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Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen · 1975

Multi-tempo arrangement for practicing dynamics and section changes.

Artist
Queen
Year
1975
Genre
rock
Drummer
Roger Taylor
Tempo
72 bpm
Time
4/4
Feel
multi-section dynamics
Difficulty
intermediate

Drummer's Quick-Start

Practice tempos

Woodshed
44bpm
Building
58bpm
Target
72bpm

The feel

A multi-section dynamics in 4/4 around 72 BPM. It's slow — the space between hits is the hard part; keep the pulse dead steady and resist filling gaps.

Form

Intro (a cappella) · Ballad · Guitar Solo · Opera Section · Hard Rock · Outro Ballad

What to watch

  • •Play to a metronome and prize consistency over speed — even time is the whole game.

How to learn it

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