Youth Of The Nation – P.O.D. drums: play-along

Youth Of The Nation drums: tempo, difficulty and parts

Youth Of The Nation by P.O.D. is 98 BPM and runs 3:58: 97 bars and 1,250 notes played on the floor tom, hi-hat, kick, snare, tom 2, ride and crash.

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 0:17, its longest section is the Chorus (1:18) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.

Song map

0:00Intro
0:201st and 2nd verses
0:59Chorus
2:17Guitar solo
2:373rd verse
2:56Outro chorus
3:36Outro

Youth Of The Nation drum beats and fills

The beats and fills worth practising in Youth Of The Nation, 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; a fill marked ×2 or more comes round again later, the same or nearly the same.

Beats

Intro beat0:10bar 53 bars
1st and 2nd verses beat0:22bar 106 bars
Guitar solo beat2:17bar 572 bars
3rd verse beat2:37bar 656 bars
Outro beat3:36bar 896 bars

Fills

Fill into 1st and 2nd verses0:17bar 8×4
Fill into Chorus0:56bar 24
Fill at bar 953:50bar 95

Learn them in the Trainer

The Trainer teaches Youth Of The Nation a part at a time, then the joins between the parts, every step starting at 70% of full speed.

How to play Youth Of The Nation on drums

Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
Press play. The notes of Youth Of The Nation 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 95 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 98 BPM.
Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your Youth Of The Nation drum cover.

Play Youth Of The Nation on your kit

Youth Of The Nation on drums: questions

How hard is Youth Of The Nation on drums?

Youth Of The Nation by P.O.D. is rated medium in the song library: 1,250 notes over 97 bars at 98 BPM. Start it at 0.5× or 0.75×, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What BPM is Youth Of The Nation?

Youth Of The Nation plays at about 98 BPM and runs 3:58.

Where are the drum fills in Youth Of The Nation?

The fills worth practising in Youth Of The Nation come at 0:17 (Fill into 1st and 2nd verses, played 4 times), 0:56 (Fill into Chorus) and 3:50 (Fill at bar 95). These are the ones DRUMY's drum chart picks out to learn first, not every fill in the song.

Can I play Youth Of The Nation 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 Youth Of The Nation step by step?

Yes. DRUMY's Trainer turns Youth Of The Nation 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.