DRUMY
Epitaph drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Epitaph by King Crimson is 65 BPM and runs 8:26: 137 bars and 2,078 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, crash, tom 2, hi-hat, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Ending Chorus (1:51) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Verse 2
- Bulid-Up
- Bridge
- Interlude
- Verse 3
- Pre-Chorus
- Ending Chorus
How to play Epitaph on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Epitaph 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 113 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 65 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Epitaph drum cover.
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