Sanaton maa drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Sanaton maa by Korpiklaani is 127 BPM and runs 4:23: 141 bars and 1,946 notes played on the kick, snare, crash, hi-hat, tom 2, ride, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 11 fills, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
How to play Sanaton maa on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Sanaton maa 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 116 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 127 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Sanaton maa drum cover.
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