Play Drums To "Californication" (Red Hot Chili Peppers - RHCP): Learn How To Play Drums To The Song

**New Video Available**

The free mini tutorial for this song can still be viewed below. However, you can now also download the newly re-recorded, full detailed and full length video tutorial if you require more tuition for this song.

This new video tutorial explains the drum parts in much greater detail and gives an in depth and extensive lesson in how to play these drum parts.

The details for this new video song tutorial can be found at the bottom of this page.

Free Mini Tutorial

New Video AND Drum Chart Details

This 40 minute tutorial teaches you how to play this great song and sound just like Chad Smith.

Learn some of Chad Smith's best drum beats, fills and licks and then impress your band mates by incorporating them into your own playing. You can be busting out Chad style drum beats and fills in no time at all!

Really get inside the head of this talented drummer and find out what makes him "tick" by learning his drums parts, note for note, lick for lick!

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Each beat, fill, lick and bar is broken down into small, easy to understand chunks which are then explained and demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. The alignment of the hands and feet are demonstrated including which hand to use when and on which drum.

You can learn this song simply by watching and listening - no ability to read music is required!

This video comes with the FREE fully notated drum chart, for those that wish to read, that takes you through the whole song from start to finish.

The chart has been written out in full drum notation and has purposefully avoided the use of repeats and 1st and 2nd time endings for ease of reading and navigation. This means that every single bar of the song has been written out in full from start to finish.

Some of the sections have been given suggested sticking examples, written below the notation, to help you perform the parts easier. The different sections of the song (Verse, Chorus etc.) have been labelled on the chart for ease of navigation.

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