Description
Notes From John
BPM = 103, in 4/4, with the Bridge at 106 and the last Chorus at 104. The Intro is a 4-bar rest. Verse 1 at 0:10 is marked mp, with accented hat sixteenths, and the mf bar before the kick comes in is marked “turn snare off, hit near edge of snare/toms”. From there the kick is on the quarters with the hat sixteenths, with the edge notes on the offbeats (“continue accents on offbeats”), and the Pre-Chorus is marked “nearest rim”. The first two Choruses are marked f, with “tambourine or loud hi-hat” notes over the kick and hat foot. Verse 2 is marked mf and the Solo is a single accented hit and a short grace-note fill. The Bridge at 1:50 moves to 106 and ends on a rit. and a 2-bar rest, and the last Chorus at 104 starts mp and is marked f after a crescendo hairpin. The Outro closes on a rit. The section boxes carry the record’s timestamps.
For the player
Turn the snare off at the mark and play near the edge of the snare and toms, as printed, then take the tambourine or a loud hi-hat for the Choruses. At BPM = 103 the job is the feel.
Drums Sheet Music for “Riptide” by Vance Joy.
