You Rock My World drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
You Rock My World by Michael Jackson is 96 BPM and runs 5:05: 122 bars and 2,323 notes played on the tom 1, hi-hat, kick, snare and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Easy — a good first song: steady, and forgiving while you find the groove.
It has 3 fills, its longest section is the Intro (0:43) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- Intro
- Verse
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Verse
- Pre-Chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Chorus
- Breakdown
- Chorus/Outro
How to play You Rock My World on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of You Rock My World come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill into Chorus/Outro at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 96 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your You Rock My World drum cover.
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