From the course: Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path

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"Come As You Are" by Nirvana

"Come As You Are" by Nirvana

- The next beat we're gonna learn is called Come As You Are and it's from Nirvana's hit album Nevermind, and Dr. G, Dave Grohl is on the drums on this one; one of my favorite drummers, and the beat that he plays in this song sounds like this. (drum beat) Now let's break this beat down. The first thing we're gonna do is play a beat that has a lot of bass drums. Okay, we're gonna play the bass drum on beat one, on beat three, the end of beat three, and the end of beat four, and it goes like this. (drum beat) Now, let's play of another beat that starts with the bass drum on beat one, the end of beat one, and then we're gonna play it on the end of beat two, the end of beat three, and it goes like this. (drum beat) Now, let's play of another beat that starts with the bass drum on beat one, the end of beat one, and then we're gonna play it on the end of beat two, the end of beat three, and the end of beat four, and it goes like this. (drum beat) Now, when you put it all together it's gonna…

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