DRUMY
The Boy drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Boy by Smashing Pumpkins is 66 BPM and runs 3:00: 97 bars and 930 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, crash and ride.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 5 fills, its longest section is the Part 8: 02:25 (0:36) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Part 1: 00:00
- Part 2: 00:26
- Part 3: 00:40
- Part 4: 01:06
- Part 5: 01:26
- Part 6: 01:44
- Part 7: 01:55
- Part 8: 02:25
How to play The Boy on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Boy 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 87 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 66 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Boy drum cover.
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