DRUMY
Paranoid Android drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Paranoid Android by Radiohead is 82 BPM and runs 6:23: 123 bars and 2,233 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash, tom 1, floor tom and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (1:33) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Refrain
- Verse 2
- Refrain
- Interlude
- Verse 3
- Interlude
- Verse 4
- Guitar Solo 1
- Bridge
- Verse 5
- Outro
- Guitar Solo 2
How to play Paranoid Android on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Paranoid Android 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 110 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 82 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Paranoid Android drum cover.
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