[@somericanguy]

the tuning to that snare is just...magical

[@misfit2022]

Snare sounds tight, nice.

[@asqrss3233]

I wish that all of the drum cover can be show just like this one!! Exelent example. Don't play more don't play less but play what is right. Thank you man!

[@KaitsuDrums]

asqrss3233 Thanks!

[@humanimal649]

the snare sounds awesome,your drumming is so clear,thank you for the transcription and for the play along,this is called a complete job.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks again!!

[@glennpaulmusic]

Your tuning and recording is perfect... let alone the playing! Nicely done.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks very much Glenn!

[@MrTravisBickleJnr]

Brilliant. Great vid and excellent playing 👍

[@MrTravisBickleJnr]

And your drums are sounding mega

[@GregVit]

Nailed it. My cover band wants to do this song so I researched it on youtube and found your excellent video. I like how you separated out the parts first. Your lesson is the exact resource I needed, thanks!

[@cyc4usa706]

I used to restart this song over and over back when it first came out... such a slick goove

[@gengisdiaz]

Thanks a lot from argentina!

[@grayeddolls]

Holy moly! You make it look SO easy! Great job, Kai!

[@rad0947]

This is sick. I’ve been drumming for little over 4 years and I think it’s awesome some of the bass patterns and snare hits. But I’m definitely gonna work on this in spare time when I’m not working on drum stuff with my teacher. Your kit sounds spot on.

[@drummerjin]

wow! sounds excellent!

[@herbiewilson1239]

Man, if the Spin Doctors ever need a fill in drummer, I think they need look no further. Well done!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thank you Herbie :))

[@m144mantube]

Awesome break down! Thank you!!

[@arturofernandez6088]

Great lesson!
Thanks 👍🏻

[@analisedefundamentos5006]

Excellent class. I got these moves by ear some years ago, but if I had seen this video before, I could have had less troubles!!! Nice video!

[@wisheye1]

Your kit sounds amazing! Thanks for the lesson.

[@billybadwordproductions1857]

Thanks this is amazing!!! love the layout of it all and I'm going to try and put this to work. Grew up loving this tune! Great work!

[@pooldarkotico1725]

I love the sound of the snare

[@DarrenX9]

A big THANK YOU for this! Excellent lesson! I'm slowly working through it the best I can... a great way to practice my doubles and ghost notes!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks very much!

This was awesome! Thanks!

[@markus_ulbrich]

Perfectly to the point! 👏

[@sheenachen]

thanks for breaking out the most important parts! this is super helpful.

[@sody2000]

this is a great tutorial. thanks man!

[@yannickmuller9330]

Great job, thank you!

[@singaporeghostclub]

Man those ghosties I love em!

[@paravervideos]

¿que hubiera dado yo hace mas de 20 años por ver un video como este? jajaja
excelente video, muchas gracias por compartir!!!

[@JuanFreireautor]

definitivamente perfecto.. muchas gracias.. el mejor

[@kdal]

You gave me desire to play, thank you !

[@KaitsuDrums]

Great to hear this! Thanks!

[@mtavarez4561]

Thank you for doing this the way it should be done

[@ricardovelazquez9179]

gracias! Maestro, por dejar tus conocimientos. son un genio en la bata

[@JTAMIGUEL]

Excelente Maestro!!!! muy buen tempo y prolijidad en todo los rudimentos. Saludos José Miguel de Salta Argentina

[@t34bmentor]

Excellent video! Thank you for the demonstration! :)

[@rennersf10]

the best.
Great!!!
Amazing!!!
Wonderful
splendid
splendid

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Renner :)

[@5150Reaper]

Im 9 years late. But this vid still holds up.

[@MARKWHITE007]

Damn dude!! You did a great job.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Wow! Thank You Mark for taking time to check out my video. If you need a drummer sub for Spin Doctors, call me :)

[@MARKWHITE007]

@@KaitsuDrums You know what's funny? We did use subs for Aaron a few times and you still did a better job on this song.

[@KaitsuDrums]

@@MARKWHITE007 Great!!!! Yeah, I chatted with Aaron and he said that Spin Doctors only want Aaron for the drum chair. Anyway, I'm ready if something happens :)

[@cleipotzful]

I love your snare sound man so perfect for my taste :) BTW it was awesome drumming

[@jonathonbaker3969]

This is awesome thank you so much

[@gregssoundroom5394]

Great teaching style.

[@kwanholloway4112]

Wow. Very awesome sir. Didn't know you had a lesson up here for this. I just you play it before. Good stuff sir. Very appreciative

[@mobiledrummer]

I have always been baffled by this...decided to look and see if there was a lesson and here it is

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thank You!

[@marksdanielsdrummer]

Saved me a little time brother...thanks!🥁

[@NiCoLoCor]

Nice video. Thanks!!

[@pajamassessions1538]

You're are great, man! Thank you for sharing!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thank you!

[@juscelinosilva3313]

Just Subscribed !! You're amazing , thank you so much

[@kerripace]

Nice job! Very helpful!

[@RSTAR2009]

Great drum tutorial brother!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Ramon!!

[@vrednie]

Nice groove man! And that Brady kit!!!! The best sounding drums in the world

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks!!

[@metalphobos3632]

Perfection. Even sounds like Comess snare.

[@dustinshader7536]

This is great

[@MauroMarquesR]

Liked! Very good!

[@thesoggybicky]

ive been drumming a while and to get this groove down as well as you do is so difficult! respect!

[@harryo533]

Thank you so much. What an amazing channel!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks for checking!

[@nik_in_the_box]

thanks for that - is awesome

[@ChrisJohnsonDrums]

On point!!

[@luismartins6239]

Grate video, thanks a lot!

[@chrisalexander211212]

Thanks for sharing, I love the drums of this song, this is helpful, thanks again, I'm subscribed now.

[@giovannyperez7722]

Clean👍🏻

[@MarcosPaulo-jh3ld]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 show!

[@CrowT]

Those ghost notes🤘

[@studiobross]

Thanks so much! This video is excellent!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thank You!

[@dustinshader7536]

Excellent

[@diegoeduardodesade2294]

Nice work dude!!!

[@NilsmitC]

Dude, you got the groove!

[@KaitsuDrums]

NilsmitC Sometimes a little bit :)

[@ZespolMuzycznyCreo]

u r the best !!!

[@brub5174]

Got my like and Subscribed!

[@RS-sy4jy]

Thanks you !🙂

[@tionebsnerual4440]

congratulation,Kai, it's very good and clear.
i enjoy your play, perfect!!
ben

[@KaitsuDrums]

benoit laurens Thanks!!

[@leandromagalhaes4407]

tnank you for the lesson.

[@gwemula]

Thanks for blowing my mind! :D

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Hugh! I hope this video helped you to learn The groove :)

[@gwemula]

@@KaitsuDrums Did too! The way you broke it down and arranged the video was amazing! Thanks again!

[@JS-fz4gv]

Tu caja suena de maravilla ❤

[@lonthrall5613]

Thanks for breaking it down!

[@KaitsuDrums]

No problem Lon! Great that you found it useful :)

[@wonderwhy5824]

Just Nasty Funk!!

[@JaimeBiosensor]

good snare sound

[@bernardoyacono]

SOunds AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Bernardo!

[@pumpalBo]

Thanks - that helped !!!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Great!

[@rogeriodiniz4975]

Esse é nível avançado 🇧🇷 this is advanced level. Como um batera disse, você faz parecer tão fácil 😮

[@rogeriodiniz4975]

Like a drummer said you make it look so easy

[@Clash_CT_Rocker69]

The drum intro is classic for all whom were listened to the Spin Doctors debut album, but what surprises me is the almost identical drum sound.. I don't know "how deep" this guy went (sampling, because there is enough "meat to cook".. ) , but I think its snare and kick generic sound and correctly recorded properly tuned snare..Maybe two snare mics (upper and lower mic, like SM57x2) and good ears for proper results..On the other hand, it is possible that this sound is recorded with minimal equipment.. Anyway, great job mate 🥁

[@JCYoo]

Thank you for the lesson. This is incredibly helpful! And, I can't believe Mark White commented on your video. Cheers.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks for watching J.C. and yes, it's great to have the Great Mark White check out my drum tutorial :)

[@franzfranzen9409]

Great video! But the beat drives me crazy. I can play the snare beat and the bass drum beat. But I can't get them together.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Franz! Yes, it's a challenging beat to learn, some difficult combinations between the left hand and bass drum. Just take it really slow and repeat the difficult passages :)

[@canodrummerbjrn9292]

Kaitsu how about a lesson on Rossana?

[@ambizas]

Awesome. Your kit sounds EXACTLY like Aaron's. Not sure if you use his same set-up/heads etc. but, nice bro.

[@KaitsuDrums]

Alberto Ambizas Thanks Alberto! Aaron also used Brady drums on that Spin Doctors song so the sound is pretty close to original recording.

[@hijodetupa]

02:20

[@Justinegallows]

So there are two ghost notes on top of the two bass drum hits?

[@ozziep123]

Loved it! My Brady Jarrah Ply will be here sometime next week. Can't wait. Can you tell me if you added any reverb or outboard mixing to get the drums to sound so close to Aaron's sound? We use a Presonus Mixer and I have never played a full Brady Kit before. Just curious if they will sound this good out of the box!

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Ozzie!
Yes there's reverb on snare and even kick drum. Gongratulations for your Brady!

[@grandre3464]

I have the intro down perfectly, but ghost note patterns almost always trip me up 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@diegodee7364]

Very helpful lesion.No boring blabla like most of the other "teachers"do.
Exercises only :) :)
Thank you very much for the lot of time you use to create a premium, free lesson to us.
Is it possible to tune a 14x6,5 ply Brady sounding near the Snare size you use?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks :) You can tune all the Brady snares very high for that cracking sound. But I like to tune my 14x6,5 Brady Jarrah ply to a medium pitch and use shallower drums for a higher tuning.

[@agentgrandbrother]

Any advice on how to get better at hand feet coordination for grooves?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Emmy, just practise very slowly to get more accurate and you don't have to learn the whole groove right away. Break it down for smaller parts. And a lot of repeats :)

[@agentgrandbrother]

Thank you! :)

[@RS-sy4jy]

...to you...

[@pascalmerschaudio]

did you record this with the two firepods from PreSonus ?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Yes that's right. I currently have UAD Apollo x8p & Audient ASP880.

[@ryz1001]

Hey man! Been watching your stuff. Nice work! I'm about to do some covers with my new GoPro and in the baby steps of editing etc. How did you get the separate bass drum video in the bottom left of this video?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Ryhan! I'm not an editing guru but it's "picture in picture" feature. I use Final Cut for editing, I think you can't use this with iMovie but might be wrong :) Try to watch TH-cam tutorials (that's what I do when I have forgotten how to edit).

[@ryz1001]

Yeah, exactly what I've been doing. I think Final Cut is the way forward I've heard from many sources. Thanks for the info. Look forward to seeing more of your uploads!

[@danlatham4569]

Awesome I assume that's a Brady 14 x 5 Jarrah?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Dan Latham Drums Yes it’s 14x5,5 Jarrah block

[@Joesfosterdogs]

you capture the snare (drum) sound great which makes your vid's unique. the snare is amazing. playing slow will kick any drummers butt...great discipline. really allows you to get inside the pocket when speed up. do u use a metronome during this?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Joe! Yes I always try to make my snares sound good :) I used click when recording this video to get the right tempos.

[@adama.4622]

+Jeff Porcaro Groove Master - he has like 20 snare drums in that room, one for every song or wha?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Actually about 35 snares :)

[@Joesfosterdogs]

some collect action figures, Kaide toy snares that really work! lol

[@LetThereBeDrums]

Killer lesson! I agree with all other compliments but want to add one for your tom sounds as well! What Remo heads do they have? Emperors or Ambassadors?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Davy!! I had Remo Emperors on this video but for the past year I have been using coated Ambassadors on toms.

[@LetThereBeDrums]

+KaitsuDrums Cool, thx! I've always been playing 2-ply heads myself but now I'm experimenting with 1-ply heads. I quite like the difference. They give me a fatter attack and more volume. Cheers!

[@ESTEBRIO]

What trademark of snare drum is to achieve the exact sound?

[@CameronBartholomew]

Practice timestamp - 1:41

[@georgearroyo2218]

Can I ask where you do your lessons from, USA or Europe?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Hi George! I haven't teached much lately but I've been thinking about doing Skype drum lessons in a near future if somebody is interested. I live in Finland Europe and the time zone is quite different compared to United States.

[@romainschindler9475]

How did you get that amazing snare sound ?

[@KaitsuDrums]

I don't remember exactly but there's a lot of compression, high tuned snare and gated reverb if I remember correctly.

[@romainschindler9475]

Thanks so much ^^ your videos are so cool !

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks very much!

[@isaaccoto3599]

3:41

[@stuartbarrett7885]

Nice playing! What Brady Kit are you using and what sizes?

[@KaitsuDrums]

Thanks Stuart!
It's a Brady Spotted Gum kit #005 and the sizes are 10x7, 12x8, 14x12, 16x14 and 22x18. The snare is a Brady 14x5,5 Jarrah Block.

[@jijst5]

Are those doubles in the intro? :)

[@KaitsuDrums]

+jijst5 Yes they are, 5-stroke roll, you can see the sticking from the notes starting at 2:20.

[@jijst5]

I don't know the English terminology... It's not bouncing, it's a particular technique? First fingers closed, then let the stick bounce, and open your fingers?

[@KaitsuDrums]

jijst5 Yes I let the stick bounce for double strokes and also use fingers for that, then wrist for a harder strokes. There are a lot of different drum techniques, check out videos of Jojo Mayer, Gordy Knudtson, Jim Chapin, Joe Morello etc.

[@jijst5]

Okay! I'm just learning doubles, his is a fun way to practise :). Although it might take a while till I can play them as fast as you :). I've always thought doubles like in this songs very just really loose drum rolls..