DRUMY
Tornado of Souls drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Tornado of Souls by Megadeth is 196 BPM and runs 5:17: 259 bars and 2,439 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, crash, hi-hat, tom 2, tom 1 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Solo (0:58) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro A
- Intro B
- Main Riff
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Main Riff
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Bridge
- Break
- Secondary Riff
- Verse 3
- Interlude
- Solo
- Verse 4
- Interlude
- Verse 5
- Outro
How to play Tornado of Souls on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Tornado of Souls come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse 3 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 196 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Tornado of Souls drum cover.
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