DRUMY
So Far Away drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold is 76 BPM and runs 5:26: 103 bars and 1,370 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, crash, hi-hat, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Chorus (0:38) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Solo
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Buildup
- Solo
- Outro Verse
- Outro
How to play So Far Away on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of So Far Away come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 76 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your So Far Away drum cover.
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