FULL LESSON: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana - Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 6

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5 жыл бұрын

Talk-through of the drum part from Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, as it appears in Trinity Rock and Pop Grade 6.
This is a completely epic series of drum grades for anyone wishing to learn the instrument in a structured, methodical and effective way while playing some of the greatest rock and pop tunes of all time!
This version is very close to the original, and all the stuff here will work along with the Nirvana version.
Book with free audio download of the track with and without drums is available here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/085736644...
Video demo of the song is here:
• Smells Like Teen Spiri...
And kick drum speed-building exercises which will be really useful for this tune are here:
• How To Play Fast Bass ...
• How To Play Fast Bass ...
Have fun and please let me know if any questions :)
Mike
Kit
Yamaha Recording Custom - 22”/10”/12”/16”
Tama John Blackwell 6.5 x 13” Snare
Evans Hydraulic Red Drumheads, Evans Edge Control Reverse Dot (Snare)
Meinl Byzance Cymbals - 20" Sand Ride, 18” Sand Thin Crash, 16" Vintage Crash, 14” Sand Hats
Vic Firth Extreme 5A Sticks

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@MikeBarnesDrums 3 жыл бұрын

Hi all, thanks for watching and hope you've found these videos helpful. I now offer monthly membership of this channel, including a personalised practice plan written for you, ongoing drum support by video response and email, members' videos, plus a complimentary Zoom/face-to-face session for all members. More information and sign-up here: www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums

@rebekahfarrell5298 5 жыл бұрын

I love his spirit he's so energentic

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Rebekah :)

@shawnhorton2000 9 ай бұрын

Almost like Teen Spirit

@ITaHOAX 5 жыл бұрын

I like how exited he is about it

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah man! Thank you for watching :)

@kidfriendly6666 5 жыл бұрын

This dude's great. Hes fast and a great teacher

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, and cheers for watching! :)

@SweetyMitSchnabel 2 ай бұрын

Such a nice video!!! I never knew which notes to play in the fill, now it sounds clean! Thank you! 🔥

@DanielPochman 25 күн бұрын

Thank You So Much Mike! This has helped me unlock new techniques and i improved a lot using the bassdrum. Your always so proactive and happy when you are teaching. Thanks! 😀

@eviebush7866 5 жыл бұрын

I’m now on this song, I’ve got drum lessons every week until I leave on the 8th July so I should get through it easily. This helps me out a lot so cheers for this

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, good luck!

@davemoore3394 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. Not too many words, quick and concise. Love the energy and excitement too! Rock on Mike - you have a new fan :)

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment too. Cheers! Mike

@JESSEPINKMAN74 10 ай бұрын

This is really the best instruction ive seen for this song, thanks so much

@Max-xk4vm 3 жыл бұрын

I had really really big problems with the part (bridge) at 13:00. But you explained it very well and divided everything into small pieces so that you don't get overwhelmed while trying to learn it. Great Video!

@MikeBarnesDrums 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Max! Glad you found it helpful :)

@universalcloudmusic 5 жыл бұрын

you are a great teacher you help more than any other tutorial and make us really understand

@psychopete23 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial! It was very informative and you taught me this awesome song with very little trouble. Thanks, man! 😎🤘

@razorkxll 4 жыл бұрын

Since I have no drum lessons I using you as my drum teacher I have nitro mesh kit drums

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Elixir Gaming Thanks for watching g man! Although I absolutely recommend using a good quality drum teacher too! Cheers and Happy New Year! 👊🏻

@razorkxll 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Barnes Drums you too 😃🥳!!!

@davegill7614 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike I finally got it up to full speed....thanks so much really happy after winky a few months of drumming :-)

@georgerobb1546 5 жыл бұрын

Mike, I got back into drumming a couple of years ago after many years. I used to read so sought out a local teacher who teaches from the Trinity school. He actually pointed me to your videos for how to play the whole song and I have watched them since. I quickly got back up to speed but have continued to use the Trinity books for reading drums but also for bass and guitar. It’s OK I also don’t work for them and I’m too old to think about grades. What I do is learn their rudiments, download the original and play along. With a few minor changes this seems to work. The real reason for my post is that I am working on this tune and clicked on your video expecting to see you play the song. I hope you don’t mind my comment but instead you broke it down perfectly. I understand how much work this is but this definitely works for me. I can understand how the people working on other grades will appreciate the same breakdown. Apologies for the long post but this type of video works a treat. Top lesson and many thanks.

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks George, what a lovely comment. Thanks so much for watching and so glad this was useful for you. Cheers man! All the best :) MB

@fabulousec 5 жыл бұрын

I really like your Vid Mike, it always improves my skill and getting better drumming! (Because of your Vid i got Merit on Grade 5!Thank you!) Recently im just practicing this song and gosh! you make a full lesson! LOVE IT!! please make more Vid like this so i can learn much more from you!

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Cool Fabulosec, thanks for commenting and really glad you found the videos helpful. All the best!

@ASD-vc1oc 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you so much

@ronlansdell3263 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your video here. Brilliant! From one ginger to another much love Thanks!!!

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@deejayyo6237 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial, thanks a lot! 😍😍😍

@DavidJones-vf7kc 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help on this one Mike. I’m working on this one at the moment. Your version is slightly different to my notation before the guitar solo but I prefer yours. Learning on an electric kit, can’t wait for my acoustic lesson on Monday with this song 👍

@pulizpunkz 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this detailed tutorial esp for 41-43 section where I struggled a lot

@meadowgallagher-diver4486 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, this helped me ever so much. Not many people do free lessons like you do, thank you

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers man, really glad it was helpful, thanks for taking the time to comment too 👊🏻

@urvashisingh2125 4 ай бұрын

Just began a month ago I’m on grade 3 but my teacher told me to do this song. This tutorial helped me a lot thankyou!

@MikeBarnesDrums 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@isMike999 Жыл бұрын

GREAT LESSON!!!!!...thank you

@bobdrumlessons8462 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lesson, i have learnt a lot!

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@Helliz666 5 жыл бұрын

So cool, great video, thanks !!

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

No worries Elise, thanks so much for watching :)

@astrid4562 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot!! Very useful and well explain, thanks!

@MikeBarnesDrums 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Astrid! 🙏🏻👊🏻

@geoffhillyard4354 2 жыл бұрын

your so good at teaching Mike thanks for your time🤩🤩🤩

@evabulanova 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks!!

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Ева Буланова Cool man, thank you for watching! :)

@desiremudadi855 3 жыл бұрын

Man ...I love you so much...u helped me a lot

@MikeBarnesDrums 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers man, glad the channel is helping 🙏🏻👊🏻

@charliebrown7223 5 жыл бұрын

Great video mike! Could you do ones for the grade 5 tunes?

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Charlie Brown Hi Charlie, yes these seem quite popular so will def do some for the other grade pieces too. Cheers!

@lukeallan5715 4 жыл бұрын

Mike: Hold on I need my drum sticks Me: 😂

@ronitsejwani1825 4 жыл бұрын

Fruitful video for us thank you sir

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Sure man, thanks for watching :)

@thegamingsquid0169 5 жыл бұрын

Okay so, you've probably noticed I comment on a lot of your videos. I'm working on this song, Smells Like Teen Spirit. This is a brilliant song for me as it's challenging and technical. I struggled with this a lot mainly because of the bass, but this video will help a lot. I didn't understand it but now I do so thanks for that. I have a question: How long would you recommend I practised a day? Thanks again for this it makes life so much easier 😄

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Really glad vids have been useful for you! Interesting question = I'll do a video about practicing soon. Watch this space! Short version: I feel you can go a really long way on 30 mins of dedicated, purposeful practice per day. But of course more/longer will get you there faster! Cheers!

@markkrupicka1217 Жыл бұрын

Awesome instruction breaks it all down. Wish we could see the kick peddle as an insert

@MikeBarnesDrums Жыл бұрын

Whole playlist of kick drum videos here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLcfoni8UPb9rfMKiVUYJVO6C7lBcKZNvb

@raws944 7 ай бұрын

Looking to jump straight in at grade 6 oddly for unrelated career prospects (need me those UCAS points!). In terms of the exam, is it possible to pass with just the 3 tracks or is it necessary to score decently on the improv section?

@_Ch0wdah 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mike! I’m doing my first trinity grade and starting at 6 since I’ve been drumming for 7 years. I’m left handed but play on a right handed kit open handed. Will this affect my grade or cause any problems? Thanks!!!

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Ok good luck! And thanks for watching. No, that won't cause any problems in itself if you work hard at it, learn the pieces well and play them smoothly. Go for it man!

@ashcurt66 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could put the original bits up Mike? just the differences

@enigmaprabesh8425 3 жыл бұрын

I am working on the pre chorus part ( hello hello how low) would you please state where does is start in your video? Please

@MikeBarnesDrums 3 жыл бұрын

9:22

@njgjovi7739 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if you’ll know and I know it’s completely unrelated. But if you give love a bad name by Bon Jovi was in a grade book what grade would you say it was? I need to know because I’ve gotta do a performance for music GCSE and I’m doing you give love a bad name and I need to know it’s difficulty

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I would guess at around Grade 3 or 4 level. But best to check with your teacher - they should be able to give you some guidance! All the best and thanks for watching :)

@njgjovi7739 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Barnes Drums thank you! I know it used to be in one of the old grade book but I don’t know if that was trinity

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

@@njgjovi7739 I think it featured in Rockschool Hot Rocks for guitar at Grade 2, don't remember it being in the drum syllabus but it might have been!

@baddrummerscorner5694 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u for this video

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

jenard monteras Cool Jenard, thanks for watching :)

@waxxy8447 4 жыл бұрын

So is the bridge part starting at 12:35 different then that real version? If so, y?

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, not certain why - but I guess to fit the requirements for Grade 6 level. Cheers for watching!

@Moe__lester 2 жыл бұрын

How do you determine what grade your in? I can play songs everlong by foo fighters and mr bright side what would I be

@WoW_TV Жыл бұрын

“Mr Brightside” counts as one of Trinity’s songs at Grade 6, so hopefully that helps as a guide.

@nishoo98 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful.

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Cool Sahil, thanks for watching!

@nishoo98 4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums my pleasure buddy

@72nivo 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dude 😊 Damm I couldn’t get that first beat after the lick 👅 It was shitting me BIG time. Your the third stop and u did the trick 😁 I could not get the third snare by it self 😳feels so unko 🤙🏼

@davegill7614 2 жыл бұрын

My music theory knowledge has definitely helped with the rhythm

@samfrankish9354 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do more of these for grade 5!!

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam, yes more of these to come. Cheers!

@alvarotamayo4094 5 жыл бұрын

Please can you play Heart Shaped Box in drums?? Pd: Very well video :) :) :)

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alvaro, yes I've added that to the request list. Cheers for watching!

@enigmaprabesh8425 3 жыл бұрын

9:15

@dd66tv 2 жыл бұрын

50+ Guitarist learning the drums: these videos are the bomb

@MikeBarnesDrums 2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@rockem3411 3 жыл бұрын

Th u awsm

@evangray155 5 жыл бұрын

13:30 part im working on

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Great, good luck with it man and thanks for watching :)

@gandcwebb3700 Жыл бұрын

I’m grade 0/1 and I’m trying to learn this I don’t even really like this song But Mike is such a great teacher that I feel confident I’ll learn this song soon enough. The 0.25x, 0.5x and 0.75x playback speed are my best friends.

@MikeBarnesDrums Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The biggest challenge for a drummer near the start of their journey will definitely be the double bas drum hit! Have fun.

@MikeBarnesDrums Жыл бұрын

PS I do have to say my best advice is if you're at the Grade 0/1 level, learn that material first and work up to this. It'll save you time in the long-run!

@mihalkabm Жыл бұрын

U re my favourite teacher.I rearned from u Come together.Ill try also this.U have positive energy...

@juanpablogb1645 3 жыл бұрын

14:35

@juanpablogb1645 3 жыл бұрын

14:00

@bekemkocaismail6887 4 жыл бұрын

Good

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Happy if it was useful 👊🏻

@dibyasankhakundu9147 4 жыл бұрын

Easily understandable🔥🔥😍🇮🇳

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

Great man, thanks for watching 👊🏻

@alfonzo9289 Жыл бұрын

Holy shite your crash is loud! But tysm for this!

@joshuaplayz9095 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm grade 3 for drum

@MikeBarnesDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Sia Cool Joshua thanks for watching man.

@joshuaplayz9095 5 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums no prob

@joshuaplayz9095 5 жыл бұрын

First

@joshualeaper4566 4 жыл бұрын

The double bass drum part gets me out all the time

@MikeBarnesDrums 4 жыл бұрын

You need to do some bass drum drills man! Check out my bass drum playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLcfoni8UPb9rfMKiVUYJVO6C7lBcKZNvb

@davegill7614 2 жыл бұрын

I cant even get past the intro at full speed...seems impossible:-(

@MikeBarnesDrums 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dave! How long have you been playing for?

@davegill7614 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums Hi mike I bought a drum kit in February....I started lessons when covid hit... so that stopped me...saying that I couldn't learn come as you are by nirvana a few weeks ago as I couldn't do a single stroke role up to tempo...but I can now with lots of practice....I think my teacher has this in pipeline for me....it might take a few months...or years lol

@MikeBarnesDrums 2 жыл бұрын

@@davegill7614 Cool, so there's your answer - this is Grade 6 (there are 8 Grade levels), so it's not reasonable to expect this to just flow where you're currently at. Keep working man, all things will come to you with consistent effort and time. Most drummers would be a few years in before the intro here started to flow at speed. Or to put it another way, there's a reason there's a number 6 on the front of the book! Cheers :)

@davegill7614 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBarnesDrums thanks Mike yes I should know better being a grade 6 pianist and knowing how long it's taken me to get there...I will keep persevering thou.. :-)

@MikeBarnesDrums 2 жыл бұрын

@@davegill7614 Cool! But there's no "though" in my opinion - just keep persevering and you'll get better and better. Start at the beginning, one step and one level at a time, build it, and greatness will be yours in time! Three rules: keep going, keep going, and keep going. Cheers :)