I promised to post some Beefheartian drum transcriptions and promptly procrastinated. WTF-almost 50 years after Safe as Milk was released, the fist ever posting/publishing of a Beefheart drum transcription, albeit a rough transcription at best. First five measures are the introduction, the last measure is the main rhythm of the song which John French describes as a quasi conga line rhythm derived from the guitar lines. The transcription is from John's demonstration in the "corny/out of context" film Captain Beefheart: Under Review.
The year is 1967. The song is Electricity:
The drummer is John "Drumbo" French:
The transcription is below:
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