Whiskey Rock-A-Roller – Lynyrd Skynyrd drums: play-along

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller by Lynyrd Skynyrd is 130 BPM and runs 4:15: 138 bars and 1,193 notes played on the kick, hi-hat, snare, crash, tom 2 and ride.

The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.

The first fill worth practising comes at 0:13, the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller drum beats and fills

The beats and fills worth practising in Whiskey Rock-A-Roller, 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.

Beats

Main beat0:10bar 625 bars

Fills

Fill at bar 80:13bar 8
Fill at bar 120:21bar 12
Fill at bar 411:14bar 41
Fill at bar 732:13bar 73
Fill at bar 812:28bar 81
Fill at bar 1003:03bar 100
Fill at bar 1324:02bar 132

Learn them in the Trainer

The Trainer teaches Whiskey Rock-A-Roller a part at a time, then the joins between the parts, every step starting at 70% of full speed.

How to play Whiskey Rock-A-Roller on drums

Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
Press play. The notes of Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 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 132 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 130 BPM.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Whiskey Rock-A-Roller drum cover.

Play Whiskey Rock-A-Roller on your kit

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller on drums: questions

How hard is Whiskey Rock-A-Roller on drums?

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller by Lynyrd Skynyrd is rated medium in the song library: 1,193 notes over 138 bars at 130 BPM. Start it at 0.5× or 0.75×, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What BPM is Whiskey Rock-A-Roller?

Whiskey Rock-A-Roller plays at about 130 BPM and runs 4:15.

Where are the drum fills in Whiskey Rock-A-Roller?

The fills worth practising in Whiskey Rock-A-Roller come at 0:13 (Fill at bar 8), 0:21 (Fill at bar 12), 1:14 (Fill at bar 41), 2:13 (Fill at bar 73), 2:28 (Fill at bar 81) and 3:03 (Fill at bar 100), 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 Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 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 Whiskey Rock-A-Roller step by step?

Yes. DRUMY's Trainer turns Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 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.