In My Head drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
In My Head by Queens of the Stone Age is 135 BPM and runs 3:53: 131 bars and 1,848 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, ride, snare, crash, floor tom and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 3 fills, its longest section is the 1st Verse (0:29).
Song map
- Intro
- 1st Verse
- Chorus
- 2nd Verse
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Main Riff
- Breakdown
- Chorus
- Solo
- Chorus Outro
- Outro
How to play In My Head on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of In My Head 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 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 135 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your In My Head drum cover.
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