DRUMY
Better Man drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Better Man by Pearl Jam is 94 BPM and runs 4:17: 131 bars and 1,044 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, crash, hi-hat, tom 2 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 2 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:54) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Intro 2
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- (Band In)
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Bridge
- Outro
- Ending
How to play Better Man on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Better Man 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 94 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Better Man drum cover.
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