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Rock Hard Ride Free drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Rock Hard Ride Free by Judas Priest is 134 BPM and runs 5:37: 189 bars and 2,197 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, ride, 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 Solo 1 (0:30) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro 1
- Intro solo
- Riff
- Verse 1
- Pré-chorus
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Pré-chorus
- Chorus 2
- Break
- Solo 1
- Solo 2
- Riff
- Intro again
- Verse 3
- Pré-chorus
- Chorus 3
- Fade out
How to play Rock Hard Ride Free on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Rock Hard Ride Free 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 96 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 134 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Rock Hard Ride Free drum cover.
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