Read Creeping Death as drum notation
Creeping Death drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Creeping Death by Metallica is 214 BPM and runs 6:30: 330 bars and 2,916 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, floor tom, crash, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Pre-Verse (2:11).
Song map
- Intro
- Intro Harmony
- Main Riff
- Band Joins
- [A] Bridge
- Pre-Verse
- [B] Bridge
- Verse 1
- [A] Bridge
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- [B] Bridge
- Verse 2
- [A] Bridge
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- [B] Bridge
- [A] Solo
- [B] Solo
- [C] Solo
- Break
- Breakdown
- Breakdown Verse
- Pre-Verse
How to play Creeping Death on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Creeping Death 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 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 214 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Creeping Death drum cover.
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