DRUMY
Read Californication as drum notation
Californication drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers is 96 BPM and runs 5:20: 128 bars and 1,870 notes played on the snare, ride, hi-hat, kick, crash and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (0:40) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Pre-Verse 1
- Verse 1
- Pre-Verse 2
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Pre-Verse 3
- Verse 3
- Pre-Verse 4
- Verse 4
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Guitar Solo
- Pre-Verse 5
- Verse 5
- Pre-Chorus 3
- Chorus 3
How to play Californication on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Californication 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 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 96 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Californication drum cover.
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