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Wave Of Mutilation drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Wave Of Mutilation by Pixies is 133 BPM and runs 2:04: 64 bars and 918 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, floor tom, tom 2 and crash.
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 Intro (0:24) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Break
- Chorus
How to play Wave Of Mutilation on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Wave Of Mutilation come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 133 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Wave Of Mutilation drum cover.
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