DRUMY
Rosetta Stoned drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Rosetta Stoned by Tool is 113 BPM and runs 11:05: 324 bars and 6,019 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, tom 2, floor tom, snare, crash, ride and tom 1.
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 Guitar Solo (3:50) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 4
- Chorus
- Refrain
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Verse 5
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 6
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 7
- Breakdown
- Spider Riff
- Pre-Solo
- Polyrhythm Section
- Guitar Solo
How to play Rosetta Stoned on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Rosetta Stoned 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 45 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 113 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Rosetta Stoned drum cover.
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