DRUMY
Adam's Song drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Adam's Song by blink‐182 is 136 BPM and runs 4:07: 140 bars and 1,678 notes played on the snare, kick, floor tom, crash, hi-hat, tom 2, tom 1 and ride.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Chorus 3 (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Instrumental 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Break
- Verse 2
- Instrumental 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Breakdown
- Build-up
- Chorus 3
- "All The Small Things"
How to play Adam's Song on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Adam's Song 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 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 136 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Adam's Song drum cover.
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