Learn to playGo Your Own Wayas made famous by Fleetwood Macon drums
Go Your Own Way features a signature Mick Fleetwood groove, with pounding toms that interweave with guitars and vocals, and a driving, 4 to the floor beat in the chorus.
With our step-by-step drum lesson you can recreate the beat behind Go Your Own Way. We’ve broken down the main sections of the song and will take you through each part beat by beat, with video demonstrations.
Go Your Own Way
Drums Tutorial - Step by Step
Verse
After the guitar intro, pick up with a fill. Play 1/4 notes on the kick in the main groove, moving the left hand from hi tom to snare. Use both hands to play the snare fills.
Chorus
Continue the kick and move to the hi-hat for the chorus, with a full snare backbeat and variations throughout.
Verse 2
Play a syncopated version of the first verse pattern on the toms, and watch for the variations. There are fills in bars 4, 12, and 16 to lead into the last chorus.
Outro
Now step it up and play a straight 4 groove with hi-hat, snare, and kick to bring the song to a climax. Finish on the crash.
Combine and play
Combine the sections to play the full arrangement.
Learn to play
Go Your Own Way
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Behind the track
Go Your Own Way
by Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way features chiming acoustic guitars, eighth note bass propulsion, and clever rhythmic interplay between the group. While early versions of this song featured a different feel, the band really nailed the heart and emotion of the lyric with this arrangement as we hear it.
The internal tension in the group is exemplified in this song. The impassioned vocal performance from Lindsey Buckingham is enhanced by the close vocal harmonies of Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. An anthemic chorus brings the song to its xenith with a wild guitar solo and a driving rhythm section.
Tips for learning Go Your Own Way on drums
Tip 1: Slow it down
Break it down: Tackle each section of Go Your Own Way individually for precision mastery. With Melodics, you can slow the pace of the song and work up to full speed.
Tip 2: Review your performance
Identify growth areas: Listen to playback of your performance to learn where you need to develop your timing, technique & rhythm. Melodics provides instant feedback on your performance.
Tip 3: Practice makes perfect
Stay consistent: With regular, focused practice you'll see rapid progress when learning the song. Even a short session each day will make a huge difference.
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FAQs
- Go Your Own Way is an intermediate level song. Fortunately, there are beginner versions of the song available on Melodics to check out!
- To play Go Your Own Way you will need command over a basic groove, the ability to play 1/16 note fills, and some understanding of syncopation.
- 137 bpm.
- 4/4.
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