DRUMY
(Don't Fear) The Reaper drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult is 142 BPM and runs 5:09: 183 bars and 2,757 notes played on the kick, ride, snare, hi-hat, crash, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Solo (0:40) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Solo
- Interlude
- Verse 3
- Pre-Chorus 3
- Chorus 3
- Coda
- Fade
How to play (Don't Fear) The Reaper on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of (Don't Fear) The Reaper 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 112 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 142 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your (Don't Fear) The Reaper drum cover.
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