DRUMY
Lament drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Lament by King Crimson is 115 BPM and runs 4:10: 151 bars and 732 notes played on the snare, ride, kick, hi-hat, tom 2, crash 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 7 fills, its longest section is the [A] (1:19) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- [A]
- [B]
- [C]
- [D]
- [E]
- [F]
- [G]
How to play Lament on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Lament 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 137 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 115 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Lament drum cover.
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