Jun 20, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot – Song Breakdown Drums A pretty basic drum part with lots of tasty subtle things going on. One thing to note is there is no crash cymbal in this studio recording. Download the...
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...
