DRUMY
2112 drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
2112 by Rush is 131 BPM and runs 19:44: 588 bars and 5,338 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, crash, hi-hat, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 11 fills, its longest section is the (iv) Presentation (3:48) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- (i) Overture
- (ii) Temples Of Syrinx
- (iii) Discovery
- (iv) Presentation
- (v) Oracle The Dream
- (vi) Soliloquy
- (vii) Grand Finale
How to play 2112 on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of 2112 come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 67 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 131 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your 2112 drum cover.
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