Chords for how to write a drum solo
Tempo:
132.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] I forgot to tell you, I talked to the guys and they said that they are going to let you
have the drum solo that you wanted.
What?
Really?
I get a drum solo?
I get to write my own drum solo?
Yeah, yeah.
Fuck yeah.
Alright, cool dude.
Yeah, let's do that one more time.
I'll try something [F] else.
[C] [F]
[C] [D#] [C]
[G#] [G] [E]
[F] What are you doing?
What?
Are you joking?
What do you mean?
The first time we're ever going to give you a solo and you want to play that?
Blast, yeah, fucking yeah!
Why not?
I love it, but the guys.
I really like what you're doing with that whole thing, but the guys, you know, it's
not me, it's the guys.
Alright, what would you do then?
Or what would the guys do?
I don't know, like, you know, something between the snare and the cymbals, keep it light.
Okay, so like a
That's great, yeah, that's awesome.
Okay, I'll do that one, but the rest of it's me.
Sure, yeah.
I get to write the rest of it.
Alright.
[C] [E]
[F] [C]
[E]
[C] [F] What?
What are you doing?
You said you wanted to write a solo.
Yeah, that's my solo, I'm a drummer, I drum solo.
Ooh, that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy.
We're not Dream Theater, we don't play heavy metal music like that.
We need to do our own sound.
We don't sound like that, we're not a metal band.
Okay, well then what would you prefer me to sound like on the second time through?
The first thing you played was awesome.
Well yeah, because you wrote it!
No, you wrote it, man, I just helped you find the creativity.
That's bullshit and you know it!
So what would you do for the second one, mister?
Something on the toms, like, you know, something bouncy and groovy and a little dark.
Something so aggressive.
You just said, oh, Mike Portnoy, if you like him, do what he does.
He does the shugidugidugu, like, do rules like Portnoy would do.
Okay, so like, [C#] something [Bm] like that?
I mean, [F] that's weak!
That's great.
What do you mean it's weak?
Fine, I'll do it.
Okay, here we go.
[C]
[Em]
[E]
[N] What?
You're messing with me, right?
What are you talking about?
I'm trying to drum.
Like, what do you want from me?
You're giving me a solo, a drum solo, right?
Let me solo.
Why can't I solo?
That's the question, why can't you solo?
How come everything has to be blastbeats?
Blastbeats are sick.
They're true and they're sick.
If we were a metal band, I would say yeah, that's rad dude blast beats solo
We're not a metal band.
You were a rock band
Okay, what would you do Tony?
All right for the third part the first part
You're killing it.
You're nailing it second part
Perfect that poor note would be so proud
But the third part you got to do something.
I
Don't know you you bring it down a little bit.
Let's like some
Like some great get groovy on the high hats, you know
You can do this.
Hey, I believe in you and no, okay, no more blast beats ready.
Okay, go
[F] [C] How
[E]
[G]
[C#] [Bm] [F]
is that?
Up until that last part it was perfect.
Are you talking about?
That's the sickest part.
What do you want me to say?
What am I supposed to say that you had to two three really awesome parts that you wrote all by yourself
And the last part was just wacky, dude.
What would you do for the fourth part?
I don't know.
I mean, if it was me, I mean, I'm not the drummer, you're writing all the drum parts,
but if it was me, get groovy on the snare or something, you know, like, do like, roll it out.
And then let's go out and back into the next riff.
Fine.
That [C]
[G] [Fm]
[G]
was great.
You did it.
You finally have your own personal drum solo that you wrote all your own, man.
It's what you always wanted.
That was awesome.
I can't wait to tell the guys.
This is great.
Guys!
[N]
[F] [C]
[G] I forgot to tell you, I talked to the guys and they said that they are going to let you
have the drum solo that you wanted.
What?
Really?
I get a drum solo?
I get to write my own drum solo?
Yeah, yeah.
Fuck yeah.
Alright, cool dude.
Yeah, let's do that one more time.
I'll try something [F] else.
[C] [F]
[C] [D#] [C]
[G#] [G] [E]
[F] What are you doing?
What?
Are you joking?
What do you mean?
The first time we're ever going to give you a solo and you want to play that?
Blast, yeah, fucking yeah!
Why not?
I love it, but the guys.
I really like what you're doing with that whole thing, but the guys, you know, it's
not me, it's the guys.
Alright, what would you do then?
Or what would the guys do?
I don't know, like, you know, something between the snare and the cymbals, keep it light.
Okay, so like a
That's great, yeah, that's awesome.
Okay, I'll do that one, but the rest of it's me.
Sure, yeah.
I get to write the rest of it.
Alright.
[C] [E]
[F] [C]
[E]
[C] [F] What?
What are you doing?
You said you wanted to write a solo.
Yeah, that's my solo, I'm a drummer, I drum solo.
Ooh, that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy.
We're not Dream Theater, we don't play heavy metal music like that.
We need to do our own sound.
We don't sound like that, we're not a metal band.
Okay, well then what would you prefer me to sound like on the second time through?
The first thing you played was awesome.
Well yeah, because you wrote it!
No, you wrote it, man, I just helped you find the creativity.
That's bullshit and you know it!
So what would you do for the second one, mister?
Something on the toms, like, you know, something bouncy and groovy and a little dark.
Something so aggressive.
You just said, oh, Mike Portnoy, if you like him, do what he does.
He does the shugidugidugu, like, do rules like Portnoy would do.
Okay, so like, [C#] something [Bm] like that?
I mean, [F] that's weak!
That's great.
What do you mean it's weak?
Fine, I'll do it.
Okay, here we go.
[C]
[Em]
[E]
[N] What?
You're messing with me, right?
What are you talking about?
I'm trying to drum.
Like, what do you want from me?
You're giving me a solo, a drum solo, right?
Let me solo.
Why can't I solo?
That's the question, why can't you solo?
How come everything has to be blastbeats?
Blastbeats are sick.
They're true and they're sick.
If we were a metal band, I would say yeah, that's rad dude blast beats solo
We're not a metal band.
You were a rock band
Okay, what would you do Tony?
All right for the third part the first part
You're killing it.
You're nailing it second part
Perfect that poor note would be so proud
But the third part you got to do something.
I
Don't know you you bring it down a little bit.
Let's like some
Like some great get groovy on the high hats, you know
You can do this.
Hey, I believe in you and no, okay, no more blast beats ready.
Okay, go
[F] [C] How
[E]
[G]
[C#] [Bm] [F]
is that?
Up until that last part it was perfect.
Are you talking about?
That's the sickest part.
What do you want me to say?
What am I supposed to say that you had to two three really awesome parts that you wrote all by yourself
And the last part was just wacky, dude.
What would you do for the fourth part?
I don't know.
I mean, if it was me, I mean, I'm not the drummer, you're writing all the drum parts,
but if it was me, get groovy on the snare or something, you know, like, do like, roll it out.
And then let's go out and back into the next riff.
Fine.
That [C]
[G] [Fm]
[G]
was great.
You did it.
You finally have your own personal drum solo that you wrote all your own, man.
It's what you always wanted.
That was awesome.
I can't wait to tell the guys.
This is great.
Guys!
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
E
C#
C
F
G
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I forgot to tell you, I talked to the guys and they said that they are going to let you
have the drum solo that you wanted.
What?
Really?
I get a drum solo?
I get to write my own drum solo?
_ _ Yeah, yeah.
Fuck yeah.
Alright, cool dude.
Yeah, let's do that one more time.
I'll try something [F] else.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ What are you doing?
What?
Are you joking?
_ What do you mean?
The first time we're ever going to give you a solo and you want to play that?
Blast, yeah, fucking yeah! _
Why not?
I love it, but the guys.
I really like what you're doing with that whole thing, but the guys, you know, it's
not me, it's the guys.
Alright, what would you do then?
Or what would the guys do?
I don't know, like, _ you know, something _ _ _ _ between the snare and the cymbals, keep it light.
Okay, so like _ _ _ _ _ _ a_
That's great, yeah, that's awesome.
_ _ Okay, I'll do that one, but the rest of it's me.
Sure, yeah.
I get to write the rest of it.
Alright.
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] What?
What are you doing?
You said you wanted to write a solo.
Yeah, that's my solo, I'm a drummer, I drum solo.
Ooh, that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy.
We're not Dream Theater, we don't play heavy metal music like that.
We need to do our own sound.
We don't sound like that, we're not a metal band.
Okay, well then what would you prefer me to sound like on the second time through?
The first thing you played was awesome.
Well yeah, because you wrote it!
No, you wrote it, man, I just helped you find the _ creativity.
That's bullshit and you know it! _
So what would you do for the second one, mister?
Something on the toms, like, you know, _ something bouncy and groovy and a little dark.
_ Something so aggressive.
You just said, oh, Mike Portnoy, if you like him, do what he does.
He does the shugidugidugu, like, do rules like Portnoy would do.
Okay, so like, _ [C#] something [Bm] _ _ like that?
I mean, [F] that's weak!
That's great.
What do you mean it's weak?
Fine, I'll do it.
Okay, here we go.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ What?
You're messing with me, right?
What are you talking about?
I'm trying to drum.
Like, what do you want from me?
You're giving me a solo, a drum solo, right?
Let me solo.
Why can't I solo?
That's the question, why can't you solo?
How come everything has to be blastbeats?
Blastbeats are sick.
They're true and they're sick.
If we were a metal band, I would say yeah, that's rad dude blast beats solo
_ We're not a metal band.
You were a rock band
_ Okay, what would you do Tony?
All right for the third part the first part
You're killing it.
You're nailing it second part
_ Perfect that poor note would be so proud
But the third part you got to do something. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
Don't know you you bring it down a little bit.
Let's like some _ _
Like some great get groovy on the high hats, you know _
You can do this.
Hey, I believe in you and no, okay, no more blast beats ready.
Okay, go
[F] _ [C] How _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ is that?
_ Up until that last part it was perfect.
Are you talking about?
That's the sickest part.
What do you want me to say? _
What am I supposed to say that you had to two three really awesome parts that you wrote all by yourself
And the last part was just wacky, dude.
What would you do for the fourth part?
I don't know.
I mean, _ _ if it was me, I mean, I'm not the drummer, you're writing all the drum parts,
but if it was me, get groovy on the snare or something, you know, like, do like, roll it out. _ _ _
And then let's go out and back into the next riff.
_ _ _ _ _ Fine.
_ That [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was great.
You did it.
You finally have your own personal drum solo that you wrote all your own, man.
It's what you always wanted.
_ _ _ _ _ That was awesome.
I can't wait to tell the guys.
This is great.
Guys!
_ _ [N] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I forgot to tell you, I talked to the guys and they said that they are going to let you
have the drum solo that you wanted.
What?
Really?
I get a drum solo?
I get to write my own drum solo?
_ _ Yeah, yeah.
Fuck yeah.
Alright, cool dude.
Yeah, let's do that one more time.
I'll try something [F] else.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ What are you doing?
What?
Are you joking?
_ What do you mean?
The first time we're ever going to give you a solo and you want to play that?
Blast, yeah, fucking yeah! _
Why not?
I love it, but the guys.
I really like what you're doing with that whole thing, but the guys, you know, it's
not me, it's the guys.
Alright, what would you do then?
Or what would the guys do?
I don't know, like, _ you know, something _ _ _ _ between the snare and the cymbals, keep it light.
Okay, so like _ _ _ _ _ _ a_
That's great, yeah, that's awesome.
_ _ Okay, I'll do that one, but the rest of it's me.
Sure, yeah.
I get to write the rest of it.
Alright.
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] What?
What are you doing?
You said you wanted to write a solo.
Yeah, that's my solo, I'm a drummer, I drum solo.
Ooh, that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy that's not a good solo.
Tell Mike Portnoy.
We're not Dream Theater, we don't play heavy metal music like that.
We need to do our own sound.
We don't sound like that, we're not a metal band.
Okay, well then what would you prefer me to sound like on the second time through?
The first thing you played was awesome.
Well yeah, because you wrote it!
No, you wrote it, man, I just helped you find the _ creativity.
That's bullshit and you know it! _
So what would you do for the second one, mister?
Something on the toms, like, you know, _ something bouncy and groovy and a little dark.
_ Something so aggressive.
You just said, oh, Mike Portnoy, if you like him, do what he does.
He does the shugidugidugu, like, do rules like Portnoy would do.
Okay, so like, _ [C#] something [Bm] _ _ like that?
I mean, [F] that's weak!
That's great.
What do you mean it's weak?
Fine, I'll do it.
Okay, here we go.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ What?
You're messing with me, right?
What are you talking about?
I'm trying to drum.
Like, what do you want from me?
You're giving me a solo, a drum solo, right?
Let me solo.
Why can't I solo?
That's the question, why can't you solo?
How come everything has to be blastbeats?
Blastbeats are sick.
They're true and they're sick.
If we were a metal band, I would say yeah, that's rad dude blast beats solo
_ We're not a metal band.
You were a rock band
_ Okay, what would you do Tony?
All right for the third part the first part
You're killing it.
You're nailing it second part
_ Perfect that poor note would be so proud
But the third part you got to do something. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
Don't know you you bring it down a little bit.
Let's like some _ _
Like some great get groovy on the high hats, you know _
You can do this.
Hey, I believe in you and no, okay, no more blast beats ready.
Okay, go
[F] _ [C] How _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ is that?
_ Up until that last part it was perfect.
Are you talking about?
That's the sickest part.
What do you want me to say? _
What am I supposed to say that you had to two three really awesome parts that you wrote all by yourself
And the last part was just wacky, dude.
What would you do for the fourth part?
I don't know.
I mean, _ _ if it was me, I mean, I'm not the drummer, you're writing all the drum parts,
but if it was me, get groovy on the snare or something, you know, like, do like, roll it out. _ _ _
And then let's go out and back into the next riff.
_ _ _ _ _ Fine.
_ That [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was great.
You did it.
You finally have your own personal drum solo that you wrote all your own, man.
It's what you always wanted.
_ _ _ _ _ That was awesome.
I can't wait to tell the guys.
This is great.
Guys!
_ _ [N] _