DRUMY
Mr. Jack drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Mr. Jack by System of a Down is 76 BPM and runs 4:10: 90 bars and 1,186 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, ride, floor tom and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Intro (0:52) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Fast Riff
- Bridge
- Outro
How to play Mr. Jack on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Mr. Jack 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 85 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 76 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Mr. Jack drum cover.
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