Brianstorm drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Brianstorm by Arctic Monkeys is 165 BPM and runs 2:50: 117 bars and 2,179 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 1, floor tom and crash.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 3 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (0:35) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff
- Verse #1
- Interlude
- Verse #2
- Bridge
- Breakdown
- Outro
How to play Brianstorm on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Brianstorm 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 116 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 Brianstorm drum cover.
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