DRUMY
1979 drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
1979 by Smashing Pumpkins is 127 BPM and runs 4:21: 138 bars and 1,752 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, floor tom and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 1 fill, its longest section is the Verse 4 (0:31) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Band Entrance
- Verse 1
- Transition 1
- Verse 2
- Transition 2
- Chorus 1
- Transition 3
- Verse 3
- Transition 4
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Transition 5
- Verse 4
- Transition 6
- Chorus 3
- Transition 7
- Outro
- Ending
How to play 1979 on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of 1979 come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Band Entrance at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 127 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your 1979 drum cover.
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