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The Number Of The Beast drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden is 198 BPM and runs 4:29: 209 bars and 1,741 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, 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 6 fills, its longest section is the Solo - Adrian Smith (0:29).
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Bridge
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Verse 4
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Solo - Dave Murray
- Bridge
- Solo - Adrian Smith
- Verse 5
- Chorus
- Verse 6
- Outro
How to play The Number Of The Beast on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Number Of The Beast 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 199 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 198 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Number Of The Beast drum cover.
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