You can learn the ‘Trinity Drum Songs’ to pass the Trinity Grades.

 

REAL SONGS

Play the music you love with our huge range of hit songs spanning all contemporary styles.

Choose your set list from the eight songs, or play a song of your own choice, or perform a song you’ve written yourself.

REAL SKILLS

Develop the improvisation and playback session skills that professional musicians need.

Showcase your technical skills in a real-life context through our technical focus songs and

demonstrate your ability to deliver a compelling live performance.

REAL PROGRESS

Achieve your goals that we’ll discuss along the way.

 

The following songs are included in the Trinity Drums songbook.

Technical focus songs are indicated with [TF].

 

Initial SONGS

DO I WANNA KNOW? [TF] Arctic Monkeys

GOLD LION Yeah Yeah Yeahs

HOLD ON Alabama Shakes

HOT PANTS [TF] James Brown

ISLAND IN THE SUN Weezer

THREE LITTLE BIRDS Bob Marley & the Wailers

WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen

YELLOW [TF] Coldplay

 

 

Grade 1 Songs

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen

BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson

FEVER The Black Keys

FLOAT ON [TF] Modest Mouse

MUSTANG SALLY Wilson Pickett

SEVEN NATION ARMY The White Stripes

THE WEIGHT [TF] The Band

UPTOWN FUNK [TF]Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars

 

 

Grade 2 Songs

FALLIN’ [TF] Alicia Keys

JUST KISSED MY BABY The Meters

KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd

MISS YOU The Rolling Stones

SHE SELLS SANCTUARY The Cult

SONG 2 [TF] Blur

UNDER THE BRIDGE [TF]Red Hot Chili Peppers

YOU MAKE LOVING FUN Fleetwood Mac

 

 

Grade 3 Songs

ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY [TF] Lenny Kravitz

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT Toploader

DON’T WANNA FIGHT Alabama Shakes

I NEVER LOVED A MAN

(THE WAY I LOVE YOU) [TF]

Aretha Franklin

LONDON CALLING The Clash

LOVE IS THE DRUG Roxy Music

SWEET CHILD O’ MINE [TF] Guns N’ Roses

SWEET EMOTION Aerosmith

 

Grade 4 Songs

BROWN EYED GIRL Van Morrison

CAN’T GET ENOUGH Bad Company

CAR WASH Rose Royce

COME TOGETHER [TF] The Beatles

JUMP [TF] Van Halen

LE FREAK [TF] Chic

REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Four Tops

YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME Paul Weller

 

Grade 5 Songs

ALIVE [TF] Pearl Jam

HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles

MUSICOLOGY Prince

NO ONE KNOWS [TF] Queens of the Stone Age

RIFF RAFF [TF] AC/DC

THE RIVERBOAT SONG Ocean Colour Scene

SIR DUKE Stevie Wonder

YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD Amy Winehouse

 

Grade 6 Songs

GHOST TOWN The Specials

LOVE REARS ITS UGLY HEAD [TF] Living Colour

MISERY BUSINESS [TF] Paramore

PRESSURE & TIME Rival Sons

PRIVATE LIFE Grace Jones

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana

SMOOTH CRIMINAL Alien Ant Farm

WAKE UP [TF] Rage Against the Machine

 

Grade 7 Songs

50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Paul Simon

ROPE The Foo Fighters

SUPER BAD James Brown

TOXICITY [TF] System of a Down

THE TROOPER Iron Maiden

TWO WEEKS [TF] Grizzly Bear

WHAT’D I SAY Ray Charles

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS [TF] Joe Cocker

 

 

Grade 8 Songs

FIRE The Jimi Hendrix Experience

ROSANNA Toto

SCHISM [TF] Tool

SEVEN DAYS [TF] Sting

SILLY PUTTY Stanley Clarke

THE SPIRIT OF RADIO [TF] Rush

SUE (OR IN A SEASON OF CRIME) David Bowie

WAR PIGS Black Sabbath