Description
Notes From John
BPM = 138, in 4/4. The Intro is a single snare note on beat one, then rests. Verse 1 at 0:04 is marked “hi-hats loose”, with hat eighths, snare on two and four and a syncopated kick under “It’s been a…”, and one-bar repeats with counts. The Choruses under “But when I…” and “So why on…” keep the hat eighths, with one-bar repeats. The first Bridge at 0:45 under “When I’m home…” prints “cowbell (left of hi hat)”, with triangle-head cowbell notes and sticking over its first bar. The second Bridge ends on two bars of snare and kick eighths. The Solo runs the Verse groove. The Outro under “You know I…” ends on a crash with the kick, a three-bar rest and a last crash with the kick. The section boxes carry the record’s timestamps.
For the player
Ringo Starr plays drums on the track. Set the cowbell left of the hi-hat before the first Bridge, as printed. At BPM = 138 the job is the feel.
Drums Sheet Music for “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles.
