Read Dull Knives (Cut Better) as drum notation
Dull Knives (Cut Better) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Dull Knives (Cut Better) by The Warning is 155 BPM and runs 2:47: 111 bars and 1,380 notes played on the kick, floor tom, crash, snare, tom 2 and hi-hat.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 4 fills, its longest section is the Chorus (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Dull Knives (Cut Better) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Dull Knives (Cut Better) come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Pre-Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 155 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Dull Knives (Cut Better) drum cover.
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