(Sic) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
(Sic) by Slipknot is 192 BPM and runs 3:18: 159 bars and 1,777 notes played on the kick, snare, crash, hi-hat, floor tom, tom 2, ride and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:20) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro #1
- Intro #2
- Intro #3
- Verse Riff
- Verse #1A
- Verse #1B
- Chorus #1
- Verse Riff Repeat
- Verse #2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Interlude 1.1
- Breakdown #1
- Bridge
- Breakdown #2
- Outro
- Outro 1.1
- Final Outro
How to play (Sic) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of (Sic) come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse #1B at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 192 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your (Sic) drum cover.
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