Rock & Pop Drums
Rock & Pop Drums song list – face-to-face and digital exams (from 2018)
Please refer to the syllabus for full guidance on song selection.
For digital exam purposes, sheet music for any songs contained in this list do not need to be uploaded for the examiner. Backing tracks with or without click may be used in the exam.
Initial
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the Cradle Will Rock | VAN HALEN | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Black Betty | LEAD BELLY | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams | GREEN DAY | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | |
| Days | KIRSTY MACCOLL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | |
| Do I Wanna Know? (TF) | ARCTIC MONKEYS | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Gold Lion | YEAH YEAH YEAHS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Hold On | ALABAMA SHAKES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Hot Pants (TF) | JAMES BROWN | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| I Am the Music Man | TRADITIONAL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | THE PROCLAIMERS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Island In The Sun | WEEZER | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Mull Of Kintyre | PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Supersonic | OASIS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Three Little Birds | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | Single edition |
| We Will Rock You | QUEEN | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Yellow (TF) | COLDPLAY | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
Grade 1
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another One Bites The Dust | QUEEN | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Billie Jean | MICHAEL JACKSON | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Dancehall | TRIBES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | Single edition |
| Fever | THE BLACK KEYS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Float On (TF) | MODEST MOUSE | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Freight Train | TAJ MAHAL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) Audio (demo) Audio (backing) Audio (backing with click) |
| Green River | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom | ROBERT JOHNSON | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) Audio (demo) Audio (backing) Audio (backing with click) |
| Jump into the Fog | THE WOMBATS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) Audio (demo) Audio (backing) Audio (backing with click) |
| Mustang Sally | WILSON PICKETT | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Rescue Me | FONTELLA BASS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | Single edition/td> |
| Seven Nation Army | THE WHITE STRIPES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity |
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| Teenage Kicks | THE UNDERTONES | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| The Weight (TF) | THE BAND | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Uptown Funk (TF) | MARK RONSON, FEAT. BRUNO MARS | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
Grade 2
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come As You Are | NIRVANA | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Fallin’ (TF) | ALICIA KEYS | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Heroes | DAVID BOWIE | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Just Kissed My Baby | THE METERS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Knock On Wood | EDDIE FLOYD | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Mean Jumper Blues | BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Miss You | THE ROLLING STONES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Rock Around the Clock | BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| She Sells Sanctuary | THE CULT | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Something To Talk About | BADLY DRAWN BOY | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | Single edition |
| Song 2 (TF) | BLUR | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Under The Bridge (TF) | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| You Make Loving Fun | FLEETWOOD MAC | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| You Really Got Me | THE KINKS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
Grade 3
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are You Gonna Go My Way (TF) | LENNY KRAVITZ | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Chain of Fools | ARETHA FRANKLIN | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Creep | RADIOHEAD | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Dancing In The Moonlight | TOPLOADER | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Don’t Wanna Fight | ALABAMA SHAKES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (TF) | ARETHA FRANKLIN | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| John Barleycorn | TRADITIONAL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| London Calling | THE CLASH | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Love Is The Drug | ROXY MUSIC | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Natural Blues | MOBY | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Sunshine of Your Love | CREAM | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Sweet Child O’ Mine (TF) | GUNS N’ ROSES | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Sweet Emotion | AEROSMITH | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
Grade 4
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Eyed Girl | VAN MORRISON | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Can’t Get Enough | BAD COMPANY | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Car Wash | ROSE ROYCE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Come Together (TF) | THE BEATLES | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| I Heard It Through The Grapevine | MARVIN GAYE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Jump (TF) | VAN HALEN | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Le Freak (TF) | CHIC | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Man on the Moon | R.E.M. | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Minority | GREEN DAY | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Reach Out I’ll Be There | FOUR TOPS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| The Bones of You | ELBOW | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Time is Running Out | MUSE | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| You Do Something To Me | PAUL WELLER | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
Grade 5
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbag | RADIOHEAD | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Alive (TF) | PEARL JAM | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Going Underground | THE JAM | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Here Comes The Sun | THE BEATLES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Musicology | PRINCE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| No One Knows (TF) | QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Riff Raff (TF) | AC/DC | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Sir Duke | STEVIE WONDER | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| The Riverboat Song | OCEAN COLOUR SCENE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| White Room | CREAM | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Would? | ALICE IN CHAINS | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| You Know I’m No Good | AMY WINEHOUSE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
Grade 6
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Town | THE SPECIALS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Love Rears Its Ugly Head (TF) | LIVING COLOUR | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Misery Business (TF) | PARAMORE | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Mr Brightside | THE KILLERS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Pressure & Time | RIVAL SONS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Private Life | GRACE JONES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Run to the Hills | IRON MAIDEN | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit | NIRVANA | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Smooth Criminal | ALIEN ANT FARM | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Use Somebody | KINGS OF LEON | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Wake Up (TF) | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Won’t Get Fooled Again | THE WHO | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
Grade 7
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thing | AMERIE | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | PAUL SIMON | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Brianstorm | ARCTIC MONKEYS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | Single edition |
| Come Dancing | JEFF BECK | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Crazy in Love | BEYONCÉ | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Dance with the Devil | COZY POWELL | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Pick Up the Pieces | AVERAGE WHITE BAND | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Rope | THE FOO FIGHTERS | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Super Bad | JAMES BROWN | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| The Trooper | IRON MAIDEN | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Toxicity (TF) | SYSTEM OF A DOWN | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Two Weeks (TF) | GRIZZLY BEAR | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Welcome to Paradise | GREEN DAY | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| What’d I Say | RAY CHARLES | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| With A Little Help From My Friends (TF) | JOE COCKER | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
Grade 8
+| Title | Artist | Song Type | Available from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck E’s in Love | RICKIE LEE JONES | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| Drown (included in impression 4 onwards) | BRING ME THE HORIZON | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Fire | THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Knights of Cydonia | MUSE | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| Rosanna | TOTO | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Schism (TF) | TOOL | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Seven Days (TF) | STING | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| Silly Putty | STANLEY CLARKE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| Sue (or in a Season of Crime) (included in impressions 1-3 only) | DAVID BOWIE | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | No longer available to purchase |
| That Golden Rule | BIFFY CLYRO | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |
| The Beat Goes on | Buddy Rich | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Trinity | Single edition |
| The Spirit Of Radio (TF) | RUSH | Song 3 (Technical Focus) | Trinity | |
| War Pigs | BLACK SABBATH | Song 1 or Song 2 | Trinity | |
| YYZ | RUSH | Song 2 (Own Choice) | Faber Music |
Single edition (pdf only) |