DRUMY
The Tide is High drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Tide is High by Blondie is 97 BPM and runs 4:37: 112 bars and 2,063 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 2 and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
How to play The Tide is High on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Tide is High come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Main beat at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 97 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Tide is High drum cover.
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