does anyone know how to play Dani California on the drums by the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Question

we just got a new drum set and i would like to know how to play Dani California by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I know the rythym but i don't know what drums to hit! Can anyone help me? If you can... thanks! :]

Answer 1

this is such an adorable question. (sorry if i seem like i'm placating you). i'll try and help you here, but i don't know how far we'll get without being in the same room and without you reading music.

okay...well, the basic groove is keeping eighth notes happening on the hi hat. in other words, break your music into 4 beats, but add another note in between numbers. try and count "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and" while you play the hihat. (that's with your right hand.

wait...let me write this another way:
hi hat - right hand "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and"
snare drum - left hand " 2 4 "
bass drum - right foot "1 and 3 and "

now, just count out the hihat and play the other drums ONLY where i said to. (in other words, you have to wait to play the snare drum on the 2 and the 4)

there are a couple little feel things missing here to get his beat perfectly. one is that there's a quick bass drum hit that happens on the last 16th note of the 2nd beat (in between the "and" after 2 and the 3. that's going to take some practice to get the independence going enough to play the bass drum when you're NOT playing your right hand Hihat. the other little feel thing that's missing here is the ghost notes on the snare. they're soft little snare hits that fill in the sound. listen for them and learn to count with the music to see where they go.

in fact, counting withthe music is THE best way to get rhythm on a tune. it's like "step one"
when you get lost, all you ahve to do is remember this: the snare is playing on the 2 and the 4. you do that, and you're good!

good luck! hit me back with any questions you have. ( a teacher would get the beat out of you in no time at all - if he was in the room!) lol

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

the only drums you're gonna use for that song will be the snare, the bass, the hi hat, the ride cymbal, and the crash cymbal. additonal toms here and there for fills.

Answer 4

Google the music and then play it.