Into the Void drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Into the Void by Black Sabbath is 104 BPM and runs 6:16: 135 bars and 1,791 notes played on the kick, ride, snare, crash, hi-hat 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 5 fills, its longest section is the [A] "Deathmask" Intro (1:15) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- [A] "Deathmask" Intro
- [B] "Into the Void" Main Riff
- [C] Verse I
- [C] Verse II
- [D] Double-Time
- [B] Normal Time - Re-Intro
- [C] Verse III
- [E] Guitar Solo
- [F] Interlude
- [G] Outro Solo
- [I] Outro
How to play Into the Void on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Into the Void come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 101 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 104 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Into the Void drum cover.
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