Read Iron Man as drum notation
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
- Intro
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 1
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 2
- Bridge
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 3
- Break
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 4
- Break
- Transition
- Solo 1
- Transition
- Post-Solo
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 5
- Bridge
- Segue
- Interlude
- Solo 2
- Outro
How to play Iron Man on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Iron Man 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 42 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 65 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Iron Man drum cover.
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