# DRUM PARTS, BY EAR. for drummers > Drum guides to play along to real songs: find the tempo, make a drumless track, practise with a click, and learn the groove and fills by ear. Source: https://chordlens.app/guides/drums Find the tempo, take the drums out of the song, and play the part yourself over the band. Start at 01 and work down. 01 / 04 · Your path ## Beginner to advanced. in this order ↓ 1. [01 Find the BPM How to find the BPM of a song: count the beat against a clock, rule out half and double time, then check the tempo Chord Lens counts from the beats. Beginner · 7 min · Song Key Finder](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-find-the-bpm-of-a-song) 2. [02 Make a drumless track How to make drumless tracks from any song: split it, mute the drums, add a click if you want one, set the tempo, and play the band without its drummer. Beginner · 8 min · Drum Stem Splitter](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-make-a-drumless-track) 3. [03 Metronome for songs A metronome for songs that follows the band: click on the record’s own beats, slow it down with the song, then fade the click until your time holds alone. Beginner · 8 min · YouTube Metronome](https://chordlens.app/guides/metronome-for-songs) 4. [04 Learn drum parts by ear Learn drum parts by ear: solo the drum stem, slow it down with a click on the song’s beat, take the groove limb by limb, and loop every fill. Beginner · 8 min · Drum Stem Splitter](https://chordlens.app/guides/learn-drum-parts-by-ear) 02 / 04 · More for drums ## Every other drum guide. 1. [Any instrument · Beginner Worship guide tracks What a worship guide track is: a voice that counts the band in and calls each section. How teams use one, and how to make one for any song. 9 min · Guide Track Maker](https://chordlens.app/guides/worship-guide-track) 2. [Any instrument · Intermediate Worship set planning Worship set planning, song by song: pick a key the room can sing, print a chart the band can read, and add spoken cues so nobody misses a turn. 9 min · Guide Track Maker](https://chordlens.app/guides/worship-set-planning) 3. [Any instrument · Beginner Count-ins and clicks Practice with a metronome on a real song: a count-in before every section, a click on the band’s own beat, and entries that land on beat one every time. 8 min · Guide Track Maker](https://chordlens.app/guides/practice-with-metronome) 4. [Any instrument · Beginner Rehearse without a band How to practice without a band: mute your own parts, let the original players fill the gaps, add spoken cues, and fill an empty chair at rehearsal. 8 min · Backing Track Maker](https://chordlens.app/guides/practice-without-a-band) ### Show all 13 drum guides 1. [Any instrument · Beginner Learn songs by ear Learn songs by ear one short phrase at a time: slow it down, loop it, sing it, find it, and use stems to hear the part you play. 8 min · Slow Down Songs](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-learn-songs-by-ear) 2. [Any instrument · Beginner Learn a song quickly Learn a song quickly before rehearsal: map the sections, learn the chord loops, drill the two hard bars slower, set your key and print the chart, in 30 minutes. 8 min · Chord Lens Studio](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-learn-a-song-quickly) 3. [Any instrument · Beginner Slow down a song How to slow down a song without changing its pitch: pick a speed, loop the hard bars, and step back up to full tempo, with the key held where the record has it. 7 min · Slow Down Songs](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-slow-down-a-song-without-changing-pitch) 4. [Any instrument · Beginner Make a backing track How to make a backing track from any song: split it into stems, mute the part you play, and play along with the original band, slowed down or in a new key. 7 min · Backing Track Maker](https://chordlens.app/guides/how-to-make-a-backing-track) 5. [Any instrument · Beginner Chord app for your phone Chord Lens as a chord app for iPhone and Android: add the Studio to your Home Screen from Safari or Chrome and practise any song’s chords on your phone. 7 min · AI YouTube to Chords](https://chordlens.app/guides/chord-app-for-iphone-and-android) 6. [Any instrument · Beginner Song structure Song structure explained: intro, verse, chorus, bridge and outro, how to hear where each starts, and how to use a song map to learn a song faster. 8 min · Chord Lens Studio](https://chordlens.app/guides/song-structure) 7. [Any instrument · Beginner Chord Lens for Mac Chord Lens for Mac, the chord app for Apple silicon Macs: download it, open it the first time, sign in, and turn your first song into chords and stems. 7 min · Chord Lens for Mac](https://chordlens.app/guides/chord-app-for-mac) 8. [Any instrument · Any level Chord Lens vs Moises Looking for a Moises alternative? Chord Lens and Moises side by side: stems, chords, key, speed, apps and free plans, read from each site. Checked Nov 2026](https://chordlens.app/guides/moises-alternative) 9. [Any instrument · Any level Best stem splitters in 2026 Best stem splitter 2026? Chord Lens, Moises, LALAL.AI, Ultimate Vocal Remover and Fadr: free plans, downloads and chords, read from each site. Checked Oct 2026](https://chordlens.app/guides/best-stem-splitter) ## 03 / 04 · Drum tools - [AI Drum Stem Splitter Drums alone, or a drumless track](https://chordlens.app/drum-stem-splitter) - [YouTube Metronome A click on the song’s beat](https://chordlens.app/youtube-metronome) - [Song Key Finder The key and BPM of a song](https://chordlens.app/song-key-finder) - [Slow Down Songs Same pitch, any speed](https://chordlens.app/slow-down-songs) - [Backing Track Maker Mute your part, play along](https://chordlens.app/backing-track-maker) - [Guide Track Maker Spoken cues and a count-in](https://chordlens.app/guide-track-maker) [All tools](https://chordlens.app/tools) 04 / 04 · Quick answers ## Quick answers. ### How do I make a drumless version of a song? Split the song with the Drum Stem Splitter and mute the drums. The rest of the band keeps playing, so you play the drum part over it. ### Can I hear just the drums? Yes. Solo the drum stem to hear the groove and the fills on their own, then slow them down to learn them. ### How do I find the tempo of a song? Song Key Finder names the key and the BPM of a song, and the YouTube Metronome clicks on the song’s own beats, with beat one accented. ### Can I slow a song down to learn a fill? Yes. Slow Down Songs plays the song slower at the same pitch, and you can loop the bars with the fill in them. ## Pick a song. Start here. [Add to Chrome — it’s free](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chord-lens-ai-youtube-cho/iedoccahfccciahmalgjakejfmbnahnp)