DRUMY
Read Pneuma as drum notation
Pneuma drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Pneuma by Tool is 114 BPM and runs 11:55: 400 bars and 5,221 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 2, floor tom, tom 1, ride and crash.
The drum part is rated Extreme — one of the hardest parts here, best learned a section at a time.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (3:17) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Bass Enter
- Band Enter
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 2
- Legato Interlude
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Bridge
- Break
- Climax
- Chorus
- Solo
- Outro
How to play Pneuma on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Pneuma come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Legato Interlude at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 114 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Pneuma drum cover.
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