DRUMY
Atomic drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Atomic by Blondie is 69 BPM and runs 5:00: 84 bars and 2,234 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 1, tom 2, crash, ride and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 10 fills, its longest section is the Bass solo (2:23) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- intro
- singing
- Bass solo
How to play Atomic on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Atomic 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 64 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 69 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Atomic drum cover.
More Blondie on drums
More drum play-alongs
Explore drum songs
Browse drum songs
- Easy drum songs for beginners
- Intermediate drum songs
- Hard drum songs
- Slow songs to play on drums
- Fast drum songs
Guides
- How to connect an electronic drum kit to your computer
- How to play along to songs on electronic drums
- Why your electronic drums feel late — and how to fix it