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The Final Countdown drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Final Countdown by Europe is 118 BPM and runs 5:05: 150 bars and 1,977 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and tom 1.
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 Riff Intro (0:41) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Synth Intro
- Riff Intro
- Band Intro
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Solo
- Interlude
- Outro
- Fade Out
How to play The Final Countdown on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Final Countdown come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Solo at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 118 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Final Countdown drum cover.
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