DRUMY
Close To Me drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Close To Me by The Cure is 185 BPM and runs 3:38: 168 bars and 1,989 notes played on the hi-hat, snare and kick.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
Its longest section is the Intro (0:42), the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Bridge 1
- Verse 3
- Bridge 2
- Outro
How to play Close To Me on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Close To Me come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Verse beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 185 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Close To Me drum cover.
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