DRUMY
Times Like These drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Times Like These by Foo Fighters is 144 BPM and runs 4:24: 144 bars and 1,834 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, ride, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 9 fills, its longest section is the Interlude (0:49) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro A
- Intro B (Band Entrance)
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Interlude
- Chorus 3
- Outro
- Ending
How to play Times Like These on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Times Like These come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 144 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Times Like These drum cover.
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