The Working Drummer’s Chart Book

Publisher: Hudson Music
For All Styles
Level: Intermediate

With The Working Drummer’s Chart Book, Joe Bergamini provides insight into how to create useful drum charts for any type of musical situation that involves learning songs quickly and reading on the gig. Joe shows his method of creating short, clear charts, and then presents 26 charts of songs that are often called on club dates, corporate gigs, bar gigs, and the like.

The book contains an approach to creating clear one-page drum charts, three of Joe’s handwritten charts (“Man in the Mirror,” “Rocket Man,” and “My Own Worst Enemy”), and 26 professionally engraved song charts (including “Uptown Funk,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Shut Up and Dance,” “Jessie’s Girl,” and many more), plus “The Gig Rig,” a discussion of metronomes, apps, and gear needed for pro chart reading on the job.