DRUMY
Let Down drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Let Down by Radiohead is 105 BPM and runs 4:52: 128 bars and 1,611 notes played on the ride, floor tom, kick, hi-hat, snare, tom 1 and crash.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 2 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (1:11).
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Let Down on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Let Down come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 105 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Let Down drum cover.
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