DRUMY
Bittersweet Memories drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Bittersweet Memories by Bullet for My Valentine is 142 BPM and runs 5:03: 179 bars and 1,688 notes played on the kick, crash, hi-hat, snare, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
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 (0:46) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Fill
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge Pt.1
- Pre-Chorus
- Bridge Pt.2
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Bittersweet Memories on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Bittersweet Memories 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 168 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 142 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Bittersweet Memories drum cover.
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