CANADIAN WORLD BEAT DRUM SONG
BY MESONG ONE
Called Song One because it was the very first drum song that I actually wrote myself after learning to play other drummers songs for years. It is tons of fun to play once you have learned how to play the various rhythms & lead beats that signal the beginning & end of the sections of opening, center, jam, center & ending (opening again)
It took our drum band about three full sessions to get it all down, and then it was so great to be able to just pull this drum song out of our sleeves anywhere, anytime. So COOL!
NOTE: Pause in the rhythm is denoted by a FORWARD SLASH /
OPENING SIGNAL: Played by Lead Djembe
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA GUN/
GUN-GUN GO-DO
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN GO-DO GUN
All Drummers Join In To Repeat Opening Above:
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA GUN /
LINE (1) Play 3 Times:
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
CHORUS
THIS IS TRICKY QUICK TIMING:
Try Counting Fast up 1234 GUN GO-DO-GO
& then Fast Down 4321 GO-DO-GO GUN
CHORUS GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO GUN
GUN-GUN GO-DO Pause Pause
GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
LINE (2) 3 TIMES:
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO
CHORUS GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO GUN
GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
LINE (3) 3 Times
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
GUN-GUN GO-DO GO-DO GUN-GUN PA
CHORUS
1X GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO GUN
3X GUN-GUN GO-DO / /
LINE (4) 3 X
GO-DO-GO GUN PA GO-DO GUN GO-DO
GO-DO-GO GUN PA GO-DO GUN GO-DO
GO-DO-GO GUN PA GO-DO GUN GO-DO
CHORUS
1X GUN GO-DO-GO GO-DO-GO GUN
3X GUN-GUN GO-DO //
LEAD DRUMMER: BACK TO OPENING (TOP) TO SIGNAL START OF JAM
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA GUN/
GUN-GUN GO-DO
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN GO-DO GUN
JAM CENTER BACK BEAT:
GO-DO GUN/ GUN-GUN / GO-DO GUN-GUN PA-TA
GO-DO GUN // GO-DO GUN GO PA-TA
GO-DO GUN/ GUN-GUN / GO-DO GUN GO PA-TA
All drummers take off on this back beat as the core.
(PLAY UNTIL SIGNAL TO RETURN TO (1)
SIGNAL TO RETURN BACK TO START OF SONG AGAIN:
LEAD DRUM REPEATS OPENING:
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PATA
GUN
RETURN LINE (1) PLAY 3 X
CHORUS
LINE (2) PLAY 3 X
CHORUS
LINE (3) PLAY 3 X
CHORUS
LINE (4) PLAY 3 X
CHORUS
LEAD DRUM SIGNALS ENDING BY PLAYING THE OPENING SIGNAL
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA GUN/
GUN-GUN GO-DO
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN GO-DO GUN
ALL DRUMS REPEAT THE OPENING THE SECOND TIME AND END THE SONG ON THE LAST LINE WITH LAST GUN PLAYED AS A SLAP
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA
GUN-GUN PA-TA GUN/
GUN-GUN GO-DO
GUN GO-DO GO-GO-DO GUN-GUN GO-DO SLAP!!!
