DRUMY
Assassin drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Assassin by Muse is 131 BPM and runs 3:31: 114 bars and 2,180 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash, 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 7 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:34) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff
- Pre Verse
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Riff
- Pre Verse
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Riff
How to play Assassin on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Assassin 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 2 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 Assassin drum cover.
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