DRUMY
Read Painkiller as drum notation
Painkiller drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Painkiller by Judas Priest is 120 BPM and runs 5:53: 166 bars and 4,312 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Solo 1 (Glenn) (1:25) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Main riff
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Bridge
- Solo 1 (Glenn)
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Main riff
- Solo 2 (K.K)
- Outro
- Ending
How to play Painkiller on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Painkiller 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 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 120 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Painkiller drum cover.
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