DRUMY
The Summoning drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Summoning by Sleep Token is 173 BPM and runs 6:33: 265 bars and 1,640 notes played on the kick, crash, hi-hat, snare, ride, tom 2, tom 1 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 10 fills, its longest section is the Interlude (1:28) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Riff I
- Verse I
- Pre Chorus I
- Chorus I
- Riff II
- Bridge I
- Bridge II
- Riff III
- Solo
- Chorus II.1
- Chorus II.2
- Riff IV
- Bridge III
- Interlude
- Soul I
- Soul II
How to play The Summoning on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Summoning 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 52 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 173 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Summoning drum cover.
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