Progressive & Odd-Time Drum Sheet Music Collection

Progressive & Odd-Time Drum Sheet Music Collection – eight progressive rock and metal pieces that teach odd time, polyrhythms and complex reading, transcribed note-for-note with every meter change written out. It ranges from Neil Peart’s classic “YYZ” and Gavin Harrison’s “Shallow” to Haken, Pain of Salvation, Tomas Haake’s polyrhythms on Meshuggah’s “New Millennium Cyanide Christ” and the programmed parts of Animals As Leaders’ debut album, written out for a real kit.

What’s included in the Progressive & Odd-Time Drum Sheet Music Collection

All 8 songs are transcribed note-for-note from the original recordings and delivered as separate, professionally engraved PDFs:

• Animals As Leaders – Tempting Time – Animals As Leaders (2009), progressive metal / djent
• Animals As Leaders – CAFO – Animals As Leaders (2009), progressive metal / djent
• Haken – Prosthetic – Virus (2020), Raymond Hearne, progressive metal
• Haken – Puzzle Box – Virus (2020), Raymond Hearne, progressive metal
• Meshuggah – New Millennium Cyanide Christ – Chaosphere (1998), Tomas Haake, extreme progressive metal
• Pain of Salvation – Linoleum – Road Salt One (2010), Léo Margarit, ♩ ≈ 84, progressive rock
• Porcupine Tree – Shallow – Deadwing (2005), Gavin Harrison, progressive rock / metal
• Rush – YYZ – Moving Pictures (1981), Neil Peart, ♩ ≈ 110, progressive rock instrumental

Save 35% compared with buying the songs separately

The collection costs 35% less than buying the same 8 songs one by one, so it is the best-value way to get the full set.

Suggested learning order

Start with Porcupine Tree’s “Shallow” and Pain of Salvation’s “Linoleum”, which are groove-based. Then learn “YYZ” for classic odd-time phrasing, Haken’s “Prosthetic” and “Puzzle Box”, and finish with the polyrhythms of Meshuggah and the complex programmed parts of “Tempting Time” and “CAFO”.

Who is this collection for?

Intermediate to advanced drummers who want to get comfortable in odd time, prog and djent fans, and students working on complex reading.

What you get

• 8 complete songs – every groove, fill and section, nothing simplified
• Clearly labelled song sections in every transcription
• Professionally engraved, print-ready PDFs that also read well on a tablet
• Instant download after purchase – the links are also emailed to you

Frequently asked questions

How many songs are in the Progressive & Odd-Time Drum Sheet Music Collection?

It includes 8 songs, each as a complete, note-for-note drum transcription.

Is this drum sheet music or drum tabs?

It is full drum notation on a five-line staff, transcribed from the original recordings – more precise than tabs, because it shows the exact rhythm of every note.

How do I get the files?

The download links appear straight after checkout and are also sent to your email. You can print the PDFs or read them on a tablet.

Can I buy the songs individually?

Yes – every song is also sold on its own. The collection is simply the cheapest way to get all of them.

Can't find a song you need?

Order a custom drum transcription of any song on YouTube.

For more, see the Dream Theater collection and the Tool drum sheet music.