DRUMY
We Will Rock You drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
We Will Rock You by Queen is 82 BPM and runs 2:00: 41 bars and 480 notes played on the hi-hat, floor tom and kick.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 1 fill, its longest section is the Chorus 3 (0:50).
Song map
- Verse 1
- Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus 2
- Verse 3
- Chorus 3
How to play We Will Rock You on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of We Will Rock You come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Verse 1 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 82 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your We Will Rock You drum cover.
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