Read The Columbian Faction as drum notation
The Columbian Faction drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Columbian Faction by Volumes is 132 BPM and runs 4:29: 94 bars and 1,554 notes played on the kick, crash, snare, tom 2, hi-hat 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 7 fills, its longest section is the [J'] Breakdown II / Outro (0:42) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- [A] Main Riff
- [B] Transition
- [A] Main Riff
- [B'] Bridge
- [C] Verse
- [D] Bridge I
- [E] Bridge II
- [F] Break
- [G] Pre-Chorus
- [H] Chorus
- [F'] Interlude
- [I] Transition
- [J] Breakdown I
- [J'] Breakdown II / Outro
How to play The Columbian Faction on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Columbian Faction come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 132 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Columbian Faction drum cover.
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