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November Rain drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
November Rain by Guns N' Roses is 70 BPM and runs 9:04: 181 bars and 1,817 notes played on the kick, ride, hi-hat, snare, crash, tom 2, tom 1 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 8 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo I (0:49) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro I
- Intro II
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Verse 3
- Verse 4
- Guitar Solo I
- Verse 5
- Guitar Solo II
- Verse 6
- Verse 7
- Bridge
- Build-Up
- Guitar Solo III
- Chorus 3/Guitar Solo III
- Outro
How to play November Rain on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of November Rain come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus 2 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 70 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your November Rain drum cover.
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