We Will Rock You Drums tab video
Queen
Make your own We Will Rock You tab video, freeNo editing. No card. 10 minutes free.- Instrument
- Drums
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Tuning
- —
- Tempo
- 80 BPM
About this riff
The 'stomp-stomp-clap' pattern is the most recognizable percussion figure in rock, and its appeal for drummers is the pocket rather than the chops: two quarter-note stomps followed by a clap on the backbeat at a deliberate ~80 BPM. It's an ideal exercise in rock-solid timing, dynamic control, and locking to a slow tempo without rushing, which is harder than it looks. The original studio version has no kit at all, so playing it on drums (kick for the stomps, snare or hats for the clap) is more about groove and feel than technical difficulty.
Did you know?
There is no drum kit on the studio recording at all. The band overdubbed themselves stomping on the Wessex Studios drum riser and clapping many times, then added delay effects to make it sound like a huge crowd. The delay durations were set in ratios of prime numbers, a technique now known as non-harmonic reverberation. (A drummed single version with Roger Taylor did exist separately.)
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FAQ
Is this the real audio?
The audio is rendered from a high-quality SoundFont (FluidR3), so it plays for real. It is not the original master recording.
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