DRUMY
Read Holy Mountains as drum notation
Holy Mountains drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Holy Mountains by System of a Down is 146 BPM and runs 5:34: 204 bars and 2,171 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, tom 2 and floor tom.
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 Outro (0:32) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Instrumental 1
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Instrumental 2
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Build
- Instrumental 3
- Bridge
- Pre-Chorus 3
- Chorus 3
- Interlude
- Outro
How to play Holy Mountains on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Holy Mountains come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Instrumental 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 146 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Holy Mountains drum cover.
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