DRUMY
Rapture drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Rapture by Blondie is 105 BPM and runs 1:18: 34 bars and 552 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick and crash.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
Its longest section is the Chorus (0:30), the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro - guitar enters
- Verse
- Chorus
How to play Rapture on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Rapture come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Intro - guitar enters beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 105 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Rapture drum cover.
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