Snow (Hey Oh) drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Snow (Hey Oh) by Red Hot Chili Peppers is 105 BPM and runs 5:38: 148 bars and 2,336 notes played on the snare, kick, ride, hi-hat, crash, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Pre-Chorus 1 (0:51) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Fade-In/Intro
- (Band enters)
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Break
- Verse 3
- Refrain 3
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Chorus 3
- Outro
How to play Snow (Hey Oh) on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Snow (Hey Oh) come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Interlude at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 105 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Snow (Hey Oh) drum cover.
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