DRUMY
Read 21 Guns as drum notation
21 Guns drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
21 Guns by Green Day is 73 BPM and runs 5:25: 108 bars and 1,138 notes played on the kick, crash, snare, hi-hat, tom 1, 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 4 fills, its longest section is the Chorus 3 (1:03) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Band Enters
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo
- Interlude
- Verse 3
- Chorus 3
How to play 21 Guns on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of 21 Guns come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Interlude at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 73 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your 21 Guns drum cover.
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