Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX) by Pink Floyd is 86 BPM and runs 23:29: 581 bars and 4,633 notes played on the ride, kick, hi-hat, snare, tom 2, crash, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 11 fills, its longest section is the Part VI (4:35) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V
- Part VI
- Part VII
- Part VIII
- Part IX
How to play Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX) 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 123 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 86 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX) drum cover.
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