Something drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Something by The Beatles is 67 BPM and runs 2:59: 51 bars and 536 notes played on the kick, floor tom, snare, ride, tom 1, hi-hat, tom 2 and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (0:32) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Guitar Solo
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Something on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Something 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 48 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 67 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Something drum cover.
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