Longview drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Longview by Green Day is 143 BPM and runs 3:55: 143 bars and 1,886 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, tom 2, floor tom, tom 1, snare and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:40) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse I
- Chorus I
- Instrumental
- Verse II
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Interlude
- Break
- Verse III
- Chorus III
- Outro
How to play Longview on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Longview 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 III at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 143 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Longview drum cover.
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