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Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses — album cover

Drum play-alongSweet Child O' Mine

Guns N' Roses

Tempo
123 BPM
Length
5:58
Difficulty
Medium
Bars
185
Notes
2,252
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Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses in DRUMY: the chorus falling in Beatfall

Read Sweet Child O' Mine as drum notation

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses as drum notation in DRUMY

Sweet Child O' Mine drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses is 123 BPM and runs 5:58: 185 bars and 2,252 notes played on the ride, kick, hi-hat, snare, crash, floor tom 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 4 fills, its longest section is the [D] Main Solo (I) - 17 bars (0:32) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

  1. Intro - 8 bars
  2. Bass Solo - 8 bars
  3. Main Riff - 8 bars
  4. [A] Verse 1 - 16 bars
  5. [B] Chorus - 8 bars
  6. [C] Interlude - 8 bars
  7. [A] Verse 2 - 16 bars
  8. [B] Chorus - 8 bars
  9. [C] Interlude - 16 bars
  10. [B] Chorus - 16 bars
  11. [D] Main Solo (I) - 17 bars
  12. [E] Main Solo (II) - 16 bars
  13. [F] Bridge - 16 bars
  14. [G] Outro Solo - 14 bars
  15. [H] Slowdown - 3 bars

How to play Sweet Child O' Mine on drums

  1. Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
  2. Press play. The notes of Sweet Child O' Mine come down in time with the recording, or with the drums taken out so it’s just you and the band. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
  3. Slow it down. Take the Fill into Outro Solo at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 123 BPM.
  4. Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Sweet Child O' Mine drum cover.
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