DRUMY
Read Forty Six & 2 as drum notation
Forty Six & 2 drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Forty Six & 2 by Tool is 78 BPM and runs 5:59: 123 bars and 2,349 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, ride, crash, tom 1, 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 6 fills, its longest section is the Verse (0:49) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Intro II
- Verse
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Verse
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Bridge
- Bridge II
- Drum Solo
- Outro
- Outro II
How to play Forty Six & 2 on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Forty Six & 2 come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 78 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Forty Six & 2 drum cover.
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