You can think of a ghost stroke as a light tap (or drop) against the head. On the up-stroke, be sure that the tip of the stick remains on the drum head.Ī very quiet stroke. On the down-stroke, your remaining the fingers will touch the drum head. Grip the stick in between your thumb and index finger. For example, you may find a ghost on a tom stroke, hi-hat stroke, bass drum stroke, etc.Ĭross-stick: Video Example (explanation starts at 1:05)Ī stroke played with the butt of the stick against the rim while the tip of the stick remains resting on the drum head. Our Master Drum Key shows these modifiers in the snare drum space, but they can apply to any drum or cymbal. It’s fine to use an “attached” low tom(s) in place of a traditional floor tom(s).ĭrum Modifiers change the way you strike a drum or cymbal. In some setups, the lowest tom(s) are attached to a cymbal stand with a clamp rather than resting on the floor. Note on floor toms: Floor toms rest on the floor on three legs.
If you don’t have seven toms, you will have to substitute your t om 1 (or another tom) for the additional toms in the sheet music. Additional toms aren’t often used in mainstream music, but you will come across these from time to time. The two highest pitched toms in our Master Drum Key are called “additional toms” because they are additions to the most common tom arrangements.
IMPORTANT: If your drums are setup in this arrangement, it’s common (and often necessary) to play f loor tom 1 as your tom 2 and floor tom 2 as your floor tom 1 when reading drum sheet music. The toms for this arrangement are identified in the graphic below. “up”), and two floor toms are resting on the ground (i.e. As the name implies, one tom is mounted above the bass drum (i.e. “Two-Up, Two-Down” tom arrangement.Ī similar tom arrangement to the “Two-Up, Two-Down” is the “One-Up, Two-Down” arrangement. In the master drum key, they are identified as tom 1, tom 2, floor tom 1 and floor tom 2 (see below). “up”) and two floor toms resting on the ground (i.e. Traditional tom arrangement.Īnother common tom arrangement is called, “Two Up, Two Down.” This arrangement features two toms mounted above the bass drum (i.e. In the master drum key, they are identified as floor tom 1, tom 2 and tom 1 (see below). This is the most common arrangement you’re likely to encounter in drum sheet music. However, because some do require 7 toms, we’ve identified the notation on this master drum key.Īrranged from lowest pitched to highest pitched, the toms are as follows:Ī traditional drum set arrangement has 3 toms. It’s unlikely that you will encounter many songs that require 7 toms. Our drum key includes 7 toms arranged from lowest pitched to highest.
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