Drum play-alongBohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is 72 BPM and runs 6:15: 139 bars and 891 notes played on the kick, ride, tom 2, crash, snare, hi-hat 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 8 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

1. 0:00[A] Intro
2. 0:14Verse 1
3. 0:47[B] Ballad: Pre-Verse
4. 0:54Verse 2
5. 1:20Chorus 1
6. 1:45Pre-Verse
7. 1:52Verse 3
8. 2:19Chorus 2
9. 2:32Guitar Solo
10. 2:59[C] Opera: Pre-Verse
11. 3:03Verse 4
12. 3:19Verse 5
13. 3:30Verse 6
14. 3:57Build-Up
15. 4:04[D] Rock: Riff
16. 4:15Verse 7
17. 4:32Bridge
18. 4:47Riff
19. 5:00Slow-Down
20. 5:14[E] Outro
21. 5:30Verse 8
22. 5:45Ending