Mr. Brownstone drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Mr. Brownstone by Guns N' Roses is 109 BPM and runs 3:45: 100 bars and 1,469 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, floor tom and crash.
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 Intro (0:22) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Pre-Verse 1
- Verse 1
- Pre-Verse 2
- Verse 2
- Chorus 1
- Post-Chorus 1
- Refrain 1
- Chorus 2
- Post-Chorus 2
- Solo (Refrain)
- Solo (Chorus)
- Pre-Verse 3
- Verse 3
- Refrain 2
- Chorus 3
- Post-Chorus 3
- Pre-Verse 4
- Verse 4/Outro
- Ending
How to play Mr. Brownstone on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Mr. Brownstone come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Refrain 2 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 109 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Mr. Brownstone drum cover.
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