DRUMY
Shoot To Thrill drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC is 141 BPM and runs 5:17: 185 bars and 2,086 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, floor tom, 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, its longest section is the Bridge (0:55) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- (Drums/Rhythm Guitar In)
- (Bass In)
- Main Riff
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Post-Chorus
- Guitar Solo
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Outro
- Ending
How to play Shoot To Thrill on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Shoot To Thrill come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Outro at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 141 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Shoot To Thrill drum cover.
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