DRUMY
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen is 96 BPM and runs 2:56: 71 bars and 576 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, crash, ride and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
Its longest section is the Pre-Chorus (0:25), the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- 1.—Vers (TEMPO 92)
- (TEMPO 96)
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Pre-Solo
- Guitar Solo
- 2.—Vers
- Chorus
How to play Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the (TEMPO 96) beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 96 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy drum cover.
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