DRUMY
Us And Them drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Us And Them by Pink Floyd is 144 BPM and runs 7:45: 279 bars and 2,161 notes played on the ride, kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, tom 2 and floor tom.
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 Sax Solo 2 (1:00) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Organ Intro
- Intro
- Sax Solo 1
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 3
- Verse 4
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Piano Solo
- Sax Solo 2
- Verse 5
- Verse 6
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
How to play Us And Them on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Us And Them come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 155 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 144 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Us And Them drum cover.
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