DRUMY
Lithium drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Lithium by Nirvana is 123 BPM and runs 4:16: 131 bars and 1,499 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, hi-hat and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 2 fills, its longest section is the Post-Chorus (0:35) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Bass Interlude
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus/Outro
- Ending
How to play Lithium on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Lithium 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 76 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 123 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Lithium drum cover.
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