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Dirty Diana drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson is 65 BPM and runs 4:26: 72 bars and 1,272 notes played on the hi-hat, kick and snare.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 1 fill, its longest section is the Verse 3 (0:30) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Solo 1
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Solo 2
- Outro
How to play Dirty Diana on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Dirty Diana come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Pre-Verse at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 65 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Dirty Diana drum cover.
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