DRUMY
Read Tom Sawyer as drum notation
Tom Sawyer drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Tom Sawyer by Rush is 87 BPM and runs 4:33: 104 bars and 2,263 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, ride, snare, crash, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Chorus I (0:36) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Chorus I
- Verse I
- Bridge I
- Synth Break
- Guitar Solo
- Drum Solo
- Chorus II
- Verse II
- Bridge II
- Outro
- Fade-out
How to play Tom Sawyer on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Tom Sawyer 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 II at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 87 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Tom Sawyer drum cover.
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