Kings of Leon – Arizona (Drums Tab)

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Drummer: Nathan Followill Album: Because Of The Times 4/4 Timing Tempo = 76 bpm O = accent o = normal strike X = accent cymbal strike x = normal cymbal strike d = 2x 32nd notes g = ghost note < x3 > = play that bar 3 times Intro: 4 bars REST Basic groove in at 5th bar and played throughout majority of song (either on HH or Rd.):

               < x20 > L           He plays Tam with left hand
0:13 Tam: |------------x---|       If you play tam with right hand, probably leave out HH ghost 
     HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgxgxgxg|       notes just before and after tam hit.
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|       (see below for optional stickings)
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NB heavy accent on snare strike but not a rimshot Preverse 12 bars Verse 8 bars 1:15 This same pattern as above (but now on the ride with just 1/8th notes ie. no ghost notes) is played for the guitar 'chorus' for 4 bars:

                < x4 >
     Tam: |------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|

1:28 Verse: 8 bars of HH pattern

                < x3 >                            < x4 >
     Tam: |------------x---|-----------dx---|------------x---|
     HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgxgxgxg|xgxgxgxgxgx---xg|xgxgxgxgxgxgxgxg|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|

1:53 Chorus (guitar): ride pattern

                < x7 >
     Tam: |------------x---|------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo------o|

2:18 Bridge: back to HH NB pattern variation for HH/Sn and B (and different placement of ghost notes)

                < x4 >
     HH:  |x-xgx-xgx-xgx-xg|
     Sn:  |----O-------O---|   (live he plays dOo (a4e) in the 4th bar of bridge) llRL
     B:   |o------oo------o|

2:30 Verse

                < x8 >
     Tam: |------------x---|
     HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgxgxgxg|   (live he opens HH on ah of 1 in the first bar of 8)
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|

2:55 Chorus (crash only on first bar of the 7)

                < x7 >
     CC:  |X---------------|---------------X|           
     Tam: |------------x---|------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|

3:20 Guitar Break

                                 < x2 >                                             < x3 >
     CC:  |X---------------|----------------|---------------X|X---------------|----------------|
     Tam: |------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|

3:45 Bass break (8 bars) Drums rest 5 bars/soft ride tap for last 3 bars of break:

                                       crescendo
     Rd:  |g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|gggggggggggggggg|gggggggggggggggg|

4:11 Outro

                                  < x2 >                                             < x2 >
     CC:  |X---------------|----------------|---------------X|X---------------|----------------|
     Tam: |------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|

                                < fades >
     CC:  |---------------X|X---------------|
     Tam: |------------x---|------------x---|
     Rd:  |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|o-o----oo-------|

The ghost 16th notes can be left out of the HH pattern....it still sounds fine as just straight 8th notes as for the ride pattern (and is a lot simpler). Great song, fantastic drummer. Quite long and repetitive but good timing practice maintaining a rocksteady slow tempo groove for nearly 5 mins. A good song to choose if you are just embarking on playing whole songs (just leave out the ghost notes). Have fun with it! I will just include here some of the different ways you can play the main groove:

           RRRRRRRRRRR R RR     
               L
     Tam: |------------x---|        
     HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgx---xg|       
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|
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           RRRRRRRRRRRRLRRR                  RRRRRRRRRRR-L-RR     
               L                                 L
     Tam: |------------x---|    or     Tam: |------------x---|
     HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgxg-gxg|           HH:  |xgxgxgxgxgx---xg|
     Sn:  |----O-----------|           Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|           B:   |o-o----oo-------|
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           RLRL LRLRLR L RL    
               R
     Tam: |------------x---|        
     HH:  |xgxg-gxgxgx---xg|       
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|
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           RLRL LRLRLRLRLRL    
               R
     Tam: |------------x---|        
     HH:  |xgxg-gxgxgxg-gxg|       
     Sn:  |----O-----------|
     B:   |o-o----oo-------|
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