DRUMY
Frame By Frame drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Frame By Frame by King Crimson is 157 BPM and runs 5:17: 223 bars and 1,990 notes played on the tom 2, snare, hi-hat, kick, tom 1, floor tom and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Outro (Instrumental Verse) (0:57).
Song map
- Intro
- Instrumental Chorus
- Verse 1 (the famous polymeter)
- Pre-Chorus
- Instrumental Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Instrumental Chorus
- Outro (Instrumental Verse)
How to play Frame By Frame on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Frame By Frame come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Pre-Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 157 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Frame By Frame drum cover.
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