“Salute to Kareem,” Mother’s Milk; “Suck my Kiss,” Blood Sugar Sex Magik; “Breaking the Girl,” Blood Sugar Sex Magik;“Readymade,” Stadium Arcadium; “Dark Necessities,” The Getaway; In this month’s cover story and interview Chad Smith talks about R&B and funk drumming, Mitch Mitchell, and leaving space for the other members of the rhythm section. So we thought that we would offer a few Chad Smith transcriptions that show these influences loud and clear. These transcriptions are part of a much larger section of transcriptions from the Chad Smith Modern Drummer Legends book. Get funky with “Salute to Kareem,” groove along to the R&B of “Suck my Kiss,” dig the Mitch Mitchell swing of “Breaking the Girl,” and see how Chad leaves space for Flea and John in “Dark Necessities.” Soon we will all be transcribing and learning from Chad’s fantastic drumming from the new Red Hot Chili Peppers recording Unlimited Love. […]

April 2022 Issue