In Pieces · Linkin Park

55 bars of 4/4 at a walking 80 BPM, 2:45 of playing, on crash, hi-hat, snare, kick and hi-hat foot.

MetalAlternative / IndieUnder 90 BPMBeginner
TEMPO
80 BPM
TIME
4/4
BARS
55
LENGTH
2:45
DIFFICULTY
85/100
THE BEAT

One bar, and 24% of the song

The beat the song is built on is one bar, played through bars 13-15, 17-19 and 21-23, and 1 more place -- 23.5% of every bar the kit plays. This one moves around more than most: the beat is where to start, not the whole job.

LOOP · 80 BPM
IN PIECES · BAR 13
THE FILLS

Where it comes off the beat

3 fills to learn, played 8 times: bars 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44 and 2 more.

LOOP · 80 BPM
BAR 32 · LANDS ON BAR 33 · PLAYED 2 TIMES
LOOP · 80 BPM
BARS 37-40 · LANDS ON BAR 41 · PLAYED 4 TIMES
LOOP · 80 BPM
BAR 44 · LANDS ON BAR 45 · PLAYED 2 TIMES
THE SHAPE

How the song is built

55 bars across 6 sections: 38 keep time, 8 are fills and 4 are silent. The longest unbroken stretch of time is bars 14-27.

COUNT-IN
PART B
CHORUS
PART F
OUTRO
OUTRO 2
6 groovesCFNBL+1Fill into the next barFill that ends a sectionInto the next partStop / hitRest

Questions

What BPM is In Pieces?

80 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 In Pieces hard to play on drums?

85 out of 100. Hard, and what makes it hard is the independence between the hands and the feet. The beat itself is 79 out of 100; the rest of the number is everything around it.

How long is the drum part?

55 bars, about 2:45 at the written tempo. The course breaks it into 21 exercises over 8 sittings, about 24 minutes each.

What do I need on the kit?

crash, hi-hat, snare, kick and hi-hat foot. Nothing in the part asks for anything else.

How many fills are in In Pieces?

3 fills to learn, played 8 times: bars 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44 and 2 more.

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