First Date drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
First Date by blink‐182 is 192 BPM and runs 2:48: 134 bars and 1,479 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, ride, tom 2 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 3 fills, its longest section is the Interlude (0:30) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Instrumental
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play First Date on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of First Date 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 130 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 192 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your First Date drum cover.
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