DRUMY
Read Come As You Are as drum notation
Come As You Are drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Come As You Are by Nirvana is 120 BPM and runs 3:43: 112 bars and 1,343 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, crash, hi-hat and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 3 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:32) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Band Entrance
- Verse 1
- Refrain
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Interlude
- Guitar Solo
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Outro (Refrain)
- Ending
How to play Come As You Are on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Come As You Are come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse 2 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 120 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Come As You Are drum cover.
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