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Read The Pretender as drum notation
The Pretender drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Pretender by Foo Fighters is 87 BPM and runs 4:25: 96 bars and 1,577 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, ride, 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 7 fills, its longest section is the Bridge (1:48) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Bridge
How to play The Pretender on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Pretender 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 92 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 87 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Pretender drum cover.
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