DRUMY
Today drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Today by Smashing Pumpkins is 83 BPM and runs 3:20: 69 bars and 1,278 notes played on the kick, ride, snare, floor tom, crash, tom 1, tom 2 and hi-hat.
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 Chorus 3 (0:26) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Band Enters
- Chorus 1
- Verse 1
- Chorus 2
- Verse 2
- Chorus 3
- Bridge
- Outro Chorus
- Ending
How to play Today on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Today come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Outro Chorus 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 Today drum cover.
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