Difficulty LevelOne of the most important things a drummer can do to help them to play faster, more efficiently and (perhaps most importantly) without injury, is to set up their drum kit correctly – the angle of the cymbals, stool height, distance between drums etc.

Too many drummers set their drum kit up according to how it looks rather than how it feels. This aesthetic way of thinking might be great for showmanship but might be causing you issues or even worse, injuries.

At the very least you might not be getting the true potential out of your instrument if the set up isn’t working for you.

Let me explain how most drummers set up their kits by setting up an imaginary drum kit right now, step by step…

 

First Things First – The Stool

Just sit on your drum stool with nothing else in front of you. Ensure that the top half of your legs slope down a little from your thighs to your knees. This is how most drummers set their throne height but it’s up to you. The lower the stool, the harder it is to work your legs generally though.

Place your feet on the floor out in front of you. You want your knees to be just above your ankles ideally. Notice how your feet angle out from from your body naturally. Your feet are not pointing straight forward but slightly out to the side. Place your Hi-Hat and Bass Drum pedals where your feet lay on the floor and at the same natural angle pointing out.

 

Air Drum!

Yep. Pick up a pair of sticks and imagine playing on a drum kit. Take careful note as to where your sticks naturally and comfortably fall. This is going to be useful later on when placing your drums and cymbals into position. You want the placement of the drums to be where your sticks naturally reach. Not too close and not too far away.

 

Snare Drum

The Snare Drum is the heart of the drum kit and so it is critical that you get it’s position right. Place the Snare Drum between your legs and the pedals. Where did your sticks naturally fall when you did some air drumming earlier? Place the Snare Drum so that the end of your stick naturally falls onto it’s center.

You want to be able to access the rim of the Snare so ensure that it is at least an inch higher than your knees. You shouldn’t be playing lower than your knees!

Most drummers tilt the Snare Drum just slightly towards themselves so that not too much of the rim is struck. You can experiment with what feels comfortable for you.

 

And the Rest of Your Lovely Drums…

The Bass Drum obviously attaches to the Bass Drum Pedal (DUH!). Notice how the Bass Drum is now angled pointing outwards, in line with the slightly angled pedal. Don’t be concerned by the fact that your Bass Drum is not facing directly forward. It’s more important to have it set up comfortably than looking “perfect”.

The Rack Tom-Tom’s are placed on the bass drum in front of you. Make sure that the High Tom is placed directly in front of the Snare Drum so that you can move between the Snare and High Tom in a straight line. If you have a Medium Tom then angle it pointing slightly towards you and at the same height as the High Tom. This will mean that the Medium Tom is not angled at exactly the same angle as the High Tom but that the two drums are now pointing directly towards you instead.

Place your Floor Tom or Low Tom next to the Snare Drum, on the other side of the Bass Drum Pedal. You want both the Snare and Floor Tom to be the same height as each other and the Floor Tom to be positioned so that your stick naturally falls onto it’s center. Again, that air drumming you did earlier on is really going to help you to position your drums comfortably.

 

Cymbals

The same rule apples for your cymbals. I would say that you shouldn’t have them angled too flat and certainly not too angled. Just off straight allows great access to the edge of Crash cymbals without damaging them and the same goes for the Ride Cymbal as well. If you don’t have a Medium Tom then you can set up your Ride Cymbal nice and low as most rock drummers tend to.

Make sure not to have your cymbals positioned too high or too far away from yourself as this can cause strain on your body as well as affecting your speed and technique. If you’re on the drums purely to entertain the audience, look impressive and master showmanship then your cymbals will be miles away. This looks cool after all. If not, then position them where you can strike them comfortably.

The Hi-Hat needs to be high enough so that it’s not too close to the Snare Drum. Your left hand should have room to move underneath your right hand. This is totally down to yourself.

 

Double Check

Now put down your sticks and play the drums with your hands. Can you touch all of your drums/cymbals comfortably? If not, then move them closer/out. Are your cymbals angled sensibly so that you won’t break sticks and damage cymbal edges? Is your Snare Drum at least an inch above your knees, exactly in between the two pedals, directly in front of the High Tom and at the same height as the Floor Tom? Good, I’m pleased to hear it 🙂

Remember, it might take you a while to get used to your new drum set up if you’ve done a bit of moving around but you will get used to it eventually. Be patient and give your new efficient set up a chance. You’ll never look back once you’ve changed, believe me!

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Heroes

(David Bowie)

Brown Sugar

(The Rolling Stones)

Hysteria

(Def Leppard)

The Chain

(Fleetwood Mac)

Brick House

(The Commodores)

Dreams

(The Cranberries)

Fortunate Son

(Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Don't Cry

(Guns N' Roses)

Little Sister

(Queens Of The Stone Age)

Man In A Box

(Alice In Chains)

Slither

(Velvet Revolver)

Rain

(The Beatles)

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Tonight, Tonight

(Smashing Pumpkins)

Jump

(Van Halen)

Faith

(George Michael)

Breakout

(Foo Fighters)

Crazy Train

(Ozzy Osbourne)

100 Mile High City

(Ocean Colour Scene)

Riverboat Song

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Sir Duke

(Stevie Wonder)

Them Bones

(Alice In Chains)

Once

(Pearl Jam)

Plush

(Stone Temple Pilots)

Rio

(Duran Duran)

Suck My Kiss

(Red Hot Chili Peppers)

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100 Mile High City (Ocean Colour Scene), 20th Century Boy (T.Rex), 21 Guns (Green Day), 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon), 6 Underground (Sneaker Pimps), 74-75 (The Connells), Ace Of Spades (Motorhead), Adams Song (Blink 182), A Day In The Life (The Beatles), Addicted To Love (Robert Plant), Africa (Toto), Alive And Kicking (Simple Minds), All Day And All Of The Night (The Kinks), A Message To You, Rudy (The Specials), And She Was (Talking Heads), Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers), All Apologies (Nirvana), All I Want For Christmas (Mariah Carey), All My Life (The Foo Fighters), All Night Long (Rainbow), All Right Now (Free), All These Things That I've Done (The Killers), All The Small Things (Blink 182), All The Young Dudes (Mott The Hoople), All You Ever Wanted (Rag'n'Bone Man), Alternative Ulster (Stiff Little Fingers), Always (Blink 182), Always (Bon Jovi), Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley), American Idiot (Green Day), Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols), Angel Of Harlem (U2), Angie (The Rolling Stones), Animal (Def Leppard), Another One Bites The Dust (Queen), Anna Molly (Incubus), Aneurysm (Nirvana), Apocalypse Please (Muse), Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet), Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz), Around The World (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie), Assassin (Muse), Atomic (Blondie), Awake (Godsmack), Back In Black (AC/DC), Back In Time (Huey Lewis & The News), Back In The U.S.S.R. (The Beatles), Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet), Banquet (Bloc Party), Basket Case (Green Day), Beautiful Ones (Suede), Beautiful Things (Benson Boone), Because The Night (Patti Smith), Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil), Believer (Imagine Dragons), Birds Of A Feather (Billie Eilish), Black Betty (Ram Jam), Black Dog (Led Zeppelin), Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Black Velvet (Alannah Myles), Blaze Of Glory (Bon Jovi), Bliss (Muse), Blow (Ed Sheeran), Bohemian Like You (The Dandy Warhols), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Born In The U.S.A. (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf), Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Green Day), Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy), Brass In Pocket (The Pretenders), Break On Through (The Doors), Breakout (Foo Fighters), Breakout (Swing Out Sisters), Break Stuff (Limp Bizkit), Breed (Nirvana), Brianstorm (Arctic Monkeys), Brick House (The Commodores), Bring Me To Life (Evanescence), Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison), Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones), Bubbles (Biffy Clyro), Buck Rogers (Feeder), Buddy Holly (Weezer), Bulls On Parade (Rage Against The Machine), Butterflies And Hurricanes (Muse), B.Y.O.B. (System Of A Down) By The Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers), California Dreamin' (The Mamas & The Papas), Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Call Me (Blondie), Cannonball (The Breeders), Can't Explain (The Who), Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Bad Company), Can't Stand Losing You (The Police), Can You Dig It (The Mock Turtles), Careless Whisper (George Michael), Caroline (Status Quo), Cars (Gary Numan), Cars And Girls (Prefab Sprout), Cath... (Death Cab For Cutie), Celebrity Skin (Hole), Changes (David Bowie), Chelsea Dagger (The Fratellis), Cherub Rock (Smashing Pumpkins), Children Of The Revolution (T. 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1979 (Smashing Pumpkins), 2000 Miles (Pretenders), 6:00 (Dream Theater), 99 Red Balloons (Nena), Aces High (Iron Maiden), Achilles Last Stand (Led Zeppelin), A Day In The Life (The Beatles), Aenema (Tool), Ain't Nobody (Rufus & Chaka Khan), Aja (Steely Dan), A Little Less Conversation (Elvis Presley), Alive (Pearl Jam), All Too Well (Taylor Swift), Amen Brother (The Winstons), Angels Of Death (Slayer), Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd), Alright (Supergrass), Apocalypse Please (Muse), Around The Fur (Deftones), Avon (Queens Of The Stone Age), Baba O'Riley (The Who), Babylon Sisters (Steely Dan), Back In The USSR (The Beatles), Bad (Michael Jackson), Ball Room Blitz (The Sweet), Bandoliers (Them Crooked Vultures), Bang Bang (Green Day), Bargain (The Who), Barracuda (Heart), Bat Country (Avenged Sevenfold), Beat It (Michael Jackson), Been Caught Stealing (Jane's Addiction), Behind Blue Eyes (The Who), Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) (Deftones), Best Of You (Foo Fighters), Bet You Look 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(The 1975), Chop Suey (System Of A Down), Chuck E's In Love (Rickie Lee Jones), City Of Delusion (Muse), Closer (Kings Of Leon), Closer To The Edge (30 Seconds To Mars), Cocaine (Eric Clapton), Cold Sweat (James Brown), Constant Motion (Dream Theater), Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley), Crazy (Seal), Crockets Theme (Jan Hammer), Crunge, The (Led Zeppelin), D'yer Mak'er (Led Zeppelin), Da Doo Ron Ron (The Crystals), Dance Of Eternity (Dream Theater), Dance With The Devil (Cozy Powell), Dancing Queen (ABBA), Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dark Eternal Night, The (Dream Theater), Dark Necessities (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dark Side (Muse), Davidian (Machine Head), Day In The Life, A (The Beatles), Days Are Forgotten (Kasabian), Dazed And Confused (Led Zeppelin), Deep Kick (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Detroit Rock City (Kiss), Dig Down (Muse), Digging The Grave (Faith No More), Digital Bath (Deftones), Digital Man (Rush), Don't Ask Me Why (Nik Kershaw), Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis), Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police), Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds), Down (Blink 182), Do You Want To Rock (Danko Jones), Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue), Drive In Drive Out (The Dave Matthews Band), Drop Dead Legs (Van Halen), Drum Also Waltzes, The (Max Roach), Drumming Song (Florence And The Machine), Duality (Slipknot), Elephant (Tame Impala), Elephant (Them Crooked Vultures), Elephant Stone (The Stone Roses), Emit Remmus (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Englishman In New York (Sting), Eulogy (Tool), Every Breath You Take (The Police), Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police), Execute (Slipknot), Exit Music For A Film (Radiohead), Fat Bottom Girls (Queen), Fear Of A Blank Planet (Porcupine Tree), Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden), Feeling This (Blink 182), Fell In Love With A Girl (The White Stripes), Fergus Sings The Blues (Deacon Blue), Fields Of Gold (Sting), Figure It Out (Royal Blood), Fire (Jimi Hendrix), Fire (Kasabian), Fireball (Deep Purple), First Date (Blink 182), Firth Of Fifth (Genesis), Flight Of Icarus (Iron Maiden), Fool In The Rain (Led Zeppelin), Fools Gold (The Stone Roses), For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica), Forgotten (Lamb Of God), Forty Six & Two (Tool), Free Flight (Whitesnake), Funky Drummer (James Brown), Get Lucky (Daft Punk) Get Off My Cloud (The Rolling Stones), Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine) (James Brown), Ghost Town (The Specials), Gimme Chocolate (Babymetal), Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman), Gives You Hell (All American Rejects), God Save The Queen (The Sex Pistols), Going Under (Evanescence), Good Old Music (Funkadelic), Good Times, Bad Times (Led Zeppelin), Goodbye (Army Of Anyone), Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback), Got The Life (Korn), Grace (Jeff Buckley), Green Onions (Booker T and the MG's), Grudge, The (Tool), Head Over Heels (Tears For Fears), Heart Of The Sunrise (Yes), Heartbeat Song (The Futureheads), Hearts All Gone (Blink 182), Heathen (Twenty One Pilots), Heir Apparent (Opeth), Helicopter (Bloc Party), Hella Good (No Doubt), Hellcat Spangled Shalala (Arctic Monkeys), Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles), Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix), Hey Jude (The Beatles), Higher Love (Steve Winwood), Highway Star (Deep Purple), Hocus Pocus (Focus), Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger), Honour Thy Father (Dream Theater), Hot For Teacher (Van Halen), Hot Fun In The Summertime (Sly & The Family Stone), House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals), How To Save A Life (The Fray), I Am The Resurrection (Stone Roses), I Don't Care (Fall Out Boy), I Feel Fine (The Beatles), I Keep Forgettin' (Michael McDonald), I Like Dirt (Red Hot Chili Peppers), I'm Coming Out (Diana Ross), I Miss You (Blink 182), Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin), Inertiatic ESP (The Mars Volta), In My Life (The Beatles), Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots), In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins), Instant Karma (John Lennon), In My Life (The Beatles), Invisible Man, The (Queen), Ironic (Alanis Morissette), Iron Man (Black Sabbath), It's The End Of The World (REM), It's The Same Old Song (The Four Tops), I Want To Break Free (Queen), I Want It All (Queen), Jack & Diane (John Mellencamp), Jamie's Cryin' (Van Halen), Jamming (Bob Marley) Jesus Christ Pose (Soundgarden), Jesus Of Suburbia (Green Day), Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)...

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For the most popular bands, artists and drummers in the world, we feature all of the greatest hits…and some of the more obscure hidden gems as well. Covering all genres of music from Rock, Metal, Jazz and pop – there is a song for all tastes and styles!

Not only that, we have multiple song lessons for the biggest bands/artists as well. Dive into the back catalogue of your favourite groups…

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

14 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Kings Of Leon

7 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Queens Of The Stone Age

14 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Beatles

16 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Blink 182

16 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Tom Petty

4 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Led Zeppelin

22 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Radiohead

8 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Iron Maiden

10 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Faith No More

5 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Oasis

10 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Blondie

10 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Killers

8 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Kinks

4 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Guns N' Roses

10 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Bon Jovi

4 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Aerosmith

7 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Pixies

4 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Who

7 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Metallica

7 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

U2

14 Video Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Duran Duran

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Nirvana

19 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Police

8 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Deftones

8 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Smashing Pumpkins

6 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Queen

10 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Pink Floyd

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Arctic Monkeys

15 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Clash

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Muse

26 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Madness

6 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Rolling Stones

7 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Fleetwood Mac

8 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Simple Minds

5 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Alice In Chains

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Bruce Springsteen

3 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Thin Lizzy

3 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Dire Straits

6 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Audioslave

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

ZZ Top

3 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Rage Against The Machine

5 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Green Day

20 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Rush

6 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Incubus

3 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Deep Purple

2 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Paramore

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

The Cure

3 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Michael Jackson

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Soundgarden

6 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Tool

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Foo Fighters

22 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

Linkin Park

4 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

AC/DC

5 Drum Lessons & PDF Charts.

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