Read Ain't It Fun as drum notation
Ain't It Fun drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Ain't It Fun by Paramore is 104 BPM and runs 4:58: 129 bars and 1,879 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, crash, floor tom, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Outro (1:16) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- [A] Bridge
- [B] Bridge
- Break
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Ain't It Fun on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Ain't It Fun come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 104 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Ain't It Fun drum cover.
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