DRUMY
Cherry Waves drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Cherry Waves by Deftones is 124 BPM and runs 5:14: 162 bars and 2,358 notes played on the snare, kick, hi-hat, ride, crash, tom 2, tom 1 and floor tom.
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 Outro (1:02) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse I
- Pre-Chorus I
- Chorus I
- Break
- Verse II
- Pre-Chorus II
- Chorus II
- Bridge
- Chorus III
- Outro
How to play Cherry Waves on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Cherry Waves 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 100 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 124 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Cherry Waves drum cover.
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