DRUMY
Mr. Brightside drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Mr. Brightside by The Killers is 148 BPM and runs 3:41: 136 bars and 2,015 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, floor tom and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 4 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- 1st Verse
- Pre Chorus
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Pre Chorus
- Chorus
- Instrumental
- Outro
How to play Mr. Brightside on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Mr. Brightside 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 131 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 148 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Mr. Brightside drum cover.
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