the drum lessons mode teaches the player how to play the drums in "rhythm tengoku". the teacher, drum samurai, shows the player a short song that he or she must copy exactly. drums use all of the buttons except for start and select, each button being a different part of the drum. the player is shown how well he or she did at the end and is given a rank. the drums can be played in the studio mode, where the player can take any song in the game and play the drums to it. the drums are also used in the live mode.