Drum play-alongFive Magics

Five Magics drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Five Magics by Megadeth is 180 BPM and runs 5:38: 224 bars and 2,517 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, ride, crash, tom 2 and floor tom.

The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.

It has 3 fills, its longest section is the Transition (1:13) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

1. 0:00Intro - A
2. 0:05Bass Interlude/Riff 1
3. 0:35Interlude B
4. 0:50Interlude C
5. 1:01Interlude D
6. 1:16Interlude A - Bass
7. 1:31Interlude B - Guitar
8. 1:46Interlude C
9. 2:05Verse 1/Riff 2
10. 2:11Solo Break 1 (Marty)
11. 2:16Verse
12. 2:22Solo Break 2 (Marty)
13. 2:28Verse 2
14. 2:34Solo Break 3 (Marty)
15. 2:40Verse
16. 2:46Solo Break 4 (Marty)
17. 2:48Pre-Solo
18. 2:57Solo 5 (Marty)
19. 3:15Verse 2
20. 3:19Walkdown
21. 3:23Pre-Chorus
22. 3:35Chorus
23. 4:04Verse 4/Riff 3
24. 4:25Transition