DRUMY
Wait And Bleed drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Wait And Bleed by Slipknot is 162 BPM and runs 2:28: 113 bars and 1,562 notes played on the kick, crash, snare, hi-hat, ride, tom 1 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Verse #1 (0:21) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro #1
- Intro #2
- Main Riff
- Verse #1
- Chorus #1
- Verse #2
- Chorus #2
- Bridge #1
- Bridge #2
- Verse #3
- Final Chorus
- Outro
How to play Wait And Bleed on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Wait And Bleed 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 59 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 162 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Wait And Bleed drum cover.
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