DRUMY
Read Faint as drum notation
Faint drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Faint by Linkin Park is 135 BPM and runs 2:43: 92 bars and 266 notes played on the floor tom, hi-hat, crash, snare, kick 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 1 fill, its longest section is the Intro (0:29).
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Breakdown
- Bridge
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Faint on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Faint come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Breakdown at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 135 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Faint drum cover.
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