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Don't Cry drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses is 62 BPM and runs 4:45: 76 bars and 941 notes played on the kick, ride, hi-hat, snare, floor tom, crash and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 10 fills, its longest section is the Chorus (1:19) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- 1st Verse
- Chorus
- 2nd Verse
- Chorus
- Guitar Solo
- 3rd Verse
- Chorus
How to play Don't Cry on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Don't Cry come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Guitar Solo at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 62 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Don't Cry drum cover.
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