DRUMY
I Am One drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
I Am One by Smashing Pumpkins is 108 BPM and runs 4:04: 110 bars and 2,198 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, hi-hat, tom 2, crash 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 6 fills, its longest section is the Chorus 2 / Outro (0:22) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- (Break riff)
- (Chorus riff)
- Solo 1
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Break
- Solo 2
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 1
- Bridge
- Solo 3
- Interlude
- Solo 4
- Chorus 2 / Outro
How to play I Am One on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of I Am One come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Pre-Chorus 1 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 108 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your I Am One drum cover.
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