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Don't Stop Believin' drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Don't Stop Believin' by Journey is 119 BPM and runs 4:10: 124 bars and 1,340 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, floor tom, tom 2 and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 1 fill, its longest section is the Chorus (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Break
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Break
- Verse 3
- Verse 4
- Chorus
- Solo
- Outro
- Fade Out
How to play Don't Stop Believin' on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Don't Stop Believin' come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 119 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Don't Stop Believin' drum cover.
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