Read Man In The Box as drum notation
Man In The Box drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Man In The Box by Alice in Chains is 105 BPM and runs 4:48: 130 bars and 1,532 notes played on the kick, ride, snare, hi-hat, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 4 fills, its longest section is the Chorus 1 (0:34) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro B
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Re-Entry
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Solo (Part 1)
- Solo (Part 2)
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Man In The Box on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Man In The Box come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Solo (Part 1) 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 Man In The Box drum cover.
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