Lock into the definitive glam rock sound with this highly accurate sheet music for "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie.

Originally performed by Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on the 1972 masterpiece The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, this transcription maps out the heavy, swaggering backbeat and iconic, dragging tom fills exactly as they were recorded.

Transcription Details:

• Artist: David Bowie

• Song: Moonage Daydream

• Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

• Original Drummer: Mick Woodmansey

• Transcribed by: Lucas Ventura

• Format: High-Quality PDF Download

Woody's playing on "Moonage Daydream" is heavy, deliberate, and incredibly theatrical. He anchors the grinding verses with a massive pocket punctuated by swift four-stroke ruffs, before shifting gears into a slamming floor tom pattern that drives the choruses. It is all about sitting wide in the beat and letting those dragging fills breathe. From the opening snare crack to the epic, swelling build under Mick Ronson’s legendary outro guitar solo, the drumming dictates the entire mood of the track. This clean, easy-to-read transcription takes the guesswork out of the phrasing so you can focus entirely on the feel and power behind the kit.