Description
Notes From John
BPM = 92. Bell of the hi-hat is marked. Open hats are marked. Ghosts are marked. Busy kick. Watch the 2/4 flips.
For the player
Patrick Wilson on the Teal Album cover — not the Toto cut. Sit in the pocket under those keys; don’t iron the ghosts into a second backbeat. Bell of the hi-hat is written in the Intro — play the bell where John marked it. Open hats are written; leave them open. Busy, syncopated kick under the hands. Measures flip 4/4 into 2/4 and back — don’t lose the count across those bars. Choruses hit f; verses and Re-Intros sit mf. Listen first; the pocket is the job, not the count-in.
Drum Sheet Music for “Africa” by Weezer
