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My Iron Lung drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
My Iron Lung by Radiohead is 94 BPM and runs 4:38: 117 bars and 1,547 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 3 fills, its longest section is the Verse 2 (0:50) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Guitar Solo 1
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo 2
- Chorus
How to play My Iron Lung on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of My Iron Lung 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 56 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 94 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your My Iron Lung drum cover.
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