Jesus of Suburbia drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day is 143 BPM and runs 9:07: 392 bars and 3,283 notes played on the kick, snare, crash, hi-hat, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
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 Verse I (2:24) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Part 1:"Jesus Of Suburbia" | Verse I
- Chorus
- Verse II
- Chorus
- Drum Solo
- Part 2:"City Of The Damned" | Intro
- Verse I
- Chorus
- Verse II
- Chorus
- Transition
- Part 3:"I Don't Care"
- Intro
- Interlude
- Verse
- Chorus
- Outro
- Part 4:"Dearly Beloved"
- Verse I
- Interlude
- Verse II
- Outro
- Part 5:"Tales Of Another Broken Home" | Intro
- Verse I
How to play Jesus of Suburbia on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Jesus of Suburbia 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 64 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 143 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Jesus of Suburbia drum cover.
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