God Is In The Radio drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
God Is In The Radio by Queens of the Stone Age is 117 BPM and runs 6:02: 179 bars and 2,329 notes played on the snare, floor tom, kick, crash, ride and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Breakdown (1:23).
Song map
- Intro
- Main Riff
- Verse I
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Verse II
- Chorus
- Solo 1
- Breakdown
- Solo 2
- Outro
How to play God Is In The Radio on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of God Is In The Radio come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Solo 2 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 117 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your God Is In The Radio drum cover.
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