Rocket Queen drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Rocket Queen by Guns N' Roses is 114 BPM and runs 6:12: 174 bars and 2,740 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash, 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 Slide Solo (0:43) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Pre-Verse 1
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Pre-Verse 2
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Pre-Solo
- Slide Solo
- Chorus 3
- Bridge
- Verse B1
- Verse B2
- Chorus B1
- Guitar Solo
- Chorus B2/ Outro
- Ending
How to play Rocket Queen on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Rocket Queen 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 107 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 Rocket Queen drum cover.
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