I’ve found that I learn songs best by first transcribing them, so below is a list of the songs I’ve enjoyed playing. The majority of these on SoundSlice so you can play to a youtube track and follow along on the sheet music. Enjoy the free drum sheet music and have fun!

All songs have sheet music as a PDF as well as a link to SoundSlice if you’d like to play along to a recording. It’s possible youtube links associated with SoundSlice songs eventually get taken down, if that happens let me know and I’ll try to fix them with other recordings.

Free Drum Sheet Music

Drum Notation

There is no single standard set of drum notation for sheet music, though I try to use the most common. To avoid any confusion, the diagram below is the drum notation I use:

This notation can often be more easily remembered by the simplified diagram below:

Fun Resources

Trying to find good and reliable sheet music is somewhat difficult, but these are the best resources I’ve found so far:

Example SoundSlice Playalong

“All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted. Not so coldly charted, it’s really just a question of your honesty.”
— Rush - The Spirit of Radio