Drum Related

Below is a breakdown of Green Day’s Basket Case, it shows the section name and number of bars, the notes give you an indication what to play.

Section                No. of Bars               Notes

1st verse                16                             Don’t play!

Chorus (2 parts)   10                             Hi hats ¼’s & appropriate lifts
                                4                               Fills on 1st and 2nd bars then Groove in on trashy hi hats.

Instrumental        4                               Don’t play 1-3 then fill in 4th bar

2nd Verse             16                             Trashy hats and a fill in 16th bar

Chorus                  14                              Ride. Fills in 11th and 12th bars.

Instrumental        8                              Trashy hats. Fill in 8th bar.

Bridge                   4                               Trashy hats. Fill on 3rd bar.Stop in 4th!

Instrumental      16                              Trashy Hats. Lots of crashes. Fill in 16th

Chorus                 14                              Ride. Fills on 11th, 12th and 14th bars

Outro                  18                               Trashy Hats. Fills on 4th, 8th and 12th bars. End on “+” “4” on 17th bar.

This weeks “Track of the week” is Basket Case by Green Day. How could I exclude this track? Obviously, I’d be a fool if I did. This track has also inspired a generation to take up the drums. I don’t know any drummer who doesn’t like to see me play this track. Unfortunately for all the beginners out there, this isn’t really gonna be the track for you as it’s pretty quick! However, if you fancy giving it a crack, be my guessed! Let me know how you get on!This track doesn’t have to be played note for note perfect. You can get away with the right SORT of tings being in the right places. As it is so fast you COULD play ¼’s on the hi hat if you really want, but make sure you keep them trashy to hide it! In this weeks’ write up I WILL include the fills in case you miss them.Even if you don’t play this track it’s still worth a listen, it’s something to aspire to.