DRUMY
King Nothing drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
King Nothing by Metallica is 112 BPM and runs 5:23: 150 bars and 1,777 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, crash, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the [A] Intro (1:13) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- [A] Intro
- Verse I
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Verse II
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo
- Bridge
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play King Nothing on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of King Nothing 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 129 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 112 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your King Nothing drum cover.
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