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Where Eagles Dare by Iron Maiden — album cover

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Where Eagles Dare – Iron Maiden

Tempo
230 BPM
Length
6:06
Difficulty
Hard
Bars
231
Notes
3,293
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Where Eagles Dare drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Where Eagles Dare by Iron Maiden is 230 BPM and runs 6:06: 231 bars and 3,293 notes played on the kick, snare, ride, hi-hat, crash, floor tom, tom 2 and tom 1.

The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.

The first fill worth practising comes at 0:02, its longest section is the Riff D (2:44) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

  1. Intro
  2. Riff A
  3. Riff B
  4. Verse Riff 1
  5. Verse Riff 2
  6. Riff C
  7. Solo - Dave Murray
  8. Interlude 1
  9. Interlude 2
  10. Riff D
  11. Outro

Where Eagles Dare drum beats and fills

The beats and fills worth practising in Where Eagles Dare, found in DRUMY’s drum chart: the ones to learn first, not every one in the song. Each beat is listed where it first comes in, with how many bars of its section play it; a fill marked ×2 or more comes round again later, the same or nearly the same.

Beats

  1. Verse Riff beatbar 34 bars
  2. Riff B beatbar 122 bars
  3. Riff C beatbar 5314 bars
  4. Solo - Dave Murray beatbar 925 bars
  5. Interlude 1 beatbar 1072 bars

Fills

  1. Fill into Riff Abar 2
  2. Fill at bar 14bar 14×2
  3. Fill at bar 30bar 30×4
  4. Fill at bar 34bar 34×2
  5. Fill at bar 51bar 51×2
  6. Fill at bar 86bar 86
  7. Fill at bar 98bar 98

Learn them in the Trainer

The Trainer teaches Where Eagles Dare a part at a time, then the joins between the parts, every step starting at 70% of full speed.

How to play Where Eagles Dare on drums

  1. Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
  2. Press play. The notes of Where Eagles Dare come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
  3. Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 98 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 230 BPM.
  4. Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Where Eagles Dare drum cover.
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Where Eagles Dare on drums: questions

How hard is Where Eagles Dare on drums?

Where Eagles Dare by Iron Maiden is rated hard in the song library: 3,293 notes over 231 bars at 230 BPM. Start it at 0.5× or 0.75×, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What BPM is Where Eagles Dare?

Where Eagles Dare plays at about 230 BPM and runs 6:06.

Where are the drum fills in Where Eagles Dare?

The fills worth practising in Where Eagles Dare come at 0:02 (Fill into Riff A), 0:20 (Fill at bar 14, played twice), 0:46 (Fill at bar 30, played 4 times), 0:52 (Fill at bar 34, played twice), 1:19 (Fill at bar 51, played twice) and 2:14 (Fill at bar 86), with more after that. These are the ones DRUMY's drum chart picks out to learn first, not every fill in the song.

Can I play Where Eagles Dare on drums without the drums in the song?

Play it along with the full recording, or turn the backing off and play to the click.

Can I learn Where Eagles Dare step by step?

Yes. DRUMY's Trainer turns Where Eagles Dare into a course: its beats, fills and joins one at a time. Each step starts at 70% of full speed, moves up after two times round at 90% or better, and slows to as low as 50% if it needs to. Learning the hands and the kick separately is an option.

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