Seven Cities of Gold – Rush drums: play-along

Seven Cities of Gold drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Seven Cities of Gold by Rush is 112 BPM and runs 6:26: 181 bars and 2,021 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, ride, tom 2, tom 1 and floor tom.

The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.

The first fill worth practising comes at 0:41, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Seven Cities of Gold drum beats and fills

The beats and fills worth practising in Seven Cities of Gold, found in DRUMY’s drum chart: the ones to learn first, not every one in the song. Each beat is listed where it first comes in, with how many bars of its section play it; a fill marked ×2 or more comes round again later, the same or nearly the same.

Beats

Main beat0:45bar 2219 bars

Fills

Fill at bar 200:41bar 20
Fill at bar 451:34bar 45
Fill at bar 772:42bar 77
Fill at bar 852:59bar 85
Fill at bar 893:08bar 89×2
Fill at bar 1294:33bar 129
Fill at bar 1465:09bar 146
Fill at bar 1605:39bar 160×2

Learn them in the Trainer

The Trainer teaches Seven Cities of Gold a part at a time, then the joins between the parts, every step starting at 70% of full speed.

How to play Seven Cities of Gold on drums

Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
Press play. The notes of Seven Cities of Gold 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 160 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 112 BPM.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Seven Cities of Gold drum cover.

Play Seven Cities of Gold on your kit

Seven Cities of Gold on drums: questions

How hard is Seven Cities of Gold on drums?

Seven Cities of Gold by Rush is rated medium in the song library: 2,021 notes over 181 bars at 112 BPM. Start it at 0.5× or 0.75×, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What BPM is Seven Cities of Gold?

Seven Cities of Gold plays at about 112 BPM and runs 6:26.

Where are the drum fills in Seven Cities of Gold?

The fills worth practising in Seven Cities of Gold come at 0:41 (Fill at bar 20), 1:34 (Fill at bar 45), 2:42 (Fill at bar 77), 2:59 (Fill at bar 85), 3:08 (Fill at bar 89, played twice) and 4:33 (Fill at bar 129), with more after that. These are the ones DRUMY's drum chart picks out to learn first, not every fill in the song.

Can I play Seven Cities of Gold on drums without the drums in the song?

Play it along with the full recording, or turn the backing off and play to the click.

Can I learn Seven Cities of Gold step by step?

Yes. DRUMY's Trainer turns Seven Cities of Gold into a course: its beats, fills and joins one at a time. Each step starts at 70% of full speed, moves up after two times round at 90% or better, and slows to as low as 50% if it needs to. Learning the hands and the kick separately is an option.