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Dread And The Fugitive Mind drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Dread And The Fugitive Mind by Megadeth is 164 BPM and runs 4:22: 179 bars and 1,726 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, ride, crash, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 2 fills, its longest section is the Chorus (1:27) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Verse
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Break
- Interlude
- Pre-Solo
- Solo
- Outro
How to play Dread And The Fugitive Mind on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Dread And The Fugitive Mind come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Break at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 164 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Dread And The Fugitive Mind drum cover.
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