{"id":44975,"date":"2023-04-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=44975"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T16:53:30","slug":"red-hot-chili-peppers-drum-beats-fills-chad-smith-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/red-hot-chili-peppers-drum-beats-fills-chad-smith-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Hot Chili Peppers Drum Beats &#038; Fills (Chad Smith Lesson)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9iEIxd8Rzms\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can confirm Chad Smith is <em>not <\/em>Will Ferrell, but he&#8217;s just as hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this full lesson, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/drumeo-awards-2022-winners\/\">2022 Drumeo Awards Drummer Of The Year<\/a> goes through over a dozen Red Hot Chili Peppers songs as well as talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recording <em>Blood Sugar Sex Magik<\/em> in 1991<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growing up outside Detroit, hearing Motown on the radio, and being influenced by his older brother&#8217;s funky record collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How his drum parts keep evolving over the years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How RHCP typically writes\/records together (even after 40 years!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His love of cross-sticking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The beat you should learn if you want a career as a drummer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why you should &#8220;play it like you mean it&#8221;, with intent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To get drumless tracks and sheet music for over a dozen RHCP songs (and 5000+ other songs), jump on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/\">Drumeo&#8217;s free 7-day trial<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson Outline:<\/strong><br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=34s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">00:34<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Suck My Kiss&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br>02:00 &#8211; Intro<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=362s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">06:02<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Give It Away&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=858s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">14:18<\/a><\/span> &#8211; The key to playing &#8220;Blood Sugar Sex Magik&#8221;<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=1041s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">17:21<\/a><\/span> &#8211; The groove behind &#8220;The Power Of Equality&#8221;<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=1357s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">22:37<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Breaking down &#8220;Mellowship Slinky In B Major&#8221;<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=1654s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">27:34<\/a><\/span> &#8211; On writing the drum part in &#8220;Breaking The Girl&#8221;<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=1855s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">30:55<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Staying out of the way in &#8220;Scar Tissue&#8221;<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=2296s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">38:16<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Around The World&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=2731s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">45:31<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Otherside&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=3102s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">51:42<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;By The Way&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=3715s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">01:01:55<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie&#8221;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=3979s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01:06:19<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Charlie&#8221; (Groove)<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=4160s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">01:09:20<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Talking About Taylor Hawkins<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=4538s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">01:15:38<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Under The Bridge&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iEIxd8Rzms&amp;t=4803s\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">01:20:03<\/a><\/span> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Can&#8217;t Stop&#8221; by Red Hot Chili Peppers<br><br><strong>Chad Plays:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwdrums.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DW Drums<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paiste.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paiste Cymbals<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/remo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remo Drumheads<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vater.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vater Drumsticks<\/a><br><br><strong>Follow Chad:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chadsmithofficial\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhcpchad?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RHCPChad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad Smith, drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, opens a window into the grooves of RHCP and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":44978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4019,4038],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drummers","category-full-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44975"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45003,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44975\/revisions\/45003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}