DRUMY
Hangar 18 drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Hangar 18 by Megadeth is 160 BPM and runs 5:10: 185 bars and 2,677 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, ride, crash, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Intro II (0:36) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro I
- Intro II
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Solo I (Friedman)
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Solo II (Friedman)
- Solo III (Friedman)
- Solo IV (Friedman)
- Solo V (Mustaine)
- Solo VI (Friedman)
- Solo VII (Mustaine)
- Solo VIII (Friedman)
- Solo IX (Mustaine)
- Outro
How to play Hangar 18 on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Hangar 18 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 V (Mustaine) at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 160 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Hangar 18 drum cover.
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