DRUMY
Dead Memories drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Dead Memories by Slipknot is 126 BPM and runs 4:20: 142 bars and 2,094 notes played on the kick, snare, crash, floor tom, hi-hat, tom 1, tom 2 and ride.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Intro A (0:32) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro A
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus 2x
- Interlude
- Solo
- Break
- Chorus
- Final Solo
How to play Dead Memories on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Dead Memories 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 47 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 126 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Dead Memories drum cover.
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