DRUMY
Read Paint It, Black as drum notation
Paint It, Black drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones is 139 BPM and runs 3:55: 155 bars and 1,838 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, tom 2, floor tom, crash and ride.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 7 fills, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
How to play Paint It, Black on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Paint It, Black 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 85 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 139 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Paint It, Black drum cover.
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