DRUMY
Read Toxicity as drum notation
Toxicity drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Toxicity by System of a Down is 114 BPM and runs 3:39: 144 bars and 1,590 notes played on the snare, hi-hat, kick, crash, tom 1 and tom 2.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Verse 1 (0:25) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Instrumental
- Pre-Verse 1
- Verse 1
- Chorus
- Pre-Verse 2
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Breakdown
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Toxicity on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Toxicity come down in time with the recording, or with the drums taken out so it’s just you and the band. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 134 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 114 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Toxicity drum cover.
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