DRUMY
Read Misery Business as drum notation
Misery Business drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Misery Business by Paramore is 173 BPM and runs 3:28: 150 bars and 1,475 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:25) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Mariachi Opening
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo
- Interlude
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Misery Business on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Misery Business 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 114 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 173 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Misery Business drum cover.
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