Drum Related

Below is a breakdown of Crazy Little Thing Called Love , it shows the section name and number of bars, the notes give you an indication what to play.

Section        No. of Bars

Intro               4

1st Verse        12 (Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)

2nd Verse       12 (Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)

Chorus            12 (Stop on “1” of 8th bar. *Short fill after guitars. Fill in 11th bar. Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)

3rd Verse       12 (Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)
Guitar solo     12 (Stop on “1” of 8th bar. *Short fill after guitars. Fill in 11th bar. Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)

Vocal Chorus 12 (Just “2” and “4” on snare (or hand claps). Fill in 11th bar. Stop on “1” of 12th bar then pick up)

4th Verse       22….. to fade
 

*Short fill after guitars: Counting in Triplets it’s the “let – 4 – trip – let – 1” of the 9th and 10th bars.

This weeks “track of the week” is Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. The song is a classic and it’s a great song to get your counting up to scratch. It uses a ¼ note hi hat instead of a shuffle which some people might play to this kinda track. Not only is it rather “up tempo” it has a number of stops which need to be mastered as well as some backing vocals if you do that sorta thing! It’s pretty short and sweet but there’s a lot that can be done if you wanna jazz it up a bit. For example, Ric, who’s playing it at my drum recital evening in June is gonna play a short solo in the “Vocal Bridge” instead of just playing the “2” and the “4” on the snare. So give it a listen today and see if you can figure out where the stabs are in the Chorus’s before I tell you tomorrow!