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In The Wake Of Poseidon drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
In The Wake Of Poseidon by King Crimson is 73 BPM and runs 7:42: 143 bars and 1,931 notes played on the ride, snare, kick, crash, tom 2, floor tom, tom 1 and hi-hat.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Outro (1:59) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chrous
- Verse 2
- Instrumental - "Libra's Theme"
- Verse 3
- Outro
How to play In The Wake Of Poseidon on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of In The Wake Of Poseidon come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse 2 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 73 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your In The Wake Of Poseidon drum cover.
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