Jun 8, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Song for the Dead – Queens Of The Stone Age – Song Breakdown Drums Another wild Dave Grohl drum part, so play it loud! Well, most of the time. There are faster and less fast sections. Since I put the...
Jun 2, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Nutshell – Alice In Chains – Song Breakdown Drums A variation on the standard train beat. It sounds like hot rods are used, but brushes should work too. The snare should be played with lots of dynamics...
May 18, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind – Song Breakdown Drums As with many pop songs, there is a basic drum track, and added percussion/samples in this song. I did the basic drum part, and added a few other...
Apr 21, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Chasing Light – Metallica – Song Breakdown Drums Another heavy Lars Ulrich drum part. As with a lot of Metallica songs, it frequently goes into half time (or into double time depending on how you look at...
Apr 14, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) 25 Years – Pantera – Song Breakdown Drums A heavy drum part with lots of fast bass drum action. I put approximate tempos in, as the tempo goes up and down a lot according to the feel. Also, all crashes...
Apr 5, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Chop Suey! – System of a Down – Song Breakdown Keyboard There is a lot of stuff going on with strings and piano, which is mostly covered in this part. Download the Keyboard Sheet Music Here Lead Guitar...
Dec 10, 2025 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine – Song Breakdown Keyboard There isn’t a keyboard part in this song, so I made one up based on the guitar/bass riffs. Download the Keyboard Sheet Music Here...
Dec 6, 2025 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Rock and Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger – Song Breakdown Melody A rocking song with the vocal range of E3-B4, with a couple of higher “Woo!”s. Download the Melody Sheet Music Here Keyboard This is the...
Aug 6, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music A pretty basic drum part with lots of tom work. One tricky part is in bars 104 & 105 where you have 2 (hands) against 3...
Jul 17, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music A seemingly simple drum part that actually has a lot of subtlety in bass drum hits etc. You’ll want to listen to the recording as well to...
