In some setups, the lowest tom(s) are attached to a cymbal stand with a clamp rather than resting on the floor. Note on floor toms: Floor toms rest on the floor on three legs. If you don’t have seven toms, you will have to substitute your t om 1 (or another tom) for the additional toms in the sheet music. Additional toms aren’t often used in mainstream music, but you will come across these from time to time.
The two highest pitched toms in our Master Drum Key are called “additional toms” because they are additions to the most common tom arrangements. IMPORTANT: If your drums are setup in this arrangement, it’s common (and often necessary) to play f loor tom 1 as your tom 2 and floor tom 2 as your floor tom 1 when reading drum sheet music. The toms for this arrangement are identified in the graphic below. “up”), and two floor toms are resting on the ground (i.e. As the name implies, one tom is mounted above the bass drum (i.e. “Two-Up, Two-Down” tom arrangement.Ī similar tom arrangement to the “Two-Up, Two-Down” is the “One-Up, Two-Down” arrangement. In the master drum key, they are identified as tom 1, tom 2, floor tom 1 and floor tom 2 (see below). “up”) and two floor toms resting on the ground (i.e. Traditional tom arrangement.Īnother common tom arrangement is called, “Two Up, Two Down.” This arrangement features two toms mounted above the bass drum (i.e. In the master drum key, they are identified as floor tom 1, tom 2 and tom 1 (see below). This is the most common arrangement you’re likely to encounter in drum sheet music. However, because some do require 7 toms, we’ve identified the notation on this master drum key.Īrranged from lowest pitched to highest pitched, the toms are as follows:Ī traditional drum set arrangement has 3 toms. It’s unlikely that you will encounter many songs that require 7 toms. Our drum key includes 7 toms arranged from lowest pitched to highest.
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