DRUMY
Read Hail To The King as drum notation
Hail To The King drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold is 118 BPM and runs 5:03: 149 bars and 1,551 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and ride.
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 Rhythm Enters (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Drums Enter
- Rhythm Enters
- Bass Enters
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Interlude 1
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude 2
- Guitar Solo Intro
- Guitar Solo
- Bridge 1
- Bridge 2
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Hail To The King on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Hail To The King come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus 3 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 Hail To The King drum cover.
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