How To Play Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" Intro (DRUMEO LESSON)

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@richardhead8264
@richardhead8264 9 жыл бұрын
Alex Van Halen took rock drumming to a new level in Hot For Teacher. Give a good listen to the tasty little piece he plays right after David says "Gimme something to write on man!" Sad part is most people don't even hear those nuggets of rhythmic gold.
@josephperez2567
@josephperez2567 7 жыл бұрын
Richard Head
@khildebrand4260
@khildebrand4260 6 жыл бұрын
Richard Head Nice profile picture
@bass-callbo8434
@bass-callbo8434 6 жыл бұрын
Richard Head soooo sad, most people don‘t. But the few elite ones do. That makes live a little more tolerable.
@kevinwilkins3248
@kevinwilkins3248 6 жыл бұрын
MySecretMessages Lmao, whatever dude.
@johnpickering5289
@johnpickering5289 5 жыл бұрын
@MySecretMessages I am sorry but what you have said is nothing close to the truth. Your understanding of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is very limited and your observations incorrect. A drum pad has a trigger, which sends a message to a module which then in turn produces a sound. This is no different to a digital piano! Alex was using Simmons gear at the time. I am a drummer and have played both acoustic and electronic (including Simmons) drums and can tell you for absolute sure and certain that Alex was not hitting a pad once while it triggered four notes. Alex on the 1984 tour most certainly did play the intro live with no tricks. There are videos here on youtube showing it in fact. Simply do a search for Hot For Teacher live 1984.
@BassMeister17
@BassMeister17 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how jazzy this intro is when you break it down so granularly.
@MrWang-uy5ec
@MrWang-uy5ec 2 жыл бұрын
Check out "Quadrant 4" by Billy Cobham. It partially inspired the "Hot for Teacher" drum part
@warrenhammonds1093
@warrenhammonds1093 Жыл бұрын
@@MrWang-uy5ec It's a mixture of that and the floor tom work in Sing Sing Sing by Gene Krupa. Alex said that in an interview.
@Jimdidit
@Jimdidit 9 жыл бұрын
finally someone breaks it down, I learned this in the 90s, ..it's like freebird for drumming, anytime I played it... people are stoked.
@DiogenesNephew
@DiogenesNephew 7 жыл бұрын
JIM DELIOS I've only been bummed out to hear freebird.
@FioreMotors
@FioreMotors 5 жыл бұрын
@@DiogenesNephew Freebird??? compared to that?? Thats like comparing a Buddy Rich solo to Wipeout.....
@shanemartin8904
@shanemartin8904 3 жыл бұрын
U DID NOT PLAY IT
@Jimdidit
@Jimdidit 3 жыл бұрын
@@shanemartin8904 Oh, I played it.
@tiffanim547
@tiffanim547 3 жыл бұрын
@@DiogenesNephew Right...I thought that was the consensus lol
@neilmoneymaker4875
@neilmoneymaker4875 4 жыл бұрын
I saw Van Halen live twice in my younger days. Alex Van Halen is a beast on drums. I knew this before I ever saw them live. Believe me, I was close enough the first time I saw them, and Alex plays this live. I know there weren't any other people helping him out on hot for teacher, he does it all by himself and nails it. The tempo was slightly faster live of course. It rocked.
@xpicklepie
@xpicklepie 7 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham did this in the early 70's on a tune called "Quadrant Four". Simon Phillips also did it on Jeff Beck's "Space Boogie".
@jamestcallahanphotographer
@jamestcallahanphotographer 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, that’s undoubtedly where Alex got the idea. His version is a bit different with the rhythmic embellishment in the right hand in the ride cymbal bell. Cobham and Phillips did it with a swing pattern on the ride and ghost strokes in the left hand. That would have been a bit messy for HFT...Alex keeps it simpler and powerful.
@roby6993
@roby6993 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamestcallahanphotographer The first to ever use the double bass shuffle was Carmine Appice (Catcus - Parchman farm, 1970).
@kevinotoole9576
@kevinotoole9576 2 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham has got to be the best of the best. I don't blame Alex for taking the influence
@JustinTorrento
@JustinTorrento Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Really interesting to hear those songs. Beck's playing clearly influenced Eddie too! The brothers must have jammed space boogie tons of times. But when they made their song they made a great one.
@sdriza
@sdriza 6 ай бұрын
some comments are gold
@grazydine2
@grazydine2 3 жыл бұрын
Eddie wasn't the only virtuoso in Van Halen.
@shanemartin8904
@shanemartin8904 Жыл бұрын
yes...DLR was the other
@alexrosales2357
@alexrosales2357 Жыл бұрын
@@shanemartin8904 😂
@shanemartin8904
@shanemartin8904 Жыл бұрын
@@alexrosales2357 wtf, wats yo prob dude. YOu dont feel that Roth is a Virtuosmo???
@Joesfosterdogs
@Joesfosterdogs 9 жыл бұрын
Alex never gets his due...this is EPIC drumming for a pop rock tune. Your drum sound is amazing bro. You nailed this!
@jungleismasiv4426
@jungleismasiv4426 6 жыл бұрын
Who else thought the intro was *only* double bass? Reminded me of "Bleed" by Meshuggah...
@Jtomba06
@Jtomba06 5 жыл бұрын
The first 2 measures is pretty much the bass drum pattern from "Bleed"
@jalmarivartola2286
@jalmarivartola2286 5 жыл бұрын
@@Jtomba06 Other way around. This song is 20+ years older than bleed.
@Jtomba06
@Jtomba06 5 жыл бұрын
no shit
@JacksonWhyte
@JacksonWhyte 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah Bleed is just hertas everywhere😂
@jjc6776
@jjc6776 5 жыл бұрын
I was lead to believe from other drummers was that was double base and when recorded in the studion he had to do layovers. Mind blown
@nobot87
@nobot87 9 жыл бұрын
I always thought the intro was just a motorcycle engine
@HeyLook287
@HeyLook287 9 жыл бұрын
+bobby I did for the longest time until I actually listened to it seriously, not on radio or whatever.
@guitarwelsh
@guitarwelsh 9 жыл бұрын
lol
@ziiofswe
@ziiofswe 8 жыл бұрын
+bobby I always associated it with that irregular idle of a high performance V8... fits good with the hot rod that is in the video too.
@puffnpluky76
@puffnpluky76 8 жыл бұрын
+ziiofswe It was supposed to sound like a Harley actually.
@komputerLuek
@komputerLuek 8 жыл бұрын
it's actually both
@dakotachurch8377
@dakotachurch8377 9 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly simple, until sped up of course.
@lancemattice1980
@lancemattice1980 4 жыл бұрын
I feel like this sentence embodies the essence of drumming.
@rickbeauchene8694
@rickbeauchene8694 3 жыл бұрын
@@lancemattice1980 totally lol
@JasonDrums24
@JasonDrums24 3 жыл бұрын
Anything is simple until sped up
@robohjhonson3711
@robohjhonson3711 3 жыл бұрын
Well said
@williamthomas5780
@williamthomas5780 6 жыл бұрын
Best teaching of this (that I've seen) by FAR. Really cool lick; unique, complicated, difficult and really smooth sounding to the ear when played. I think is actually the ONLY song that I've ever heard with this kick shuffle. Really simple but "counter intuitive" (strange) feeling to play (especially at speed). I have a really good ear for picking apart and learning drum licks. Been that way since 6th grade (37 yrs ago). I could pick apart complicated Rush pieces but I could never get this one (sticking) with the ear. That's impressive and even more so to see you break it down exactly. Alex is SO underrated. Thank you very much for your time put into this. You are a great teacher. PS: I noticed the sticking on the ride. Nice.
@artvandelay0073
@artvandelay0073 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent job, Aaron. That's enough to make a guy give up the drums and take up the tambourine instead...LOL. I always thought this drum intro sounded like a Top Fuel dragster idling at the line, waiting for the tree to turn "green". Keep up the great work! 😄👍
@minnesotajack1
@minnesotajack1 4 жыл бұрын
“This may seem difficult to play....” You don’t say....
@1irishanml
@1irishanml 8 жыл бұрын
This is why a music education is so important. Being able to read and practice from a young age would help so many aspiring drummers as compared to trying to figure this stuff out from a six inch stereo speaker in your car or basement. Glad to see folks are doing it now. Great, mind blowing lesson. So much more to this than most drummers would ever figure out.
@tonyspro
@tonyspro 8 жыл бұрын
I always thought that they just recorded a guy making popcorn.
@The73rdSecret
@The73rdSecret 7 жыл бұрын
Mysterious Internet Guy LMAO
@leroyjennings2033
@leroyjennings2033 7 жыл бұрын
Hilarious!
@jacobszilagyi284
@jacobszilagyi284 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting theory but i do believe that the popcorn can pop at unexpected timings
@jonathanperry8331
@jonathanperry8331 3 жыл бұрын
What I heard was it was a replication of a muscle car engine starting with a very large cam timing
@joewhittle801
@joewhittle801 4 жыл бұрын
Just taking the time to acknowledge the beautiful drum sound on this clip. Gorgeous! And great playing. Thankyou 🙌
@scottkasper6378
@scottkasper6378 3 жыл бұрын
I’m still fascinated by this intro all these years later. How did he come up with this?
@jacknone1564
@jacknone1564 Жыл бұрын
By listening to Billy Cobham playing Quadrant Four.
@myturningpoint
@myturningpoint Жыл бұрын
its a Ferrari engine ticking over, I thought everyone knew this?
@lawsonporter6113
@lawsonporter6113 Жыл бұрын
​@@myturningpointI believe it was actually Eddie's 78 Lamborghini miura
@myturningpoint
@myturningpoint Жыл бұрын
@@lawsonporter6113 I knew it was one of his cars, I guess the urban legends and chinese whispers back in the 80's changed the story slightly 👍
@mikeprevez1839
@mikeprevez1839 Жыл бұрын
Alex came up with something you had never heard in rock drumming before on every album. And that isn't easy to do. he was very innovative, unique.
@EDOGG62
@EDOGG62 Жыл бұрын
Funny story... When I worked in a large drum shop on the East Coast, Dennis Chambers used to come in pretty regularly. One time when he came in, we all somehow got on the subject of the "Hot for Teacher" intro. He mentioned that he had run into AVH recently (it was around the early 90s) and had brought up the intro to him as well. He claimed that they had sped up the tape... not that it's impossible to play at speed of course, but an interesting story anyway. The tone/production (and playing) on this kit sounds GREAT btw! And nice breakdown...
@lanceh4653
@lanceh4653 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This is the best and most accurate explanation of this I have seen by far. It's still a difficult piece, but much simpler than I thought. You are awesome!
@prettynoose8497
@prettynoose8497 8 жыл бұрын
It's pretty much a jazz lick.
@BrentonBold
@BrentonBold 7 жыл бұрын
van halen songs have swing influences
@swordmonkey6635
@swordmonkey6635 7 жыл бұрын
Alex used to drums in his dad's jazz group when he was young so it makes sense that jazz would show up.
@mhks68
@mhks68 5 жыл бұрын
Not quite my tempo!
@jpcolindesign517
@jpcolindesign517 5 жыл бұрын
Amen! Few people have enough of a background in music genres or music theory to recognize the influences in that song.
@jonnuanez2843
@jonnuanez2843 3 жыл бұрын
That's kinda what I thought. Sounds like swing music.
@sw1tched
@sw1tched 7 жыл бұрын
finally somone who plays it right
@avhou812
@avhou812 7 жыл бұрын
sw1tched uhhh....nice pic
@markuschelios6891
@markuschelios6891 3 жыл бұрын
He was having a little trouble with the BD downbeat feel. It's not easy to get that right.
@1111Paiste
@1111Paiste 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the AWESOME lesson! Just an FYI for novices (as many know this already), the original recording is overdubbed in many places throughout the song, especially the intro.
@Whaddayamean13
@Whaddayamean13 2 жыл бұрын
The Van Halens are classically trained musicians. They mastered the piano before either one of them picked up a guitar or the drums. So what they play, technically, isn't that complicated or impossible to play. Any adequate player can duplicate those songs. But nobody plays it like them. They have a signature sound and a tone that is unmatched. The depth to their tone is unbeatable.
@camelcase9225
@camelcase9225 7 жыл бұрын
So basically the hardest thing in the world, kew.
@jonathanosaurus
@jonathanosaurus 4 жыл бұрын
I lold
@ryankelsey9646
@ryankelsey9646 4 жыл бұрын
I actually can play the guitar into, and now I'm learning the drum parts. I'd say the drums on this song are actually harder than the guitar parts, but I've played guitar longer than I have drums, so I may be biased there! lol.
@SonnyGTA
@SonnyGTA 3 жыл бұрын
I wod
@demonicsweaters
@demonicsweaters 9 жыл бұрын
AVH is a great drummer, such a cool part. Amazing you were able to figure it out so precisely. To me hitting the china was always the most difficult part while the kick shuffle is going. You do it really well.
@kimberlyballard2825
@kimberlyballard2825 9 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! Love the sound coming out of that floor tom! It has such a nice low resonance!
@cMaXeJIJIo
@cMaXeJIJIo 9 жыл бұрын
lol I've always thought that that intro was 4 kick drums recorded on top of one another!
@terriblecrayon
@terriblecrayon 8 жыл бұрын
+cMaXeJIJIo Me too!
@Spikey1227
@Spikey1227 7 жыл бұрын
How would they play that live
@eddiesparxx2715
@eddiesparxx2715 6 жыл бұрын
Gong drum?
@titmusspaultpaul5
@titmusspaultpaul5 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it sort of sounds like that.
@violentshemp7776
@violentshemp7776 4 жыл бұрын
@@borrago .........
@MrCJduo
@MrCJduo 9 жыл бұрын
This teacher should come back! He's my new favorite.
@wendy1479
@wendy1479 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!! Total newbie to the channel and love how he breaks this down
@mrmike9793
@mrmike9793 5 жыл бұрын
5:43 almost sounds like the intro to "Everybody Wants Some" or "Panama."
@rationalmuscle
@rationalmuscle 5 жыл бұрын
Damn man, you're a fantastic teacher. I'm a bassist and felt I could almost play it. : ) Seriously, great channel.
@mikecarmean6446
@mikecarmean6446 3 жыл бұрын
One of the Best Solos... 💥🥁💥 of All Time
@clintkleyn6107
@clintkleyn6107 3 жыл бұрын
The most impressive rock drum intro ever. It always sounded to me like Alex was simulating a Harley Davidson motorcycle engine. Pure awesomeness
@closinginonclosure
@closinginonclosure 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a bag of popcorn in the microwave
@shredd5705
@shredd5705 8 ай бұрын
Not just simulating, it's actually a recorded exhaust. Drums played over it. That's why so many people struggle with it, Alex didn't actually play it with drums. It's a car engine exhaust + drums played on top
@Accuratetranslationservices
@Accuratetranslationservices 6 ай бұрын
I don't really listen to Van Halen even, but everyone recognizes this drum part -- hard to do that with an instrument like the drums, create such a memorable part. Shows not only Alex's skill but his creativity. It's just good songwriting from a drummer.
@Pirelli913
@Pirelli913 5 жыл бұрын
I like Aaron Edgar's way of teaching. Yeah, it's fast, but on KZbin, that's what the pause button is for. Watched another video by Drumeo and the guy took forever to actually get into the lesson. Thanks to Aaron, I'm actually learning the double bass polyrhythm in Tool's The Pot. And I suck at double bass. Got up to 100 BPM, need to reach 105 for album speed. Gonna like this video so I can come back to it later. Fast triplets, paradiddles and double bass will improve my playing.
@stan9030
@stan9030 3 ай бұрын
Amazing how this intro inspired so much drumers after it release. Intros like Painkiller comes from that inspiration, this guy made history!
@CaioMarchiori
@CaioMarchiori 7 жыл бұрын
This intro sounds like an old V8 engine.
@pnut166
@pnut166 6 жыл бұрын
uh yeah, motorcycles don`t have V8s.
@Tarburz
@Tarburz 6 жыл бұрын
Go check out what a 406 sbc v8 sounds like, it's exactly like this.
@benparsons4979
@benparsons4979 4 жыл бұрын
@@pnut166 did he mention motorcycles?
@SonnyGTA
@SonnyGTA 3 жыл бұрын
pnut166 where did he say motorcycle?? Are you sniffing glue again?
@bubba0725
@bubba0725 9 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to leave you comment that you are an outstanding teacher. Keep posting!
@pinballdan
@pinballdan 9 жыл бұрын
Wow..awesome..Always wondered how this was played!!!
@oriolgt6446
@oriolgt6446 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!!! I was looking for this transcription for so long!!!
@VLNTGhosT
@VLNTGhosT 7 жыл бұрын
I've never attempted this song, this tutorial honestly helps, screenshotted some of the paradiddles and 16th notes
@saltykrug
@saltykrug 7 жыл бұрын
I really like the guys methods and teaching approach @ Drumeo. Since I'm laid off till work picks back up, I might as well sub up and sharpen my skills. I agree with the others on how nice it was to have this broken down. I have played this as part of my drum solo/warm ups over the years but incorrectly. I had always heard that Alex over dubbed the drum intro but never knew if that was true or not.
@n84434
@n84434 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt the kick drum/floor Tom intro sounded like a top fuel dragster idling. Love it!!
@RockfrdDrm
@RockfrdDrm 6 жыл бұрын
The intro is a mixture of Simmons electronics and acoustic toms. The first part is actually 2 Simmons tracks mixed together with off beat hits on acoustic toms. Then he goes into the double bass shuffle. Just listen closely to the original recording, it's a lot of studio gimmicks that happened to work well.
@SuperClusterfunk
@SuperClusterfunk 9 жыл бұрын
"Hurta"? Is this a new rudiment? First time I've heard of it (hurdah it, get it?). No, seriously when did this sticking get named? I've got a feeling I'm spelling wrong, so please help! Thanks, and great lesson, I bet it was tricky isolating the different tom sounds on top of the double kick! Thanks!!! SCF
@ScottandGuitar5150
@ScottandGuitar5150 9 жыл бұрын
+SuperClusterFunk The herta has always been around. It is known as a hybrid rudiment!
@SuperClusterfunk
@SuperClusterfunk 9 жыл бұрын
+ScottandGuitar5150 Thanks Scott! I'm gonna have to fire someone, I never got the memo...LOL!
@Iheartdgd
@Iheartdgd 4 жыл бұрын
I’m definitely not the person to explain it to you, but I believe it is a European style of counting, there are many multi syllable ‘words’ that represent timing in this style, I think it’s either Scandinavian or Swedish, but I’ve also heard people using it even in India.
@bryanpullen906
@bryanpullen906 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks Arron. I have wanted to play that solo/song correctly for years. Now I can do it!
@fireyourrocketts
@fireyourrocketts 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! now try that for a lefty drummer playing a right kit, openhanded match grip with ride on left....yup, that is me, no matter what I done never comes right, granted, I have never been in a cover band requiring this song so never worried too much learning it right but still it is one of the most drumming challenging beats in the history of rock and roll!! Thank you for this video!
@theotherrobzombie
@theotherrobzombie 4 жыл бұрын
Love the intro to Hot for Teacher! Totally killer! Looks easier said than done though.
@glengamble526
@glengamble526 3 жыл бұрын
One thing about the intro-the very first 5 seconds ONLY are a sample of Eddie Van Halen’s Ferrari engine. Then the Simmons floor tom sound that is tuned to match it, is overdubbed-engineer Don Landee worked for hours matching up the two sounds as close as possible, simply because they wanted the Ferrari on the record, as they thought it sounded cool and unique...and then the Simmons kick drums. How do I know? I just read producer Ted Templeman book-and he confirmed it.
@mpwhiteloon2316
@mpwhiteloon2316 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest intros ever!! Alex you are missed brother! I wish you’d get back out on the road!
@RockOn78
@RockOn78 3 жыл бұрын
Lesson’s legit. Well done dude 🤘.
@bigbaby9189
@bigbaby9189 3 жыл бұрын
This is really good. I’m never going to attempt it but it’s a great lesson
@Rob-dp3vr
@Rob-dp3vr 3 жыл бұрын
I've been playing it for years, but never saw it transcribed like this. I've always felt like it has a matching band feel to it. Though it would be the snares, quad drums, and bass drum layering the same beats.
@Wewerka001
@Wewerka001 3 жыл бұрын
I don't even play drums
@crazybutcool5150
@crazybutcool5150 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson, and I can't wait to try it out. Your kit sounds great!
@rauxguitar
@rauxguitar 9 жыл бұрын
Hey great lesson!! I've always wanted to play this intro, thanks!
@JoeyP322
@JoeyP322 9 жыл бұрын
Incredible playing and instruction
@mletalien
@mletalien 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson, Aaron....thanks for taking the time to do this!!!
@ididyermom3273
@ididyermom3273 2 жыл бұрын
IMO one of the best and most iconic drum beats of Rock!
@haze1123
@haze1123 3 жыл бұрын
What I always loved about this intro is that is sounded like the idle of a V8 engine in a top-fuel dragster.
@n84434
@n84434 3 жыл бұрын
You’re not alone my friend!
@_-Sweets-_
@_-Sweets-_ Жыл бұрын
I was just listening to this song and I'm such a geek at how things are played I found myself here....this song has one of the sexiets intro's❤❤❤
@keefriff99
@keefriff99 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, that's some great playing. Spot on replication of Alex's intro.
@jamestcallahanphotographer
@jamestcallahanphotographer 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Aaron for a great and thorough breakdown of this intro...after many years I’m learning it correctly. But not once is there mention of the great drummer who created it??
@bigkickleo
@bigkickleo 5 жыл бұрын
Alex Van Halen explained that he actually overdubbed the drums in the intro - 2 different drum takes until the guitar comes in. And during this time he was starting to mess around with Simmons and Sampled/ Analog elec sounds. That's why it sounds like a "floor tom". I owned a Simmons kit from the same era and that analog synth kick sound is exactly what I hear in the intro dubbed over the acoustic drums. And as someone else mentioned - he was also messing around with Roto Toms around this time as well. Sorry Drumeo...
@eriklarson9137
@eriklarson9137 5 жыл бұрын
I love you dude. This guy plays it note for note minus the effects they used on the album, and you stroll in saying it wasn't done like this, just because you can't play it. Lol! You are another person who has no idea how electronic drums actually work.
@dizzypilots2639
@dizzypilots2639 Жыл бұрын
Great sounding Toms. Please do a tuning lesson as well. Best lesson on this I ever heard . Thanks.
@yuvalwh
@yuvalwh Жыл бұрын
I had to learn this song for my recital, thanks to this video its been done and the show was amazing
@BREAD-j6l
@BREAD-j6l 8 жыл бұрын
Trying to learn some of these more complex parts and this def helps. Thank you
@ruthielalastor2209
@ruthielalastor2209 6 жыл бұрын
He's giving instructions and I'm nodding my head and all. I don't even play the drums.
@molskimauler
@molskimauler 3 жыл бұрын
Listen to a Top Fuel dragster idling. You'll see where Alex got his inspiration
@n84434
@n84434 3 жыл бұрын
Looks like I wasn’t alone.....👍🏻
@underthetrees4780
@underthetrees4780 3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my dad's 68 nova pro street car
@matthewb8229
@matthewb8229 4 жыл бұрын
Since the first time, as a 13 year old, hearing this drum line, I wondered how it was played! I finally learned why I thought I was hearing triples in the toms, but it was a combo of tom and bass.
@Romans219
@Romans219 3 жыл бұрын
Thankful to have a good ear to know this when it came out. Alex deserves a lot of credit for his innovation.
@glennrochemusic
@glennrochemusic 6 жыл бұрын
Whether done on floor tom or all on double kick, the intro is a little more forgiving than the solo section which I've never heard anyone get right. I transcribed that when I had to learn it in the 80's and found it to be one of the most complimentary drum passages of all time. The angular, jagged and tension filled section all pays off by the solo's end going into the keys climax. Add that to the video please Aaron! Good luck.
@drewper73
@drewper73 9 жыл бұрын
Classic drum intro! You know it's "Hot For Teacher" as soon as you hear Alex's floor tom, which almost sounds like an electric tom. I'm pretty sure he used roto-toms too. There's no mistaking that roto-tom sound. I was hoping that you were going to mention the unique ride cymbal pattern that Alex plays. It's kind of opposite from the normal ride pattern. Also, do you think Alex had all of those stickings and rhythms in mind when he played this intro? Or do you think that he just sat down with a general idea in mind and just started playing? I think he sat down and just started playing until he got to the main beat with the ride cymbal. There's a Billy Cobham song called "Quadrant 4" that came out 10 years before "Hot For Teacher" and I think Van Halen may have been listening to Cobham's "Spectrum" album during the recording of their "1984" album.
@glengamble526
@glengamble526 7 жыл бұрын
drewper73 it sounds like an electronic tom cause it IS an electronic tom: a Simmons drum. So are the kick drums. The high toms may be roto toms but I don't know for certain...and yes Quadrant 4 is an influence on this song, as is PARCHMAN FARM by Cactus. The VH brothers used to jam both.
@icepick859
@icepick859 5 жыл бұрын
This intro is 100% just Alex's style. If you watch any of his solos or just watch him play in his studio, he plays this kind of stuff all over the place. I think he wrote it out but it definitely came from years of developing this style and it's just how he plays
@LucasDrums
@LucasDrums 9 жыл бұрын
Love your way of teaching. Its so easy to understand. And very easy to Play to it After it:) Good Luck for the Future.
@georgeguest397
@georgeguest397 9 жыл бұрын
Sick man....love it! I wish I would had this lesson back in the 80's!
@DamnitDave
@DamnitDave 2 жыл бұрын
i don't believe for a second that AVH put that much thought into it. i feel like he just played it from his gut and everyone has tried to analyse, break down and copy it. there are probably some mistake stickings in the original, but he just made it groove
@wadewedemeier9378
@wadewedemeier9378 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson…thank you 🤘
@tomjones2348
@tomjones2348 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great tutorial. Your succinct and articulate narrative makes it easy to follow and understand! So many drum instructors want to sound hip, rambling on and on, but not making a clear point. I'm 65, a skilled classical violinist/pianist...also well versed in Jazz guitar...and started drums last week. I just love it. But I'm looking for the right on line teacher format. Drumeo seams well organized. I like that.
@OpusKingOfficial
@OpusKingOfficial 7 жыл бұрын
One of many reasons Alex is one of my favorite drummers. i dont play drums so this seems super hard but i used to play this lick or attempt to with pencils in class haha
@jimmyjennings4089
@jimmyjennings4089 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty dam good, nice to see younger players keeping the mighty Van Halen alive and kickin
@jtro77
@jtro77 10 ай бұрын
Real drums are, unfortunately and regrettably, not one of the many insruments i do play. I am impressed with the amount of coordination and timing needed, not only to play, but understand and explain this.
@aadzre
@aadzre 3 жыл бұрын
in producer Ted Templeman's book he confirmed the first 5 seconds are actually Eddie Van Halen's Lamborghini exhaust
@gsmith207
@gsmith207 3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for awesome chops, and 10 thumbs up for those drums! Love those Sonors
@erikfraunfelter3628
@erikfraunfelter3628 8 жыл бұрын
This lesson and PDF is gonna help me learn to properly play the intro as I am gonna be playing this in an 80s metal tribute band.
@johnabbottphotography
@johnabbottphotography Жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time my friend put on "Hot for Teacher" on his record player. He had dbx nose reduction on, and his 120 watt Carver cranked up. The drumbeat just cut through so hard. I always thought it sounded like a difficult beat to play. It's impressive to know that it's even harder than what I thought.
@markusthedrummer8143
@markusthedrummer8143 5 жыл бұрын
Sonor drums could make even Lars Ulrich sound amazing. Great instructional video btw.
@sisco3404
@sisco3404 6 жыл бұрын
If you listen to isolated drum track here on KZbin the intro is all bass drum. You can tell because the same sound(bass drum) is played throughout with the small toms coming in later.
@peteasarisi2536
@peteasarisi2536 3 жыл бұрын
That was an absolutely beautiful version.
@mileyondrumz
@mileyondrumz Жыл бұрын
I always thought he did the Hertas with his feet! Great tutorial!
@robertthompson5568
@robertthompson5568 3 жыл бұрын
Most contested drum beat EVER! 🤔🥁?????? I think that the story is...uh...So, It's double bass, "double tracked", with some Roland triggered samples just to complicate the issue...😆 I believe the intention was to sound like a motorcycle idling. Dude (Alex Van Halen) doesn't even play the opening bit in concert so...it's disputable. Honestly, this cat plays about the best version of it I've ever seen. Aaron Edgar always comes in when Drumeo really needs to drop the hammer! 😲🤘
@TracyGunz
@TracyGunz 3 жыл бұрын
Alex is very under rated as a drummer. Dude is a killer on the drums. He is Eddie but on a kit IMO. He knew what Eddie was gonna play before he played it. All they did as kids way play together everyday. Ya get good if ya stick with it. Play an hour or more a day, you will see progress in a week....
@fvillamil82
@fvillamil82 3 жыл бұрын
Mike Mangini and his double bass take on that intro section took it to another level
@jessejamesalvarado5608
@jessejamesalvarado5608 3 жыл бұрын
But the original is still better no matter what, Mangini is only copying and adding his twist to it
@alencore
@alencore 9 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson. Kinda harder for me to learn this note for note so I just try to mimic it as close as I can get it at speed. Also really weird but may be interesting to some if you play this in a old school be-bop jazz style haha! Ride cymbal is actually flatted out jazz ride pattern but played more loudly.
@devinbuchhorn
@devinbuchhorn 9 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Aaron!
@peacefulbliss1
@peacefulbliss1 5 жыл бұрын
I have never heard Alex Van Halen play the intro to this song live. I would love to hear his version of how this was done. You have done an excellent job of simulating the same sound, but I'm not sure how he did this in the studio...
@buffalojoe78
@buffalojoe78 7 ай бұрын
He couldn’t do it actually. They fudged the drumming a tiny bit in post so that it sounded cool. That being said, drummers are able to do it now
@Goldpenny1
@Goldpenny1 7 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson. Great teacher and drummer.
@FirestormAudio
@FirestormAudio 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome playing. I read a long time ago in an issue of DRUM! magazine that Alex double tracked the intro, but your playing in this sounded spot on.
@johnpickering5289
@johnpickering5289 8 жыл бұрын
+Ben Funk There has been a lot of speculation, however it was not double tracked. AVH used to play the intro on the 1984 tour live with simmons drums. Most people simply have not been able to work out how it was played, leading to incorrect rumours that it was dubbed. This guy does a fantastic job by the way!
@Cx3mtb
@Cx3mtb 13 күн бұрын
Best drum intro ever done.
@acdcrifftv8714
@acdcrifftv8714 3 жыл бұрын
You are awesome!!! Great lesson and tone!
@marcdemell5976
@marcdemell5976 2 жыл бұрын
That was excellent man ,way to go .I am not quite at that level yet .
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