The Offering drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Offering by Sleep Token is 135 BPM and runs 5:48: 196 bars and 1,617 notes played on the crash, kick, snare, floor tom, tom 2, tom 1 and hi-hat.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 11 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (0:49) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Chorus
- Verse
- Prechorus
- Chorus 2
- Verse 2
- Prechorus 2
- Bridge
- Buildup
- Breakdown
- Outro
- Fadeout
How to play The Offering on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Offering come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 135 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Offering drum cover.
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