Hate Me drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Hate Me by Children of Bodom is 188 BPM and runs 4:43: 202 bars and 2,280 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Interlude #1 (0:21) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Main Lead #1
- Verse #1
- Pre-Chorus #1
- Verse #2
- Pre-Chorus #2
- Bridge #1A
- Bridge #1B
- Chorus #1
- Guitar Solo #1
- Main Lead #2
- Verse #3
- Pre-Chorus #3
- Interlude #1
- Interlude #2
- Guitar Solo #2
- Bridge #2A
- Bridge #2B
- Chorus #2
- Outro
How to play Hate Me on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Hate Me come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge #1A at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 188 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Hate Me drum cover.
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