Time drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Time by Pink Floyd is 122 BPM and runs 6:36: 209 bars and 1,164 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, tom 2, floor tom, ride, crash and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Intro (1:46).
Song map
- Segue From "On The Run"
- Clocks
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Guitar Solo
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Breathe (Reprise)
- Verse 3
- Chorus
How to play Time on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Time 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 156 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 122 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Time drum cover.
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