DRUMY
Space Oddity drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Space Oddity by David Bowie is 72 BPM and runs 5:00: 89 bars and 1,036 notes played on the ride, snare, kick, hi-hat, crash, tom 1 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 2 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:35) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Intro Verse 1
- Intro Verse 2
- Interlude
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Post-Verse
- Break
- Guitar Solo 1
- Verse 3
- Bridge
- Post-Verse
- Break
- Guitar Solo 2
- Outro
How to play Space Oddity on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Space Oddity 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 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 72 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Space Oddity drum cover.
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