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We just knew if it saw the light of day then people would like it. That little bit of a lesser tempo made it so we all knew for sure. When we recorded it a second time for the record-we recorded it for a cassette earlier on-we slowed it down a little bit. We always knew “Two Princes” was a great song because it always got a really great response when we played it live. When you originally worked on “Two Princes,” did you have any feelings about how cool the song was? “Two Princes” particularly and the songs off that record are recognizable still to lots of people. It’s amazing that your music is still important to people 30 years after making it.

Please email contact me through the Contact Form if you have any questions at all.Spin Doctors guitar player Eric Schenkman was recently interviewed by UG's Steven Rosen, covering various topics including their hit song 'Two Princes' which gave rise to the band's success.

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You can DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF drum notation by clicking HERE.īrowse all FREE drum content by clicking HERE.Īlternatively, get access to 100s of FULL-SONG Video Drum Lessons, Song Charts and eBooks by becoming an Online Member below… Note that all bass drum notes now fall with the hi-hat. In this version, only the minimum number of bass drum are played and the open hi-hat part has been taken out. “ Two Princes” – Simplified Verse Drum Beat 2 If the bass drum part is still too hard then we can simply it even further like this… The bass drum and open hi-hat part remains the same and still sounds very much like the original drum beat.

So in this first simplified version I decided to take out all of the snare drum ghost notes. “ Two Princes” – Simplified Verse Drum Beat 1 This is probably a bit too advanced for the majority of drummers out there so lets now take a look at a simplified version of this drum beat. Look out for the open hi-hat on beat 1 of bar 1. There is no bass drum note on the ‘+’ of beat 2 in the second bar, this is the only difference in bass drum between the two bars. The snare drum notes on beats 2 and 4 of each bar are played loudly, whilst all other snare drum notes are played quietly as ghost notes. The main drum beat for Two Princes is surely one of the greatest grooves of all time, I mean just look at it! Behind the complicated notation is actually a smooth and dreamy groove that effortlessly flows though the song. The fill ends with the hands going around the drums, snare, high tom and two floor tom notes on beat 4. Note that nothing is played on beat 3 and the hands come back in with the Left hand. The bass drum follows the majority of the accents notes and Aaron Comess throws in another five stroke roll starting on beat 2.

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The last single Right hand stroke is actually beat 1 of the next bar.Īaron then plays a series of accents (loud notes indicated with little arrows above each note) and ghost notes (quiet notes indicated with brackets). “ Two Princes” – Intro Drum Fill NotationĪaron comes in on the ‘+’ of beat 4, of the previous bar, with a thirty second note five stroke roll, played RRLLR.

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View the video on YouTube HERE – Learn How To Play Drums Two Pricnes Video Drum Lesson (Spin Doctors & Aaron Comess) Lets take a look at the Intro Drum Fill first. With ghost notes, double strokes, accents and syncopated bass drum patterns, this really is an adventure in drumming! Aaron Comess is now a successful record producer and session drummer and you can see why when you listen to his super tight snare and bass drum technique. With one of the greatest intro drum fills ever, Aaron Comess blasts his way into the classic song Two Princes by The Spin Doctors.