DRUMY
Iron Man by Black Sabbath — album cover

Drum play-alongIron Man

Black Sabbath

Tempo
65 BPM
Length
5:54
Difficulty
Hard
Bars
149
Notes
2,476
Play Iron Man on your kit

Free · in your browser · electronic kit over USB, or the keyboard

Iron Man by Black Sabbath in DRUMY: a verse falling in Beatfall

Read Iron Man as drum notation

Iron Man by Black Sabbath as drum notation in DRUMY

Iron Man drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Iron Man by Black Sabbath is 65 BPM and runs 5:54: 149 bars and 2,476 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, floor tom, crash, tom 1 and ride.

The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.

It has 10 fills, its longest section is the Intro (0:35) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

  1. Intro
  2. Pre-Verse
  3. Verse 1
  4. Pre-Verse
  5. Verse 2
  6. Bridge
  7. Pre-Verse
  8. Verse 3
  9. Break
  10. Pre-Verse
  11. Verse 4
  12. Break
  13. Transition
  14. Solo 1
  15. Transition
  16. Post-Solo
  17. Pre-Verse
  18. Verse 5
  19. Bridge
  20. Segue
  21. Interlude
  22. Solo 2
  23. Outro

How to play Iron Man on drums

  1. Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
  2. Press play. The notes of Iron Man come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
  3. Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 42 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 65 BPM.
  4. Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Iron Man drum cover.
Play Iron Man free

More Black Sabbath on drums

More drum play-alongs

Explore drum songs

Browse drum songs

Guides

By artist

Play Iron Man free