Breathe (In The Air) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Breathe (In The Air) by Pink Floyd is 120 BPM and runs 2:50: 47 bars and 583 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, crash, tom 2, floor tom, hi-hat and tom 1.
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 "Breathe" - Intro (1:14).
Song map
- "Speak to Me" Segue
- "Breathe" - Intro
- Verse
- Chorus
- Verse
- Chorus
- Segue Into "On The Run"
How to play Breathe (In The Air) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Breathe (In The Air) come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 120 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Breathe (In The Air) drum cover.
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