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Saturday Night Special (Album) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Saturday Night Special (Album) by Lynyrd Skynyrd is 120 BPM and runs 5:06: 154 bars and 1,981 notes played on the snare, hi-hat, kick, crash 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, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
How to play Saturday Night Special (Album) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Saturday Night Special (Album) 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 120 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Saturday Night Special (Album) drum cover.
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