DRUMY
A Certain Romance drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
A Certain Romance by Arctic Monkeys is 142 BPM and runs 5:24: 187 bars and 2,143 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, hi-hat, floor tom, crash and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:54) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Verse 3
- Outro
- Ending
How to play A Certain Romance on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of A Certain Romance come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 142 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your A Certain Romance drum cover.
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