DRUMY
Tonight, Tonight drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins is 148 BPM and runs 4:16: 155 bars and 2,684 notes played on the snare, hi-hat, kick, floor tom, ride and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 8 fills, its longest section is the Intro (0:39) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Break
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Transition 1
- Chorus 1
- Refrain 1
- Break
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Transition 2
- Chorus 2
- Refrain 2
- Transition 3
- Coda
- Outro
How to play Tonight, Tonight on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Tonight, Tonight come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Break at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 148 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Tonight, Tonight drum cover.
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