Read Caravan. as drum notation
Caravan. drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Caravan. by John Wasson is 282 BPM and runs 8:33: 673 bars and 3,861 notes played on the snare, ride, kick, hi-hat, crash, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Extreme — one of the hardest parts here, best learned a section at a time.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the [J] Cadenza (4:04) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Drum Introduction
- [A] Bass Enter
- Piano Enter
- Wind Players Enter
- [B]
- [C]
- [D] Swing
- [E] Straight Eighths
- [F] Trombone Solo
- [G] Swing
- [H] Straight Eighths
- [I] Trombone Solo End
- [J]
- [J] Cadenza
How to play Caravan. on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Caravan. come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Swing at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 282 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Caravan. drum cover.
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