Read With Or Without You as drum notation
With Or Without You drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
With Or Without You by U2 is 110 BPM and runs 4:52: 134 bars and 1,818 notes played on the floor tom, kick, snare, hi-hat, tom 1 and crash.
The drum part is rated Medium — comfortable once the groove is steady, and the fills are where it asks more.
It has 6 fills, its longest section is the Outro (1:01) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- Chorus
- Verse 3
- Chorus
- Refrain
- Verse 4
- Refrain
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Chorus
- Outro
- Fade Out
How to play With Or Without You on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of With Or Without You 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 116 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 With Or Without You drum cover.
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