How to Play "American Idiot"

[Nic214E]

tré cool plays it different

[LastxRejectxIn]

i thought tre' plays 16th notes on the hi-hats doesn't he

[MrDeathProductionds]

at 00:23 it reminds me of tobuscus

[guitarguy2691]

i like how he emphasizes the need of energy in a song. it makes a difference not just in this tune, it makes a difference in every single song

[tygerstringoo]

does he need to poo?

[oa172]

Thanks this was great it was that last Tom thing that was messing me up

[Fudencio63]

VAII SE FUDER FDP ,ENSINO POHA NENHUMA ....FUCK YOU _)_

[SponsoredCinema]

isn't this a 4 count?

[EvilN00ber]

thank you :)

[FooFilmOfficial]

He's like a mixture of Ben Stiller and John Travolta.

Great vid, by the way.

[LazzurusMan]

Thank you so much, i could never get the tom groove right, plus it seems i've been adding an extra bass note at the start of every bar in the chorus...making it more difficult for myself :)

[mrronan111111]

1..2..3..!!! XD good job man!

[neal4200]

u r rocking__bt i think tht u should show the parts of drum clearly__



[rdmvicente]

Guys, come on my channel, watch the videos cover of the band Blink 182, thanks!

Galéra, digitem Banda Trampo, vejam os vídeos cover das bandas, blink 182, green day, smash mouth, plebe rude etc…, banda trampo de Boituva SP, valeu!

[MrBellabella132]

143 people can't play Drums

[JonasChannel95]

WTH ! I've taken drum lesson like umm 7 years now and I can say that i'm pretty good at drumming but I have no talent with notes ! WTF I just play ! I've learned all song by listening, fuck notes. Good teaching btw :P

[ExpertMusician]

By PIT, are you still/ did you go to MI?

[chiny2194]

hey thanks! this was an awesome video!

[KimsCS124]

I got a problem... When I play fast on the hi hat like on american idiot when the hi hat goes that fast through the hole song, I get really tired and I have to stop... And I feel like i'm using the wrong techniq ... can somebody help me?

[ry4n98654]

@KimsCS124 i have the same problem get a drum pad and big thick drumline sticks as ur watching tv or something just do 16th notes back and forth through u hands it works trust me

[KimsCS124]

@ry4n98654 thanks, I'll try it out : )

[waybetterthanu2]

At the beginning I thought we was gonna play Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold.

[SuperSlifka]

dude those gay shoes just ruined this

[drumsandbmx1]

tune the drum it sounds like shit!! :( but hes an ok drummer my brother is better!!

[himl994]

@drumsandbmx1

If your brother is better then how come this guy is the one that plays with Mr. Gilbert? Paul Gilbert only plays with really talented musicians, do if Jeff was "ok" then he wouldn't be playing with PG.

[DillingerEscapeMan]

This just aint right - all the hi hat hits should be the same volume

[9UncleSam7]

does he remind anyone else of white goodman from dodgeball at 00:23

[Expediition]

@9UncleSam7 Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!

[9UncleSam7]

@Expediition haha love that movie

[112omit]

good . i play drums, too.

[kurokimuu]

Thanks

[kurokimuu]

Thenks

[DrPheelGoodman]

Thanks so much for this one Its great!

[JayRyanManning]

love how his eyes are always lik O.O good tut btw

[TAKOsumis]

You're very good teacher! :)

[Macc2356]

:P i love the way he blinks when ever he hits the snare :P

[msUsmarine]

Hello DRUM ! I need to u upload this beat lesson ! From American idiot ! Jeff help ! I need to play this sixteens by one hand so please make lesson of it !

[theamazingbeatboxer]

dude u kinda kinda kinda remind me of John Travolta

[forust98]

tre cool > cool ade man

[siets96]

lol i am the 222222 viewer

[TheLoopTime]

Do you have sheet music??

[skiddy7797]

@zackattack94 actually it starts on one dumbass. there's a whole count from the time he says 3 to the time he hits the cymbals. no wonder you're watching this video about how to play GREENDAY. easiest 4/4 songs on the planet brah. grow a pair.

[TheGrandmasdick]

@skiddy7797 You said "brah" and that makes you a faggot. What also makes you a faggot is your concern over Green Day quibles. you should be taken to Butte and dropped off and made to wash dishes in the shittiest bar in town. After a shift at said bar, you will then collect shopping carts at walmart.

[shadowunderdrums3]

DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM! It's not quarter notes on the high hats, it's eighth notes. Still simple so don't let him cheat you out of playing it right.

[reddragon9918]

@shadowunderdrums3 he said it was eighth's dude listen carefully

[hero3xassasin]

are you in brazzers?? hahaha...

[Jrollzz]

this guy doesn't have his foot on the pedal correctly and the expression he has on his face when he plays looks like he's extra hyper and plays drums 24/7

[charliebogbot]

@Jrollzz if there was only one way to place your foot they would only give you one place to place it.

[doglovermw]

sorry what did he say i couldn't hear coz someone was playing the drums.......

[MrLucydog6]

nice vid and thanks but ... playing by notes is shit ! a real good drummer must improve!

[iceclimbers305]

u didnt speak how to play other part of this music.

[PunkChick5932]

thankyouthankyouthankyouthanky­outhankyou.....THANK YOU! thanks.

[druii2]

@PunkChick5932 sounds like bullet in a bible... haha

[PunkChick5932]

@druii2 haha best concert dvd EVERRRR! i wish i couldaa been there:)

[7Devor7]

that pedal sucks :D

[MrCoolTre]

this guy should sit up straight when he plays.

[kenny46802]

OMG ITS JHON TROVOLTA!!!!!!! XD

[Junkpunker21]

Does anyone know how to make the toms sound like that? Like the med tom and low tom? Do I tune anything high or low? Any help would be great! It's just so awesome.

[ujuj1]

isnt it sexteenth on the hihat?

[dragon61rider]

@ujuj1 no its eights just a fast tempo

[0yztein]

Looks like you're frightened every time you hit the snare-drum.

[idiotsrus92]

what about the drum breaks in the second verse? :-(

[FilipGeorgiev]

saw him last night on Paul Gilbert's fuzz universe tour, it was awesome :)

[maksawanus]

i thought he was john travolta....

[packieb10]

sounds more like the begining of she

[baretillo]

where did u get those sticks??

[redslash40]

definitely no rim shots

[3ace13]

you look funny when you play lol

[3ace13]

you should be playin fast 8th notes not quarternotes

[cleese852]

@3ace13 that's what he does?

[KevoBeatToxicDrummer]

Sheet Music?

[moneybemine]

P I T?

[SoundOfSorrowSOS]

The hi hat is faster than that it's not 8th notes. Maybe you're playing it slower then the original, thats why it may sound wrong. MEH!

[diamondlion2]

i think that ur hi-hat should be a little more faster ... look at the American idiot on the bullet in a bible version

[omosap1]

now i know how to play it (its not that hard -.-'')

[fandeLorie630]

It's possible to make a French version?? :O (^-^)"

[skiddy7797]

1-2-3? is he too good for four? FUCK YOU. why would you teach beginners one of the easiest most self explanatory songs out there? there's not even a legit fill in here! I could play this the first time I heard it!

[zackattack94]

@skiddy7797 because the fill starts on the four you idiot

[REXROTH61]

real rockers dont play lame shit by green piece green day or whatever, no difference its all fag music

[skiddy7797]

@REXROTH61 I disagree, although Green Day seems emo and stuff and has simple music, Tre Cool really is a great drummer he is someone to be respected and appreciated. On the other hand I totally agree with you on the fact that real rockers shouldn't be learning how to play a simple 4/4 song by some internet twat

[bluepingu345]

Nice but in this video he's playing quarter notes (4ths) and Tre Cool plays 8ths.

[MrCoolTre]

@bluepingu345 actually 16th. how this guy could get that wrong is beyond me.

[lukeDrummerxD]

@bluepingu345 If you look closely he actually is playing 8th notes.

[valex9397]

ggraxx men you lOLLL xD vERY gOOD MeN tHANKS yOU fOR tHE tUtoRial

[nerea15junio]

your very good i wish i had you as teacher :) please keep on making vids ;)

[skiddy7797]

@nerea15junio idk.. I think taking a hard rock song and breaking it down into beats and bars and what not is so unnecessary... you can either drum or you cant

[RallySlotUs]

omg, they're watching

[myfriendclub11]

its so hatddd buddy i am a beginer drumer and want to play it but its too much hard for me please i need a shortcut to play drums...

[nvidiavistaturion]

@myfriendclub11 Play and Take It In No Shortcuts..Feel The Beat Take Your Time

[Luigigirl17]

@myfriendclub11 I'm a beginner to and it is hard i have trouble keeping my foot on the peddle still and keeping beat properly but i've a feeling it gets easier with practice

[Niallphillips]

If you need a lesson for this you should really just sell your drums, seriously lol...

[reverseometer]

@Niallphillips

im willing to bet money you play with 5a drumsticks... or the gay 7a's. go buy a pair of 2b's (Y)

[Niallphillips]

@reverseometer what the fuck are you talking about? my drum sticks are gay?? lol fail...im a guitarist, I dont even play drums but i could still play this crap

[josh8164]

funny how he has the sheet music next to him! lol

[irondarkzon]

esos parches suenan igual k los de tre =O dejen checo k marca son xD

te sale genial homs

[GoNeQuAnTuM]

he only has 1 hi tom!! wth?

[mrjangomushiturner]

@GoNeQuAnTuM It's actually really common...

[joeaphillipsdrums]

he blinks everytime he hits the snare drum :L

[bigdanimalboy]

You guys must not realize who this guy is and probably have never heard or seen him actually play! Check out his stuff with Paul Gilbert, I'm sure you'll have a newfound respect for him.

[jounieh]

@bigdanimalboy what's a gilbert?

[produccionesmiranejo]

@bigdanimalboy he played with paul gilber??

man he must be really good

[grassvalleystudios]

The groove? pfffft

[Billd0]

who cares how to play this

[mattiasskroder]

@Billd0 Then why are you watching? Dumbo!

[GoNeQuAnTuM]

@Billd0 people watching

[dazedmonkeydude]

Thanks man, Very good and nice song to learn for new drummer, and to all you dicks sayin learn a real song, get a life everyone has gotta start of simple.

[DeathJack1000]

four five six

[TheCodmanic]

twoeeyy...?

[lpjdrummer122]

Nice tutorial. The only thing is, that it's not rim shots on the snare, it's just a simple down stroke.

[savioncurls]

there's an insturctianal video to play a fuckin green day song on drums... wow, go learn some metal ....

lamb of god rules

[sandergejl]

SHUT THE FUCK UP, And Play Dumbass.. at 1:50 and forward it looks like he's hitting him self in the head with his drumstick! So funny xD

[jipmip2332]

@sandergejl

LOL it does look like hes hitting himself in the head, eh? XDD

[GunnaLeeeeeee]

lmao...i can play pretty much every song there is by ear....i could play this with my ballsack like brendan in stepbros

[666PunkDrummer666]

I played this by ear lol

[et720]

Just cover the song next time, don't try and explain it like a douche.

[rafota12]

fucker asshole that guy sucks like shit

[TheMonkeyboy84]

wrong way too play it its 16 note on hihat!

[SiletteDK70]

@TheMonkeyboy84 no, he's correct on 8th notes, its just a really fast song so it sounds like 16th notes. Cause if you look at the part after the chorus that part is 16th notes and the verse isn't as fast as that.

[TheMonkeyboy84]

@SiletteDK70 take a look at tre cool when he play it live! =)

[JmRDrummer]

@TheMonkeyboy84 no its not

[neongreengirl771]

this guy is a tool. hes sounding like american idiot is the hardest song ever. and then hes trying to tell us all these musical terms when we dont know what the fuck hess saying. FUCK YOU!

[SiletteDK70]

@neongreengirl771 Maybe cause this is intended for people who know what there doing but don't know how to play the song and want to learn.

[Coolspike9]

:17 gotta love the cheesy intro

[culer89]

I'm better....i'm noob!

[MrDrumchum]

this is bull shit, what about the bridge and the fills, this is just telling how to play the piss easy grooves

[Sonni1234]

o you do lol sorry my bad :D

[Sonni1234]

you dont play quarter's in american idiot..

[TrendyyWendyy]

Ican play all of this, except the Tom groove. Can I get the sheet music for this anywhere? I might understand it better as I'm slightly hard of hearing.

[DaFeasher]

you should teach harder songs to play..

[TRiGGeRImPaCt]

HI BILLY MAYS HERE SAYING NEEDS MORE COWBELL!

[TheMysterydrumman]

it would of took me 2 mins to teach you how to play this

[86sgs]

ur a homo fag

[freeman392]

you look like a giant douche... but thanks for the help

[pbnut]

he played it perfect, and any newer drummer could really learn from this. but yes, he is a tool.

[Mexx2285]

lol you close your eyes when you play the snare bbut very gooooooood job !!!

[Zorquendo]

@Mexx2285 haha he does ;O LOL ;P

[yamahapowerm]

thanks.. you are a KPO!!!

[TehRyan2oo9]

This guys a tool XD

[jrwest1]

What is a good website to find drum tabs

[SmileyJet]

@jrwest1 911 tabs :)

[zellersboy]

How to play American idiot? Should be more like: how to play like this american idiot.

[autdrum]

great lesson ! watch my cover of this song .. i think you'll like it

=)

[Roxastheown]

Wrong? You are the only wrong, he did it perfect.

[universeindustriestv]

i always play by ear and watching never music sheets ecxept in band class

[PiezTube]

U dont need lesson from this douche. You can just listen and play to it. Any drummer can do it. (except the super noobs)

[mytime701]

he does look like him a little XD!!

[MrAZildjian1234]

its fucking wrong

[suffechail]

i can say you guys how to play amarican idiot. you just need to be an american and playing drums like an idiot :P

nice song!!! :D

[LBNani1]

i learned to play by ear also

[woink]

0:23- 0:26 = douche bag moment. lol.

[pwnshow07]

@woink hahahahaha

[poopsicleo]

the way he said "1..2..3" came off kinda queer to me

[starqbic]

holy shit Will Ferrell

[quintonguy]

What about the "now everybody do the propaganda" part and the "and sing along to the age of paranoia" part. I need that too

[Jesse4Jezza]

@quintonguy

16th notes on floor tom, 2 kicks on the 1st and 3rd note at start, snare on 5th note, kick drum on 7th and 8th note, snare on 10th note, kick on 11th and 13th note, snare on 14th note, kick on 15th and 16th bote and snare on 16th note.

Doubt that helps though

[Nachicho14]

:D thanks

[rubenvaage]

green day sucks..

[habibabab]

fuck off you bitch!!!

[mrplopbunny]

gay

[onceigoblack]

teehee u did already nigwop :). keep going through with ur threats nigwop amigos. u type like u didnt chill out first nigwop. i automatically lost my sweet sense of humour.

[UnholyMB]

Wow this guy looks like a young John Travolta! He should play as John Travolta in a biopic of John Travolta!

[zmanbrody]

why do they even bother teaching people how to play songs like these? there is no need to even break it down for someone

[shotonq]

Love the vid! just like all your other videos! rated it 5 stars like always lol . Hey if you get a chance i would relaly appreciate you checking out my videos. If you can or can't thank you.

[garrettgleason]

DON'T WANNA BE AN AMERICAN IDIOT! BAH BABAH BA deBA BA BAH!

AND they have a musical on Broadway! XDXDXD

ohmygod can't stand this band

[FireBoom1]

pit?

[Dissapearinggirl94]

dude Green Day has a space in it. Not Greenday :P

[MrWobbleHead]

wow, u can play a song with 3 chords, and ppl actually need to learn to play it?!?!?! wow

[vasilis12345678910]

he is travolta isn't he? ahahahha

[poupas45]

OMG ITS TRAVOLTA!

[IneedTodisco]

roflmao i thought this was a make fun of american Idol not how to play american idiot the song haha

[ZebraJones01]

You still like this fucking song!?

[KirByEnt2321]

thanks..do you take request?

[YGSOUL]

holy shit john travolta.

[ultraudv]

@YGSOUL  LOL dude