DRUMY
Wherever I May Roam drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Wherever I May Roam by Metallica is 110 BPM and runs 6:43: 220 bars and 2,345 notes played on the hi-hat, kick, snare, floor tom, crash, tom 2 and tom 1.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 7 fills, its longest section is the Ending Solo (1:04) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Sitar Intro (Intro 1)
- Intro 2
- Main Riff
- Verse 1
- Interlude
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Interlude
- Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Pre-Chorus
- Solo
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Outro
- Ending Solo
How to play Wherever I May Roam on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Wherever I May Roam come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Bridge at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 110 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Wherever I May Roam drum cover.
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