Demolition Lovers drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Demolition Lovers by My Chemical Romance is 94 BPM and runs 6:09: 161 bars and 2,319 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, hi-hat, crash, floor tom, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (0:52) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 4
- Chorus
- Instrumental
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Demolition Lovers on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Demolition Lovers 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 64 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 94 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Demolition Lovers drum cover.
More My Chemical Romance on drums
More drum play-alongs
Explore drum songs
Browse drum songs
- Easy drum songs for beginners
- Intermediate drum songs
- Hard drum songs
- Slow songs to play on drums
- Fast drum songs
Guides
- How to connect an electronic drum kit to your computer
- How to play along to songs on electronic drums
- Why your electronic drums feel late — and how to fix it
