DRUMY
Sweet Child of Mine drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Sweet Child of Mine by Guns 'N' Roses is 125 BPM and runs 4:49: 149 bars and 1,752 notes played on the kick, ride, hi-hat, snare, crash 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 2 fills, its longest section is the Outro (1:12) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Chorus
- Solo
- wah
- Outro
How to play Sweet Child of Mine on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Sweet Child of Mine 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 129 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 125 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Sweet Child of Mine drum cover.
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