Larnell Lewis Hears "Enter Sandman" For The First Time

Drumeo · 21.4M views · 2021-02-19 · 17:47

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Overview

Drummer Larnell Lewis hears Metallica's Enter Sandman for the first time on Drumeo and learns to play it by ear, using his musical vocabulary.

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Cited as an inspiring example of quickly picking up a new piece by ear and of expertise transferring across genres.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2021–2023

Topics

Music performance & songs Music theory, synthesis & production

What people said

e40 · 2023-05 · Recommendation
Not the same song, but I really, really love this and it is Metallica: [VIDEO] Larnell Lewis Hears "Enter Sandman" For The First Time (and plays the drum part)
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efortis · 2021-05 · Recommendation
I'm not a drummer but my most inspiring example of picking up concepts is this video [1] of Larnell Lewis playing "Enter Sandman" by ear for the first time. Note how his vocabulary helps him learn the form of the song and its nuances. Software-development speaking, I feel you, I'm also slow at reading requirements. But I'm slower if I start with over-generalized use cases, rather than going through concrete scenarios. [1] [VIDEO]
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gotoeleven · 2021-03 · Reference
For some reason HN stripped off the time argument from the URL, making this post make much less sense. The relevant time is 15:52. [VIDEO]
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