DRUMY
Read Money For Nothing as drum notation
Money For Nothing drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Money For Nothing by Dire Straits is 134 BPM and runs 8:18: 278 bars and 3,002 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, ride, tom 1, tom 2 and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Intro (1:26) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Chorus
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 4
- Bridge (A)
- Bridge (B)
- Guitar Solo
- Fade Out
How to play Money For Nothing on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Money For Nothing 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 264 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 134 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Money For Nothing drum cover.
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