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The Unforgiven drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
The Unforgiven by Metallica is 72 BPM and runs 6:13: 115 bars and 1,425 notes played on the hi-hat, snare, kick, crash, tom 2, floor tom and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:47) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Guitar Solo 1
- Guitar Solo 2
- Chorus 3
- Outro
- Fade out
How to play The Unforgiven on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of The Unforgiven 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 79 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 72 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your The Unforgiven drum cover.
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