Bohemian Rhapsody/Radio Gaga (Live Aid) · Queen

158 bars of 4/4 at a walking 90 BPM, 6:59 of playing, on crash, ride, hi-hat, snare, high tom, mid tom, floor tom, kick and hi-hat foot.

RockPop90 to 119 BPMAdvanced
TEMPO
90 BPM
TIME
4/4
BARS
158
LENGTH
6:59
DIFFICULTY
74/100
THE BEAT

One bar, and 21% of the song

The beat the song is built on is one bar, played through bars 56, 58 and 60, and 22 more places -- 21.2% of every bar the kit plays. This one moves around more than most: the beat is where to start, not the whole job.

LOOP · 90 BPM
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/RADIO GAGA (LIVE AID) · BAR 56
THE BEAT, WRITTEN OUT →
THE FILLS

Where it comes off the beat

5 fills to learn, played 33 times: bars 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 27 more.

LOOP · 90 BPM
BARS 15-20 · LANDS ON BAR 21 · PLAYED 6 TIMES
LOOP · 90 BPM
BAR 29 · LANDS ON BAR 30
LOOP · 90 BPM
BARS 32-49 · LANDS ON BAR 50 · PLAYED 18 TIMES
LOOP · 90 BPM
BAR 64 · LANDS ON BAR 65 · PLAYED 3 TIMES

1 more fill is written out on the fills page.

EVERY FILL, WRITTEN OUT →
THE SHAPE

How the song is built

158 bars across 16 sections: 98 keep time, 33 are fills and 12 are silent. The longest unbroken stretch of time is bars 78-93.

PART S1
CHORUS
PART AB
PART AA
PART AD
PART Y
PART AA
OUTRO 2
12 groovesFADAAABY+7Fill into the next barFill that ends a sectionInto the next partStop / hitRest

Questions

What BPM is Bohemian Rhapsody/Radio Gaga (Live Aid)?

90 BPM, in 4/4, with the time kept in thirty-second notes. The room plays it at any tempo from a quarter of that up to the written one, against the record where the record can follow.

Is Bohemian Rhapsody/Radio Gaga (Live Aid) hard to play on drums?

74 out of 100: demanding, mostly on how much of it falls off the beat. The beat itself is 57 out of 100; the rest of the number is everything around it.

How long is the drum part?

158 bars, about 6:59 at the written tempo. The course breaks it into 41 exercises over 13 sittings, about 25 minutes each.

What do I need on the kit?

crash, ride, hi-hat, snare, high tom, mid tom, floor tom, kick and hi-hat foot. That is most of a full kit; the part moves around it rather than sitting in one place.

How many fills are in Bohemian Rhapsody/Radio Gaga (Live Aid)?

5 fills to learn, played 33 times: bars 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 27 more.

READ OFF THE SCORE ITSELF · 158 BARS ANALYSED
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