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Them Bones drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Them Bones by Alice in Chains is 83 BPM and runs 2:30: 57 bars and 854 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, ride, crash, floor tom, tom 1 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 4 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (1:17) (0:36) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro (0:03)
- Verse 1 (0:14)
- Chorus (0:34)
- Post-Chorus (0:40)
- Verse 2 (0:50)
- Chorus (1:11)
- Guitar Solo (1:17)
- Verse 3 (1:53)
- Outro / Chorus (2:14)
How to play Them Bones on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Them Bones 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 54 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 83 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Them Bones drum cover.
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