Smells Like Teen Spirit (chorus)

What the drums do

The chorus beat: kick on one and three with a second kick on the "and" of three, snare on two and four, and the hi-hat played wide open enough to be a crash. Hit it as hard as you can without rushing.

Dave Grohl

• Read the Dave Grohl feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
• Dave Grohl's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware this was played on, era by era.
• Smells Like Teen Spirit at 117 BPM →The song page: the tempo, the metronome at that tempo, and the drum part.

How to use it

1. Open it in the lab and press play. Listen for the beats the note points at before you look at the grid.
2. Tap ½ speed and play along on a pad or the kit until the placement is yours, then let it back up to 117.
3. Change one thing. Move a kick, drop a ghost note, add an open hat. The groove is a starting point, and the lab saves what you make of it.