DRUMY
Black Sabbath drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath is 65 BPM and runs 5:39: 119 bars and 2,115 notes played on the ride, snare, floor tom, kick, crash, hi-hat 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 8 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:58).
Song map
- Intro (Main Riff)
- Pre-Verse 1
- Verse 1
- Interlude (Main Riff) 2
- Pre-Verse 2
- Verse 2
- Interlude (Main Riff) 1
- Bridge
- Solo
- Outro
How to play Black Sabbath on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Black Sabbath 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 62 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 65 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Black Sabbath drum cover.
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