{"id":19479,"date":"2023-04-21T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=19479"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:47:20","slug":"best-drum-songs-according-to-berklee-online-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/best-drum-songs-according-to-berklee-online-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Drum Songs\u2014According to Berklee Online Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explore-how-legendary-drum-grooves-shape-the-sound-and-feel-of-modern-music\">Explore How Legendary Drum Grooves Shape the Sound and Feel of Modern Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drumming is an essential component of most music genres, powering the rhythm and giving the music its pulse. Whether it\u2019s the driving rock beats or the intricate rhythms of jazz, drums play a crucial role in the music we love. Here we ask instructors of Berklee Online\u2019s drum courses\u2014many of whom are faculty within the Drum department at Berklee College of Music in Boston\u2014about the best drums songs, specifically the best drum grooves. While drum fills and drum solos may get all the attention, it\u2019s the grooves that keep us tapping our feet and dancing all night long, to say nothing of the inspiration they provide for music producers looking to create a loop from the beat for an MC to rap over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/drums?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">STUDY DRUMS AT BERKLEE ONLINE<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For some of our instructors it was difficult to pare their selections down to the best drum songs, so if they asked for more, we let them send us more selections. Those additional tunes are on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/1wapZvNkTdE0aEyCyBDpEW?si=b9352b8452904afd\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> (and in the embed below this paragraph). We just wanted to share with our readers the tracks that make your instructors groove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1wapZvNkTdE0aEyCyBDpEW?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/instructors\/rod-morgenstein?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rod Morgenstein&#8217;s&nbsp;Picks<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Ticket to Ride&#8221;&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Beatles<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I think many drummers would agree that their favorite drum grooves come in different shapes and sizes, some being rhythmically challenging, others being as simple as they come, and still, others being one-of-a-kind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember, as a kid, hearing Ringo Starr\u2019s drum groove to the Beatles\u2019 song, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ticket to Ride (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SyNt5zm3U_M\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket to Ride<\/a>,\u201d thinking how unusual and different it sounded, as compared to most drum patterns. The thing that makes it so special is because it is a one-of-a-kind drum groove; something we drummers refer to as a \u201csignature groove.\u201d And what adds to its uniqueness is that it expands the basic kick\/snare\/hi-hat drumming approach and incorporates a rack tom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Crunge\u201d by Led Zeppelin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another \u201csignature groove\u201d that comes to mind is John Bonham\u2019s funky groove in Led Zeppelin\u2019s, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Crunge (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CWf5FYSK7Yc\" target=\"_blank\">The Crunge<\/a>.\u201d What makes this one so special is that the song is played in 9\/8, which is not typical fare for a hard rock band. Yet Bonham plays this one so smoothly and effortlessly, so it does not sound \u201codd\u201d in the least, just super cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBack in Black\u201d by AC\/DC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am equally blown away by the most basic drum groove\u2014what I call \u201cTried and True Kick\/Snare Pattern No. 1,\u201d that can be heard in AC\/DC\u2019s, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Back in Black (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pAgnJDJN4VA\" target=\"_blank\">Back in Black<\/a>.\u201d Phil Rudd\u2019s drumming powers this iconic song along, and makes this groove\u2014the most basic kick\/snare pattern of all time, which has been used a million-plus times in rock songs throughout the ages\u2014a sound so new and fresh and exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cVital Transformation\u201d by the Mahavishnu Orchestra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mahavishnu Orchestra turned my world\u2014and the jazz world\u2014upside down when they exploded on the scene in the early \u201970s. Their music opened my eyes to the exciting and challenging world of odd time signatures. I remember hearing them for the first time, totally freaking out listening to the song, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vital Transformation (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/boOu0L45M44\" target=\"_blank\">Vital Transformation<\/a>,\u201d with Billy Cobham tearing things up with an explosive \u201csignature groove\u201d in 9\/8. I literally wore the grooves out of my record, trying so hard to figure out the syncopated rhythmic pattern to this amazing groove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cDivided We Stand\u201d by the Dixie Dregs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being such a fan of the \u201csignature groove\u201d concept, I have tried, through the years, to create the occasional \u201csignature groove\u201d myself. The Dixie Dregs song \u201cDivided We Stand\u201d has a military march feel, so I started with a basic hand to hand RLR LRL pattern of triplets played between the hi-hat and snare. Then I worked out which notes on the snare to play as ghost strokes, which ones to play as double ghost strokes, and which notes to accent and syncopate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dixie Dregs - Divided We Stand\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzIZlxwNFFA?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some years ago, when I was commuting back and forth from my home on Long Island to teach at Berklee, I was preparing for an upcoming recording with the Jelly Jam, a side project I have with Dream Theater bassist John Myung, and King\u2019s X guitarist\/vocalist Ty Tabor. I thought it would be cool to create a one-of-a-kind, \u201csignature groove\u201d and have it be the catalyst for a new song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I set the cruise control on the car, which freed up my hands and legs to a safe degree, so I could jam out on the Mass Pike. I took an unorthodox approach and worked on coming up with a groove pattern where 1) the bass drum does not play on the downbeat and 2) the snare does not play on the 2 and 4 backbeat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some weeks later, after a handful of back-and-forth drives, I found the pattern I was in search of. I played it for Ty and John, we started jamming, and eventually the song, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"I Am The King (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Uqhwd77abtE\" target=\"_blank\">I Am The King<\/a>,\u201d and its follow-up jam, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The King\u2019s Dance (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YS4ioThlQaA\" target=\"_blank\">The King\u2019s Dance<\/a>,\u201d were born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cHeart of Glass\u201d by Blondie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Selected by: <a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/instructors\/erik-hawkins?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erik \u201cHawk\u201d Hawkins<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Drum machines were meant as a stand-in for situations where a drummer wasn\u2019t available. But when rock and punk musicians in the late \u201970s figured out they could play drums on top of these robotic timekeepers, a whole new type of groove was born. It\u2019s a groove that fuses humans and machine: personal feel with mechanical rhythms. Most people think of Phil Collins\u2019 1981 solo hit \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7f0x_UFfJE\" target=\"_blank\">In the Air Tonight<\/a>\u201d as a cornerstone pop song that prominently features both Collins\u2019 powerful live drumming and the distinctive sound of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/roland\/cr78.php\" target=\"_blank\">Roland CR-78<\/a> rhythm machine. But there were many examples before this hit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly, one of the best is 1978\u2019s \u201cHeart of Glass\u201d by Blondie. Blondie\u2019s drummer, Clem Burke, plays along perfectly with the rhythm machine\u2019s pattern (again, generated by the Roland CR-78), and their bass player, Gary Valentine (a.k.a. Gary Lachman), plays in lockstep with Burke\u2019s kick drum for this infectious and timeless disco groove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blondie - Heart Of Glass\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WGU_4-5RaxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/instructors\/yoron-israel?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoron Israel&#8217;s&nbsp;Picks<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite drum grooves is the \u201cjazz shuffle.\u201d This groove has an infectious quality that instantaneously touches the body, heart, and mind of most listeners. Based on a continuous triplet pattern that creates a loping or swing feeling. This pattern can be creatively manipulated in seemingly countless ways that prevents it from ever becoming dated. You find the influence of the shuffle in all facets of traditional, folk and contemporary American music. Check out these clips of great drummers such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rwkhVlJ3Geg\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Woodyard<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GJBLA39spc4\" target=\"_blank\">Art Blakey<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cnz-YnUS_qo\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Dukes<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/515tOA5e2HM\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Bailey<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l0ZbmU6aR98\" target=\"_blank\">Bernard Purdie<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XF8aZ2HHIpU\" target=\"_blank\">Grady Tate<\/a> and others doing their take on the jazz shuffle. They\u2019re some really inspirational gems for you to ponder, duplicate, and forge ahead in your application of the jazz shuffle groove pattern. I\u2019ll leave you with this 1993 clip of Grady Tate, playing \u201cMidnight Special\u201d with organist Jimmy Smith, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and sax player Herman Riley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cMidnight Special\u201d by Jimmy Smith &amp; Kenny Burrell<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimmy Smith &amp; Kenny Burrell - Midnight Special - 1993\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n3Iar4fyZKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Purdie Shuffle\u201d by Bernard Purdie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And as a bonus\u2014and a callback to what Rod was talking about with signature beats\u2014here is Bernard Purdie showing us what\u2019s under the hood of his signature take on this beat, \u201cThe Purdie Shuffle.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernard &quot;Pretty&quot; Purdie: The Legendary Purdie Shuffle (rebrushed) #bernardpurdie #drummerworld\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sj6o4cxWgl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/instructors\/mark-walker?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Walker&#8217;s&nbsp;Picks<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are three of my favorite drum grooves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cSince You Been Gone\u201d by James Brown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drummer<\/strong>: Clyde Stubblefield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the drums and bass, this is pointing the way to 1970s broken up funk, a la <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"David Garibaldi (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PF6uVdmXYKs\" target=\"_blank\">David Garibaldi<\/a> (Tower of Power) and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mike Clark (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8fIimwo42_c\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Clark<\/a> (Herbie Hancock) as well as songo, innovated by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Changuito (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e0BMLzFDnF8?t=393\" target=\"_blank\">Changuito<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Since You Been Gone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EGNRGPkaDoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBaile Del Candombe\u201d by Osvaldo Fattoruso and Mariana Ingold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drummer<\/strong>: Osvaldo Fattoruso<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Afro-Uruguayan style Candombe has a swing all its own, with clave as the foundation and a similar swing to Brazilian samba. The traditional drums used in Candombe are the chico, repique, and piano, and Fattoruso sounds like all three on one drum set.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariana Ingold y Osvaldo Fattoruso \u00ae   Candombe en el tiempo  Album Completo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1yJkJoMyTPk?start=636&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cTomorrow Never Knows\u201d by the Beatles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drummer<\/strong>: Ringo Starr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This groove has always stood out as one of Ringo and Paul McCartney\u2019s best drum and bass grooves. It pulsates, drives, and compliments the tune perfectly.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4BuziKGMy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We polled members of the Drum Department at Berklee on the drum grooves they love the most. Some of the usual suspects are there\u2014Ringo and Bonzo\u2014but some of their choices may surprise you. 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