Barracuda drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Barracuda by Heart is 137 BPM and runs 4:20: 154 bars and 2,444 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and ride.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 10 fills, its longest section is the [N] Interlude (0:49) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- [A] Intro
- [B] Band In
- [C] Verse 1
- [D] Pre-Chorus 1
- [E] Chorus 1
- [F] Post-Chorus 1
- [G] Verse 2
- [H] Pre-Chorus 2
- [I] Chorus 2
- [J] Bridge
- [K] Guitar Solo
- [L] Pre-Chorus 3
- [M] Chorus 3
- [N] Interlude
- [O] Outro
How to play Barracuda on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Barracuda 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 92 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 137 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Barracuda drum cover.
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