DRUMY
Read Orion as drum notation
Orion drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Orion by Metallica is 128 BPM and runs 8:23: 251 bars and 3,044 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, 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 Interlude Harmony (1:23) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro (Fade In)
- Guitar Entrance
- Bass Lead
- Chorus Riff
- Verse Riff
- Pre-Solo
- Guitar Solo I
- Post-Solo
- Interlude Bass Break
- Interlude Harmony
- Interlude Melody
- Guitar Solo II
- Bass Solo
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo III
- Outro
- Outro Double Bass (Fade-Out)
How to play Orion on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Orion 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 168 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 128 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Orion drum cover.
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