Jesus Of Suburbia – Green Day
We suddenly started playing Green Day’s song Jesus Of Suburbia on one of many Yentl As Anything rehearsals. The song features a little but iconic drum solo by Green Day’s drummer Tre Cool. Our band’s drummer, Daniel, said he should look deeper into that solo to play it correctly. Coming home, I also wondered how Tre Cool built up that drum solo. Over the years, I played along multiple times with Jesus Of Suburbia but never played that solo correctly. So, to do our drummer and me a favour, I made a drum transcription for Jesus Of Suburbia. As I sent the solo to my drummer, I also decided to publish it on my website! My educational section has been un-updated for a long time, and this was an excellent opportunity to add another drum transcription!
The song Jesus Of Suburbia is the fifth and final single from Green Day’s seventh studio album, American Idiot. While the music runs for about 9 minutes and 8 seconds, it is the band’s second-longest song. In addition, since that was radio unfriendly, they cut down the version to about 6 minutes for commercial purposes. Their longest song is also featured on the American Idiot album and is homecoming, which runs for 9 minutes and 18 seconds. In the first two sections of Jesus Of Suburbia, the drums imitate Ginger Baker and Charlie Watts, two English drummers from the 1960s. In addition to Charlie Watts, Tre Cool additionally pulled inspiration from Keith Moon and Alex Van Halen.
Below is the drum transcription for Jesus Of suburbia and the five movements of the song:
- I. “Jesus of Suburbia” (0:00 – 1:51)
- II. “City of the Damned” (1:51 – 3:42)
- III. “I Don’t Care” (3:42 – 5:25)
- IV. “Dearly Beloved” (5:25 – 6:30)
- V. “Tales of Another Broken Home” (6:30 – 9:08)
The Benefits of Drum Transcriptions:
Learning to read and play drum transcriptions is essential in your journey to becoming a better drummer. Not only is understanding the language of drumming and sheet music, in general, a superpower. It also allows you to play and perform new drum beats and songs without practising them or hearing them beforehand. Drum transcriptions will help you to understand a song’s structure better, improve your sight-reading skills and build a library of songs you can play straight away. Knowing how to read and play drum transcriptions can get you a job in multiple musical settings, as they rely heavily on sheet music.
My Transcriptions:
Quality is the number one priority on my website, ensuring that all drum transcriptions are as correct as possible. Moreover, the layout on these drum sheets is organised to make the song’s structure as transparent as doable. All transcriptions come with a high-definition digital download in a PDF format. After ordering, you can access two downloads valid for 365 days in your account, reachable on this website or by the email you will receive afterwards. Feel free to message me on the contact page if you have other questions!
About Me:
After finishing my master’s in drums & percussion and a bachelor’s in jazz studies, I started teaching music in my home country, Belgium. When commencing my world travels at the beginning of 2019, I took the opportunity to teach wherever my travels would bring me. Consequently, I have taught music and drum lessons in plenty of places over the past few years. I always did everything possible at every school to ensure my students had the best education possible. Moreover, I started to write Drum Lessons and Drum Transcriptions to give my students everything they need to become great musicians.
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