How to play Smells Like Teen Spirit - Drum Lesson - Nirvana

[@rockyvsrambo82]

If you would like the Sheet Music to this Lesson, here is the link: bit.ly/2Gw1oXh

[@dannycalderon26]

this is the first song im learning. its really hard as an absolute beginner but i feel really cool just being able to play the chorus beat slowly

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Diana... Wow, props to you for learning this song... You are right, its a challenging song for a beginner. But your approach of learning and playing it slowly is a winner... Keep up the great work Diana!

[@chantellesang2423]

This is the first song I’m learning too

[@user-sz4bf3uq6u]

wow really? it's so hard! i've been playing for almost a year and wow

[@lb1586]

It's my first Song too :)

[@beethovensoup]

I’ve been playing for three years now, great first song

[@chrishamiltonbenefitsinsider]

What an amazing breakdown. Hands down the best drum tutorial I’ve ever seen on any social platform. You have a gift!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Really appreciated Chris. Thanks so much man...

[@dansantana_]

I was having difficulty on the bridge and your tips helped me a lot. Thank you, from Brazil.

[@prakharcode]

Bought drums last weekend and I'm straight to this, it's gonna take a lot of practice but this got me covered surely, thanks mate! Subscribed!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Prakhar... Awesome news... Great to hear... Let us know if I can be of assistance any further... Keep up the practice...

[@ardasakar6271]

did u make it dude

[@8nvibin454]

Did you end up playing it

[@jacobmelia]

how you doing now bro

[@harshalgore]

Excellent breakdown. Thank u very much. Really appreciate your efforts. Dhanyavad from Bharat 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jorgenhofmeester1360]

@9:45 ... "... on count four we're ... close the hats" Just checked the 1992 Reading version, and you're absolutely right. Spot on. Just downloaded your sheet music and it's good!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Awesome to hear! Keep rocking Jorgen!

[@themattster]

Oh my god THANK YOU! I literally can't tell what is being played in the post chorus, now I actually know what to play!

[@themattster]

And luckily, it's not as impossible as the angle from which the video was taken made it look.

[@rockyvsrambo82]

@@themattster Thanks Matthew. Glad to hear you got this down brother... Maybe for future lessons we can use different camera angles. Hope you are safe and well Keep up the great work!

[@themattster]

@@rockyvsrambo82 Also I think that came out wrong. What I meant was that your angle was great, but that the other video that I watched had a weird angle.

[@D3nxpp]

Today i judt got my first drumset!!! Thats the first song im gonna be learning im so excited! Thanks to you that make free lessons for us

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Oh wow... Your first drumset,... A memory you will never forget... Great first song to learn too... Keep up the great work!

[@Hyperchicken]

I know most of this song already, but I came here just to see someone break down the bridge parts to make sure I had them down right. I had one thing slightly off. Thanks for the tutorial! I can also confirm that the rest of this lesson is absolutely accurate, too. Good vid all around!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Really great to hear your positive feedback... Very appreciated... Thanks

[@desodonohoe6288]

David that is an excellent lesson. I am off to finally learn this 🙌

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks!! Great to hear from you Des... All the best!

[@cheyennethebirb]

Bought my first drum set 3 days ago and this is the first song im learnin🙏

[@MrMMA76]

The best youtube drums teacher..your explanations are very clear!

[@alexskarv.5246]

YOU ARE SO TALENTED!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!

[@crystalvelasquez3264]

As a complete beginner I learned this in a week (not up to tempo) but this tutorial is just that good and I even bought the sheet music which really helps. Now I’m going to work on getting it up to speed.

[@x-raybravo1990]

Very good, thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for 🙌

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Excellent. Glad this lesson was helpful! Very appreciated

[@Frankietomatoes6189]

Keep up the great work, love how u break it down slowly

[@TapTheDrums]

Super breakdown. Thank you. Your snare sounds amazing.

[@haeleypapa]

I'm now learning this song...I've been through a ton of videos...I can stop searching...this is the best teaching video without a doubt.. The only thing that I can say is that some overhead camera shots would be great.

[@SuperDoubleTake]

Thanks so much! Fabulous tutorial. You are really good at breaking it down and making it accessible!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks very much

[@francycyborg757]

I play drums for now 5 years and this song is the song that I dreamed playing when I was younger so thank you for teaching me this legendary song.

[@rockyvsrambo82]

So glad you are working to achieve your goals. Keep up the great work!

[@denityzinn4397]

Hey im from germany and I have understand all what are you playing, thank you so much! ☺️

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks really awesome to hear Denity... Keep up the great work!

[@ThaKid14]

Thanks so much for the lesson, I as well had trouble picking out the bridge part I used to always 'fill it in' when I played along. Now this helped really get the part down! Subscribed and will defs be checking out more videos. Your kit also sounds amazing btw. wow, that floor tom's tone is unreal. Cheers

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Listro. Really appreciate the kind words. Im really glad this lesson helped you out. Keep up the awesome work with your drumming!!

[@dustinporter1776]

That snare sounds sweet

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks Dustin!

[@Dobrovinskiy]

+++

[@mehdiwadoud8098]

Because it's produced

[@walt2162]

Love this tutorial. Great job. I think on the bridge there is a bass note as you are closing the hi hats after the snare lick. Also in part 3 I believe there is one inbetween the floor toms and the snare. I watched dave play it live and I think he plays the 3rd part described here with the extra bass note in the 1st section as well. Great stuff!

[@ZooK_Studios]

Great breakdown. Even more detail than the Drumeo lesson.

[@modernmusicstudio303]

Your tips helped a lot! Thank you and great tutorial!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thank you very much! Glad this helped...

[@Jayweinbgerg]

Dawn you have good sound 🔊 Love ur snare man 👨

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Eddie... Yeah thanks very much man... I super appreciate the positive feedback man... Thanks

[@dmitriydali]

It’s incredible how simple you explain

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks very much! Hope all is well...

[@jefersonlemosdossant]

Thank you a lot. Very precise and good. It has helped me a lot.

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear. Thanks very much!

[@Youusedtosmile]

Best drum tutorials ❤

[@harrisonshindler5825]

Very helpful not only a good lesson but also helps me to learn sheet music 👍

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear Harrison... Keep up the great work!

[@allahgamer46]

lots of people in the comments coming to learn this as their first song on drums. as a drummer of 7 years, nothing wrong with doing something challenging as your first song but just remember your rudiments and don't hold yourself to one song, you may end up in a progress block

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Ethan... Yes, great advice here... Rudiments are so important... Thanks for sharing!

[@bobdrumlessons8462]

Thank you for lesson, i have learnt a lot from your video!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great job! Its really awesome to hear... Keep it up...

[@franklinlp7578]

Love this man! Keep doing your thing! Can you do” give it away” by the RHCP?

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Franklin. Let me check this one out. Chad Smith sure is a great drummer... Thanks for the suggestion...

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Thanks for going over that part that shows up twice after the verses where it's a triplet sound (bonham) and the pauses. That's the trickiest part for me - sometimes Grohl plays the floor tom there and sometimes the rack tom from what I see on live footage..and he doesn't always do quarter notes on the hi hat either. Creative freedoms !

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Oatstao... Thanks for your insight on this... Yeah its interesting how drummers sometimes change their own parts around... Keeps it fresh! Keep rocking!!

[@peachy1818]

Super excited to start learning this! :D

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Yeah its such a great song to learn! Awesome!!

[@eliasedlund1177]

You are amazing!🤩

[@beykon8819]

im learning how to play this on my electric drum pad! i just bought it so this is the first one, amd once i've saved up i can play this on real drums then

[@naoumakos3579]

extremely helpfull video mate

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear it was helpful... Keep up the great work!

[@Cricoz2021]

I’ve been learning this song and how you spread out the beat is great and really helpful I just get really annoyed by the that one bass drum in between the two snares in like the middle really makes me want to throw something at a wall but I’ve been getting better anyways this is really helpful awesome video

[@terrencedeguzman7682]

You sir deserves more subscribers and views. Would defenitely share your videos on social media.

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Terrence... Really appreciate your positivity and support. Appreciate it...

[@mcruzer82]

How are there only 6 likes on this video? This is a solid tutorial. Thank you!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks for your support. Maybe you can help me get to 7 likes then?

[@iqmian4160]

Awesome lesson man, you are the best

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks so much for the positive words... All the best!!

[@AndreiMarentett]

Honestly, as a fairly begginer self-taught drummer, I use double kick for the chorus beat, if I dont have it, I just try and follow it as closely as possible.

[@siro5838]

Brilliant tutorial 👌💯 if you would have played d the whole song in slow at the end it would have been perfect

[@imapair4904]

Thanks a lot for this excellent video. And all your videos for that matter. You’re a star! I’m working through it. The way you brake it down into bite sized chunks makes it much easier. Ace. Subscribed! 👍🏻💪🏻🌟

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks for your great feedback... Very appreciated! And thanks for subscribing too...

[@AndySwaggly]

2:30 I can play the rest of the song… but this double kick after the snare is tearing me to shreds on the third bar any tips?

[@AndySwaggly]

Thought I should add, can play it fine slow. Not fast. Been trying for 2 weeks now

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Awesome work Andy... A few tips... Okay... 1) When playing song full tempo, for now, just simplify it and play as one kick... 2) Practise the original beat with the metronome at the tempo you CAN play it... Then increase 1 to 2 bpm... The mistake alot of us make (me included) is we go from slow to fast. Using this metronome idea we can build our way to fast speed, while keeping good technique, time and groove: Also, I did make a lesson about bass drum speed and control. This will also give some useful exercises and tips... All the best Andy

[@jimmydiamond369]

Great tutorial!

[@pietrozermanITA]

Well done man! Thanks a lot

[@Sully1234t]

I’m a guitar player why am I here

[@AziriKenza]

Same shit

[@PoorvaSharmaMusic]

You are amazing can you please cover some chops ? 😁🤞🏻

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thank you... Btw, please tell me what you mean by 'Chops'? Is it drum fills? Or a song (chop suey)? thanks

[@user-sz4bf3uq6u]

@@rockyvsrambo82 he probably meant a song

[@rockyvsrambo82]

@@user-sz4bf3uq6u Thanks very much

[@geoffhillyard4354]

that snare is really nice what is it.

[@SuperDoubleTake]

Hi David. I am Juliette and I'm 9. Aren't you missing the symbol for the open hi hat from 5:04 my mom and I love your video.

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Juliette... Great to hear from you... I took a look and from what I can see, the '4 and' on the second bar has an open high hat cymbal (a little circle above the high hat) Any way, thank your for asking this question... All the best with your drumming Juliette Say Hi to your mum for us too...:)

[@klawsylva6019]

Thank you. Great video

[@rockyvsrambo82]

You are welcome Kiaw

[@samsschool3639]

10:58 Ah, the last piece of the puzzle, thank you sir!

[@duckman3338]

got my drum set a week ago, after about 30 minutes I've got the start down

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Congats on the new drums... Doing great... Keep going!

[@tstsplxsh8549]

Last year i played drums but now i have stopped. I have an electric drum kit boxed up but i think now that i watched this tutorial im going to get back into drums. Thanks for releasing this good vid

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thats awesome to hear! Go get em... Playing drums is so much fun!!

[@essentiallyjesus]

So helpfull! Thanks brotha

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear Brady... Keep rocking!

[@Will-nn3pb]

I became a Nirvana fan after listening to Teen Spirit at the start of 2024, I bought a drum app on my VR Headset. learning to play this Im now going for my very first Drum lesson next week

[@wheneverwherever09]

Bro are we the same person lmao, my name's also will and I became a nirvana fan after hearing smells like teen spirit 😂

[@Will-nn3pb]

@@wheneverwherever09 😂 ayeee

[@kodyhalliday7321]

Been playing for three years. I can play stuff like Avenged Sevenfold and some Slayer but this main beat is too hard.

[@phead2137]

At 9:50 there shouldn't be double kick hits, it's 2xFT + 1xBD triplet

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Darek. Thanks for your feedback on this. Appreciate it.

[@menko140]

@@rockyvsrambo82 I'm pretty sure it IS a double kick hit, Dave used to play it with tom's instead (look up some videos) but on record it's definetly a double kick hit

[@rockyvsrambo82]

@@menko140 Thanks Menko... We now have a real debate on our hands. lol... Really appreciate your great feedback... Hope you are doing well.

[@ДмитрийКравец-щ9х]

​@@menko140nope, on a record thera defenetly toms. Listen carefully. The kick has a "pillow slap" atrack

[@godsfavoriteboyband]

I dont even play drums why tf am i here

[@skidheart]

I like your tutorial..rock n roll

[@rockyvsrambo82]

I like that you like the tutorial... Thanks John

[@Baneumann66]

Thank you!

[@craigbaker5648]

I dont have the nucest drumset but im still gonna try this 😁

[@imHASKA]

Nirvana isn't meant to be played on the nicest of kits lol, best of luck !!! 🤞🤞

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Go get em Craig!

[@batfatt3386]

Love this

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear... Thanks

[@rapidspudz6556]

Does it still work on an electric drum (I can't half open the high hat) and what style of drum is this best played on??

[@ProjectMixx]

for the people learning how to play try playing everlong it’s a great beginner song😊

[@nickbauman7753]

Thanks so much for this

[@markworkman6544]

for the "original" drum intro see "Early In The Morning" by the GAP Band

[@Kppot]

There are really a lot of sessions for TS, but this one is the best one как играть тин спирит - оч просто 1. становитель гроулом 2. играете

[@AndresMedina1]

I ain't got enough money to get a drumkit yet. But I Watch your videos and then practice in Real Drums Android app 🤘

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hello Medina... Glad to hear from you... Well done for your improvisation skills... Look forward to hearing about your new drumkit too one day soon too... All the best!

[@sarad7575]

Medina, one thing you could do to improve while you're waiting for that kit is to get some sticks and a practice pad (or a pillow like Dave Grohl did growing up). I don't always have access to a kit, but playing out stickings on a pad improves my playing when I do get behind one. Best of luck to you, and keep rocking.

[@user-sz4bf3uq6u]

9:36 saving this

[@ok-tb8ve]

Wait so what order do all of the bars go and how many times do you have to play each bar?

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Nikki In this lesson I don't teach the form so much. However, when you listen to the song, you pick up on that stuff... This lesson is more about how to play all the parts...

[@Simon-uf8bt]

Thx for the video! So I am playing the drums since 2,5 years now and I feel like I am quite bad, because after 2 years this song should be easy to learn for me, but it takes time, more than I thought. I've summer holidays at the moment and I'am trying to improve my drum skills. I've a drum lesson (which is 30 minutes long) every week except at holidays. So from your perspective, am I bad? The fills and stuff are pretty hard in my opinion. Greatings from Germany :D

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Simon... Great to hear from you... A few things... 1) Yes, you are right... This song is not that easy... Its pretty uptempo and has a fair bit going on. So I wouldn't expect that you can play it overnight... 2) Don't compare yourself to no one... Especially the 1000s of drummers on the internet... Heck if I did that, I would feel pretty inferior... I simply try and be that 1% better than I was yesterday... 3) Its Great that you have a teacher... Practise what they teach you... If you practise daily, this habit will make you into a better and better drummer!!

[@LucaFortunatoDrum72]

Very good!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks Luca Lucky...

[@uncledavedoesdrumming894]

Excellent excellent excellent video Thanks

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great to hear from you Uncle Dave... Very appreciated...

[@uncledavedoesdrumming894]

@@rockyvsrambo82 thanks to your video I pretty much have the song down so thanks a lot Gotta just tighten up a couple small parts

[@magicspiral]

So what you’re telling me is that the first part of the bridge has a drum fill that is basically the PH theme at a much faster tempto

[@planet_asylum9059]

6:30 7:18 8:18

[@hanz_reicChannel]

The first one must repeat

[@ryanshrives7040]

Thank you dd drums!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks Ryan!

[@samgreaves7087]

Shut up

[@philwilson7494]

Thank you David that was terrific... man you do value!.... couldn’t find you on Patreon..... I think you could do quite well there!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Phil. Once again your kind words make my day! Yes, I may have a look at Patreon very soon... Have a great New Year Phil...

[@deeerinheadlights]

Don’t mind, reference for me 9:02

[@jxd1138]

Great Lesson! Well communicated and very easy to understand! Appreciate it!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi there. Thanks very much for the positive feedback. Really appreciated!

[@InkedSaiyan]

First full song I’m learning and I’m having so much trouble with the bass drum aligning with the rest 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@droxzyy.8566]

Can you play Stan or lose yourself by Eminem

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Great suggestions! Will see what I can do...

[@alexzaragoza1634]

Will you reply to this Btw great vid I love this song and this helped me learn it

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Alex... Great to hear from you! Really glad to hear that the lesson has been helpful... Awesome to hear!

[@aussieranger2168]

I get it people want to learn this song first cause it's fast.. as humans we want to impress and I totally get that but If you're a beginner mark my words through my failings of years before there's a big difference between a dude who can play fast and just smash the drums and someone who can sustain beats the whole song on time every single note.. so as a beginner song I wouldn't recommend this at all.. to anyone.. we will rock you by queen is totally a great beginners song.. imo not this.. when you are beginner and trying to play fast like this.. trust me it's not appealing to the ears... it's all over the place... and yes Dave grohl is very much all over the place in this.. but he's on time and sustains between each note... timing is key to all instruments

[@solodudeontherun2964]

That snare reminds me of primus herb🤯

[@beastieboy9286]

The second beat you played slowed down is like scentless apprentice

[@ataraxiafein]

this guy looks like hes about to teach me how to multiply binomials

[@suttingmat1404]

Hi Teacher can U pls teach how to tune yr drum Tom Tom Snare and Bass Drum ?

[@jameschesney8777]

Rob brown has some really good videos on that

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Yeah, thanks for the suggestion... I will see what we can do...

[@judahc8980]

i dont even have drums i play guitar but im sending this to my friend who plays drums

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Awesome... Hope your friend finds it helpful...

[@judahc8980]

@@rockyvsrambo82 he did thanks!

[@nielubiezmian]

Man you play just like a robot! Impressive!

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Thanks Wojtek

[@jasperquijano1]

what snare do you use?

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Jasper... This snare is a Mapex Orion...

[@jasperquijano1]

@@rockyvsrambo82 okay thanks🙂

[@1nternetKidz]

Thanks

[@lilsucsuckie]

What drum kit do you have :0

[@rockyvsrambo82]

Hi Movillian. This drum kit is a piece Mapex Orion. I dont think they make Orion kits any more...

[@venomycilious]

the hardest part for me is not the drums but to count how many times the chorus and the outro.... sometimes i lost count...

[@lohitraj2255]

Bro expalined the song in 6 minutes, for which i took 3 months