DRUMY
Off The Wall drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Off The Wall by Michael Jackson is 119 BPM and runs 4:08: 123 bars and 1,645 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 1 fill, its longest section is the Outro/Fade Out (0:57) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Bridge
- Verse 3
- Chorus 3
- Break
- Outro/Fade Out
How to play Off The Wall on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Off The Wall come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 119 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Off The Wall drum cover.
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