Whiplash drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
Whiplash by Hank Levy is 214 BPM and runs 1:54: 58 bars and 942 notes played on the snare, kick, hi-hat, crash, ride, tom 1, tom 2 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 9 fills, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
How to play Whiplash on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of Whiplash 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 56 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 214 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Whiplash drum cover.
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