I got the following information from this
website. It should help you understand how to read the drum tabs on my
site. Good luck!! H |x---x---x---x-----| S |----o-------o-----| B |o-----o---o-------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |-Cymbal----------| H |-Hi-Hat----------| Rd|-Ride-Cymbal-----| t |-Small-Tom-------| T |-Medium-Tom------| S |-Snare-Drum------| F |-Floor-Tom-------| F2|-2nd-Floor-Tom---| B |-Bass-Drum-------| Hf|-Hi-Hat-w/foot---| C |-x-| Strike Cymbal C |-#-| Choke Cymbal (Grab Cymbal With Hand
After Striking It) C |-s-| Splash Cymbal C |-c-| China Cymbal H |-x-| Strike Closed Hi-Hat H |-X-| Strike Loose Hi-Hat H |-+-| Bell of Hi-Hat Rd|-x-| Strike Ride Cymbal Rd|-X-| Strike Bell of Ride S |-o-| Strike Snare S |-O-| Accent Snare S |-g-| Ghost Note on Snare S |-f-| Flam on Snare S |-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll S |-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll S |-@-| Snare Rim t |-o-| Strike Small Tom t |-O-| Accent Small Tom t |-g-| Ghost Note on Small Tom t |-f-| Flam on Small Tom t |-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll t |-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll T |-o-| Strike Large Tom T |-O-| Accent Large Tom T |-g-| Ghost Note on Large Tom T |-f-| Flam on Large Tom T |-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll T |-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll F |-o-| Strike Floor Tom F |-O-| Accent Floor Tom F |-g-| Ghost Note on Floor Tom F |-f-| Flam on Floor Tom F |-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll F |-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll F2|-o-| Strike 2nd Floor Tom F2|-O-| Accent 2nd Floor Tom F2|-g-| Ghost Note on 2nd Floor
Tom F2|-f-| Flam on 2nd Floor Tom F2|-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll F2|-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll B |-o-| Strike Bass Drum B |-O-| Accent Bass Drum B |-g-| Ghost Note on Bass Drum B |-f-| Flam on Bass Drum B |-b-| Soft One-Handed Roll B |-B-| Accented One-Handed Roll Hf|-x-| Click Hi-Hat With Foot ---------------------------------------- How to Read the Measures How to Read Measures in 4/4 C |----------------|
|-----------------| H |----------------|
|-----------------| S |----------------|
|-----------------| B |----------------|
|-----------------| |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| |
1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| How to Read Measures in 4/4 with 32nd
Notes C
|-------------------------------| H
|-------------------------------| S
|-------------------------------| B
|-------------------------------| |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a|
| How to Read Measures in Triplets C |------------| |-------------| H |------------| OR
|-------------| S |------------| |-------------| B |------------| |-------------| |1ae2ae3ae4ae| | 1ae2ae3ae4ae| OR: C |------------|-------------| H |------------|-------------| S |------------|-------------| B |------------|-------------| |1tl2tl3tl4tl| 1tl2tl3tl4tl| NOTE: SOME MEASURES COULD BE IN 4/4 AND STILL HAVE TRIPLETS IN THEM. _________________________________ |1. |2. | C
|----------------|----------------| H
|----------------|----------------| T
|----------------|----------------| S
|----------------|----------------| B
|----------------|----------------| F
|----------------|----------------| B
|----------------|----------------| NOTE: WHEN YOU SEE THIS, YOU WILL PLAY 1.
THEN, 1. THEN, YOU WILL PLAY HOWEVER MANY BARS ARE
RIGHT ABOVE IT. WHEN YOU GET TO 1 AGAIN, YOU WILL
SKIP IT AND GO STRAIGHT to 2. YOU WILL DO THIS FOR
HOW- EVER MANY NUMBERS THERE ARE. ---------------------------------------- ***All other notation will be
explained at the top of the drum tab.*** - Mike Van Kuiken Click here to return to my music
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