DRUMY
Read Engine No. 9 as drum notation
Engine No. 9 drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Engine No. 9 by Deftones is 93 BPM and runs 3:35: 84 bars and 1,300 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, crash, ride, floor tom, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (0:43) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Engine No. 9 on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Engine No. 9 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 56 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 93 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Engine No. 9 drum cover.
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