Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber)
Before I Forget – Slipknot – Song Breakdown
Drum Sheet Music
A very intricate drum part with lots of double bass passages. The hi-hats are all open, leaving the left bass drum pedal open for action. The drum stem that I found has added toms (or tom samples), but those can’t be heard very well in the final mix anyway.I clocked the tempo (to start) at 134 B.P.M., but that varies by feel. It speeds up quite a lot at the bridge intro, and into the bridge (which is a gradual increase, not jumping from 140 to 151). It then comes back down a bit in the choruses after that, and again more in the outro. Those are general guidelines of course.
