Read For Whom The Bell Tolls as drum notation
For Whom The Bell Tolls drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica is 118 BPM and runs 5:14: 146 bars and 1,106 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 2, crash, 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 8 fills, its longest section is the Outro (1:06).
Song map
- Intro
- End Intro
- Transition
- Solo
- Chorus
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play For Whom The Bell Tolls on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of For Whom The Bell Tolls come down in time with the recording, or with the drums taken out so it’s just you and the band. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 102 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 118 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your For Whom The Bell Tolls drum cover.
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