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Read Boys Don't Cry as drum notation
Boys Don't Cry drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure is 165 BPM and runs 2:34: 105 bars and 1,178 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, tom 1, crash and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 4 fills, its longest section is the Intro (0:23).
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 3
- Interlude
- Verse 4
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Boys Don't Cry on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Boys Don't Cry 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 104 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 165 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Boys Don't Cry drum cover.
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