Enter Sandman

I started working on Enter Sandman the other day. The song is a lot of fun and rocks. So it's a lot of fun. I don't think it's as tecnically dificult as the slower song Creep. But it is very busy in parts. I got some parts down pretty good. It's fun to see it come together.

I found the sheet music on the Web awhile ago. But it looks overly complicated. I don't really understand why it seems some sheet music uses one note position for the snare, while others use different positions. I ended up just playing around, using a combination of the sheet music, Rock Band tab and the Rock Band game itself.

The Rock Band practice area is actually really nice in that you can pick various sections of the song and practice them at various speeds. Unfortunately there isn't a one-to-one correlation between what notes they show and the actual drum/cymbal to play--which makes it a little difficult. But it sure helped learning the song.

I need to try recording some of my playing. I know it's still not good, but I need to do it. If nothing else to show my progress over the next months or years. :)

I've had fun going off on a tangent and trying to learn a couple songs. I think I learned a lot of different things, trying to put it all together. But I need to get back to focusing on fundamentals and practice. I might alternate between practicing songs and fundamentals.