DRUMY
Read Drain You as drum notation
Drain You drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Drain You by Nirvana is 134 BPM and runs 3:38: 121 bars and 1,666 notes played on the kick, snare, floor tom, crash, hi-hat, tom 2 and ride.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Intro/Verse 1 (0:29) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro/Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude A (Start)
- Interlude B (Mid-Interlude)
- Interlude C (Build-up And Solo)
- Main Riff/Pre-Verse
- Verse 3
- Chorus 3
- Ending
How to play Drain You on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Drain You come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Main Riff/Pre-Verse at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 134 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Drain You drum cover.
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