DRUMY
Read Black Hole Sun as drum notation
Black Hole Sun drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden is 53 BPM and runs 5:23: 79 bars and 1,656 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash, tom 1, 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 10 fills, its longest section is the Post-Chorus 2/Outro (0:53) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Post-Chorus 1
- Guitar Solo
- Half-Verse
- Chorus 3
- Post-Chorus 2/Outro
- Ending
How to play Black Hole Sun on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Black Hole Sun 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 44 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 53 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Black Hole Sun drum cover.
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