DRUMY
Damocles drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Damocles by Sleep Token is 156 BPM and runs 4:25: 172 bars and 724 notes played on the kick, crash, snare, ride, hi-hat, tom 1, tom 2 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 7 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:30) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Post-Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Chorus 3
- Post-Chorus
- Outro
How to play Damocles on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Damocles 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 118 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 156 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Damocles drum cover.
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