DRUMY
Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel) by Guns N' Roses is 64 BPM and runs 5:42: 91 bars and 1,444 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, ride, snare, crash, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the 2nd Solo (1:00) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- 1st Verse
- Chorus
- 1st Solo
- 2nd Verse
- Chorus
- 2nd Solo
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel) come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 64 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel) drum cover.
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