Song List 7 Basic Building Blocks for Rock and Pop Beats

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A SHORT LIST OF SONGS YOU CAN PLAY WITH THESE BEATS:

• Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools: Beat B/A+C+B+C • ACDC - Back in Black: Beat A • ACDC - Hell’s Bells: Beat A (verse) B (chorus) • ACDC - Highway To Hell: Beat A+D • The Beatles - If I Needed Someone: Beat A+C • The Beatles - The Word: Beat A+C • The Beatles - Nowhere Man: Beat D+A • The Beatles - Drive My Car: Beat A+G/D+G • The Beatles - Eight Days A Week: Beat A • The Beatles - Dizzy Miss Lizzy: Beat A • The Beatles - Tell Me What You See: Beat D+A • The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There: Beat A • The Beatles - You’re Going To Lose That Girl: Beat D+A • The Beatles - The Night Before: Beat D+A • The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun: Beat D+E • The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love: Beat D+A • The Black Eyed Peas - The Apl Song: Beat A • The Black Eyed Peas - Latin Girls: Beat A+G • The Black Eyed Peas - Labor Day: Beat B+G+G+G • Bon Jovi - It’s My Life: Beat A+B/D • Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer: Beat A+D+A+A • Bon Jovi – We Got It Goin’ On: Beat A (add bass drum on beats 2 and 4 with snare) • Cold Play - Yellow: Beat A+B(intro) B(verse) Beat D+G(chorus) • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain: Beat D+A • Eagles - Take It Easy: Beat D+A • Foo Fighters - These Days: Beat B+C+G+B (open hihat on & of 4) • Foster The People: Don’t Stop: Beat D+A • Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Beat A+B (verse) • Green Day - Welcome To Paradise: Beat D+D+E+E(intro) A+C+E+E+D+D+E+A(verse) A+C+E +E (chorus) • Green Day - Whatsername: Beat A+B+B+B • Green Day - Geek Stink Breath: Beat C (verse) C+E (chorus) • Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine: Beat D (verse) D+G (chorus and guitar solo) A+D (bridge) • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll: Beat B • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You: Beat B

Copyright © Niels Myrner, All rights reserved. • Joan Jett (The Runaways) - Cherry Bomb: Beat B • Kool & the Gang - Celebration: Beat A • Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie: Beat A (theme) • Michael Jackson - Billie Jean: Beat A • Prince - Kiss: Beat D+H • John Lennon - Imagine: Beat A+B • Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop: Beat A+C+G+C • Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved: Beat D+E • Nirvana - Come As You Are: Beat A+C+C+E • The Police - Every Breath You Take: Beat D+A • Pixies - Where Is My Mind: Beat B (theme) • Pixies - Velouria: Beat D+A (theme) • Pixies - Allison: Beat A • Pixies - The Happening: Beat D+D+A+C • Jimi Hendrix - Born Under a Bad Sign: Beat A+C (verse) B (bridge) • The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: Beat A • The Rolling Stones - Anybody Seen My Baby?: Beat D+E • The Rolling Stones - Jumpin’ Jack Flash: Beat D • Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin’ For You: Beat A+C+G+B • Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild: Beat D+D+E+A (1/4 notes on hihat) • Downtown Fiction - I Just Wanna Run: Beat B+G(verse) Beat A+B(chorus) • Muse - Time Is Running Out: Beat A(verse1) Beat C(chorus) • Queen - Another One Bites The Dust: Beat A (add bass drum on beats 2 and 4 with snare) • Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now: Beat C (verse theme) B (chorus theme) • Queen - We Will Rock You: Beat B • The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated: Beat A+B • The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop: Beat C • The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: Beat D+B • Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger: Beat A (add bass drum on beats 2 and 4 with snare) • Selene Gomez - We Own The Night: Beat D+A • Talking Heads - Psycho Killer: Beat A (add bass drum on beats 2 and 4 with snare) • Weezer - Troublemaker: Beat D+E

BRITT’S LIST:

• Lady Gaga - Poker Face: Beat A • Lady Gaga - Just Dance: Beat A • Lady Gaga - Bad Romance: B+A • Florida - Low: D+G • Rihanna - Disturbia - Beat A • Katy Perry - Hot N Cold: Beat A • Taylor Swift - Begin Again: Beat A+G • Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together: Beat A • One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful: Beat B+A+C+H • One Direction - One Thing: Beat C+H • Fun - We Are Young: Beat D+G • Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger: Beat B+A • Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved: Beat D+E • Train - Drive By: Beat A

Copyright © Niels Myrner, All rights reserved. • Tegan And Sara: Closer - Beat A+B • The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Beat D+A (verse) • The Clash - Train In Vain: Beat A+B • The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane: Beat D+E • David Bowie - Let’s Dance: Beat D+A • David Bowie - Changes: Beat B+C • Weezer - Island In The Sun: Beat A+A+A+B • Weezer - Say It Ain’t So: Beat D+G • Weezer - Buddy Holly: Beat A • Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song): Beat A • Weezer - Beverly Hills: Beat B • Weezer - Pork And Beans: Beat A • Weezer - Perfect Situation: Beat B • Wilco - You And I: Beat D+E • Wilco - You Never Know: Beat A+C

COLE’S LIST:

• The Beatles - Hey Jude: Beat A • Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone: Beat D+A • Bob Dylan - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: Beat A • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb: Beat A • Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall: Beat A • Michael Jackson - Beat It: Beat A • Michael Jackson - Thriller: Beat A • Led Zeppelin - Kashmir: Beat A • Guns n’ Roses - November Rain: Beat A+B • The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter: Beat A+B • The Doors - Light My Fire: Beat A • R.E.M. - Losing My Religion: Beat D+A • U2 - One: Beat B • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama: Beat B

NOTES:

These beats represent the framework of the original drum parts. They are designed to give beginning drummers a starting point for playing along with the songs or playing with a band. When playing “covers” of original songs you are expected to play them your own way. Use these beats as a starting point to get the feel of the song, then feel free to keep it simple, experiment or create your own adaptations.

Where “H” is listed as a component of the beat, omit all bass drum hits. Many of the pop/dance songs listed as Beat A have the bass drum added to the snare drum hits and/or variations in the hihat pattern.