Diary Of A Madman – Ozzy Osbourne drums: play-along

Diary Of A Madman drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne is 88 BPM and runs 6:16: 130 bars and 1,703 notes played on the snare, hi-hat, kick, crash, floor tom, ride, tom 2 and tom 1.

The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.

The first fill worth practising comes at 0:42, its longest section is the Áðèäæ 2 (1:44).

On the recording the drums are played by Lee Kerslake, who plays on more of the songs here.

Song map

0:00Intro
0:27Brigde
0:54Verse 1
1:13Interlude
1:29Êóïëåò
1:48Ïðèïåâ
2:02Ðèô
2:13Áðèäæ
2:31Áðèäæ 2
4:15Ïðåä.Ñîëî
4:34Ñîëî
4:53Êóïëåò
5:12Ïðèïåâ
5:27Ðèô
5:32Êîíöîâêà

Diary Of A Madman drum beats and fills

The beats and fills worth practising in Diary Of A Madman, found in DRUMY’s drum chart: the ones to learn first, not every one in the song. Each beat is listed where it first comes in, with how many bars of its section play it.

Beats

Intro beat0:00bar 110 bars
Brigde beat0:27bar 113 bars
Verse 1 beat0:54bar 214 bars
Êóïëåò beat1:29bar 303 bars
Ðèô beat2:02bar 412 bars

Fills

Fill at bar 160:42bar 16
Fill into Verse 10:52bar 20
Fill at bar 351:50bar 35
Fill at bar 371:54bar 37
Fill at bar 391:58bar 39
Fill at bar 462:15bar 46
Fill at bar 482:19bar 48

Learn them in the Trainer

The Trainer teaches Diary Of A Madman a part at a time, then the joins between the parts, every step starting at 70% of full speed.

How to play Diary Of A Madman on drums

Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
Press play. The notes of Diary Of A Madman 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 48 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 88 BPM.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Diary Of A Madman drum cover.

Play Diary Of A Madman on your kit

Diary Of A Madman on drums: questions

Who plays drums on Diary Of A Madman?

Lee Kerslake plays the drums on Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne. DRUMY has more songs with Lee Kerslake on drums to play along to.

How hard is Diary Of A Madman on drums?

Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne is rated hard in the song library: 1,703 notes over 130 bars at 88 BPM. Start it at 0.5× or 0.75×, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What BPM is Diary Of A Madman?

Diary Of A Madman plays at about 88 BPM and runs 6:16.

Where are the drum fills in Diary Of A Madman?

The fills worth practising in Diary Of A Madman come at 0:42 (Fill at bar 16), 0:52 (Fill into Verse 1), 1:50 (Fill at bar 35), 1:54 (Fill at bar 37), 1:58 (Fill at bar 39) and 2:15 (Fill at bar 46), with more after that. These are the ones DRUMY's drum chart picks out to learn first, not every fill in the song.

Can I play Diary Of A Madman on drums without the drums in the song?

Play it along with the full recording, or turn the backing off and play to the click.

Can I learn Diary Of A Madman step by step?

Yes. DRUMY's Trainer turns Diary Of A Madman into a course: its beats, fills and joins one at a time. Each step starts at 70% of full speed, moves up after two times round at 90% or better, and slows to as low as 50% if it needs to. Learning the hands and the kick separately is an option.