Drum Related

 Below is a breakdown of Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm, it shows the section name and number of bars.

Section          No of Bars      Notes
Intro                8                   Drums come in on the “+ of 4”
Verse 1            8
Bridge              8
Chorus             8
Bridge              8
Instrumental  4
Verse 2            4
Bridge              8
Chorus             8
Bridge              4
Instrumental  8
Middle 8          8
Chorus             8
Bridge              8
Outro               8                 Drums end on the “+ of 3”

Hi All, this is Ian once again (one of Chris’ teachers) writing in Chris’ absence over the next couple of days.

For this week’s “Track Of The Week” I have chosen Smooth Criminal as I will be playing this at the upcoming Drum Recital and I noticed that Chris hasn’t broken this one down yet!

Originally by Michael Jackson, this breakdown relates to the cover version recorded by Alien Ant Farm in 2001 which features the drumming talents of Mike Cosgrove.

In order to obtain the “feel” of this track when playing along, make sure you emphasize the “+ of 1” and the “+ of 4” in your bars. There’s also loads of opportunity to get some good fills in on this one so have fun!!