DRUMY
Paradise City drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Paradise City by Guns N' Roses is 94 BPM and runs 6:46: 221 bars and 2,408 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, crash, ride, 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.
Its longest section is the DT Phrase II (0:44), the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Pre-Verse
- Verse I
- Pre-Verse
- Verse II
- Chorus
- Pre-Verse
- Verse III
- Chorus
- Guitar Solo
- Bridge
- Verse IV
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Double Time (DT)
- DT Phrase I
- DT Phrase II
- DT Phrase III
- Outro
How to play Paradise City on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Paradise City come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Intro beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 94 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Paradise City drum cover.
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