Description
Notes From John
BPM = 114. No drums in Verse 1. Open-handed for the mid tom. Same kick in the chorus.
For the player
Daniel Platzman on the Mercury – Act 1 cut — sample kit adapted to a live kit, no warm-up lap. Sit in the pocket under that synth wall; don’t invent a second backbeat. Verse 1 at 0:04 is rests — don’t fill it. Pre-Chorus at 0:21 stays empty too; wait for Chorus at 0:29. Open-handed is marked where the mid tom comes in — flip the hands, don’t reach across and miss it. Cross-handed brings you back. Same kick pattern carries Verse 2 at 0:46 into the choruses — lock that motor and leave it alone. Dynamics are written (mp / mf / f) — ride them, don’t smash every section the same. Interlude hits at 1:28; Bridge at 1:36 drops to mp with rim and edge-of-toms marked — relocate the hands, then normal toms when they’re written. Pre-Chorus at 1:53; last Chorus at 2:02. Listen first; the pocket at BPM = 114 is the job, not the count-in.
Drum Sheet Music for “Bones” by Imagine Dragons
