Chad Smith Drum Fill - Give It Away

By Nate Brown

This lesson explores a drum fill played by Chad Smith in the outro section of the song Give It Away. Learn this extending-the-fill technique and some applications for around the drum kit.

The snare drum strokes in this fill (bars 96-97) create a polyrhythmic effect, playing everything third sixteenth. This almost makes it feel like the beat is lost, but Smith clocks right back into the groove mid-measure coming out of the fill. This concept is a great technique to explore. It won't always "fit," but when it does, it's slick!

Get the full song: Give it Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Drum Sheet Music

Tags: Drum fills, Song parts

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Chad Smith Drum Fill from "Give It Away" - Free Drum Lesson

By Nate Brown

This lesson explores a drum fill played by Chad Smith in the outro section of the song Give It Away. Learn this extending-the-fill technique and some applications for around the drum kit.

Get the full song: Give it Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Drum Sheet Music

Chart-Topping Drum Beats - Ebook

Nate Brown

By Nate Brown (82 pages) — Exploring drum beats from the 60s through today’s most popular music, Chart-Topping Drum Beats is designed to develop your skills through sequential lessons with an emphasis on coordination, drum beat vocabulary, and a strong emphasis on drum beat selection – knowing what to play and when. Upon completion of this book, you will have dissected over 150 drum beats from chart-topping songs and over 390 coordination exercises.

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BONUS: The downloadable companion course is included with your ebook purchase. Enjoy over 1 1/2 hours of video instruction with Nate Brown, walking you through each lesson with practice tips, counting, sticking, etc. Over 4 1/2 hours of audio playalongs for every beat in the book are also included. All of the tools you’ll need to master every beat and technique.

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