Where The River Goes drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Where The River Goes by Stone Temple Pilots is 64 BPM and runs 8:26: 135 bars and 2,227 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, crash, ride and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 4 fills, its longest section is the Outro (0:52) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro A (Drums)
- Intro B (Solo)
- Verse 1
- Pre-Chorus 1
- Verse 2
- Pre-Chorus 2
- Chorus 1
- Verse 3
- Pre-Chorus 3
- Chorus 2
- Bridge Part 1
- Bridge Part 2
- Guitar Solo
- Pre-Chorus 4
- Final Chorus
- Outro
- Fade Out
How to play Where The River Goes on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Where The River Goes 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 97 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 64 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Where The River Goes drum cover.
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