DRUMY
Under a Glass Moon drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Under a Glass Moon by Dream Theater is 146 BPM and runs 7:00: 252 bars and 3,660 notes played on the kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, crash, tom 1, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Extreme — one of the hardest parts here, best learned a section at a time.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (0:59) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Band Enters
- Intro Pt. 2
- Pre-Verse
- Verse 1
- Prechorus 1
- Chorus 1
- Interlude
- Verse 2
- Pre Chorus 2
- Chorus 2
- Keyboard Solo 1 / Interlude
- Guitar Solo
- Keyboard Solo 2
- Prechorus
- Chorus
- Outro
How to play Under a Glass Moon on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Under a Glass Moon come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Interlude at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 146 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Under a Glass Moon drum cover.
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