Rolling In The Deep drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Rolling In The Deep by Adele is 105 BPM and runs 3:46: 99 bars and 1,014 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, tom 2, crash and tom 1.
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 [C] Chorus (0:39) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- [A] Intro
- [A] Verse 1
- [A] Pre - Chorus
- [A] Chorus
- [B] Verse 2
- [B] Pre - Chorus 2
- [B] Chorus
- [C] Verse 3
- [A] Bridge
- [C] Chorus
How to play Rolling In The Deep on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Rolling In The Deep 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 90 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 Rolling In The Deep drum cover.
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