Scentless Apprentice drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Scentless Apprentice by Nirvana is 83 BPM and runs 3:48: 80 bars and 1,659 notes played on the kick, crash, snare, hi-hat, ride 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 3 fills, its longest section is the Outro-Chorus (0:34) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Drum Intro
- Band Enters
- Main Riff
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Main Riff
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Solo
- Main Riff
- Verse 3
- Pre-Chorus 3
- Outro-Chorus
How to play Scentless Apprentice on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Scentless Apprentice 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 76 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 83 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Scentless Apprentice drum cover.
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