DRUMY
Read Lateralus as drum notation
Lateralus drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Lateralus by Tool is 86 BPM and runs 9:16: 265 bars and 3,527 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, floor tom, snare, crash, tom 2, 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 6 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (1:52) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Chorus
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus Solo
- Post-Chorus
- Bridge
- Solo
- Outro Verse
- Spiral out.... keep going...
- Outro
How to play Lateralus on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Lateralus 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 86 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Lateralus drum cover.
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