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Metropolis Part (ver. 2)



Good luck from:
binman


Metropolis Part 1 - Drum Tab


For all lines: ( - )is equal to one 32nd note, unless 
otherwise noted (i.e. when he is playing odd divisions 
of the beat: triplets, etc.)  A larger font is used 
when he plays odd divisions of the beat (you can't 
miss 'em).

The key for each separate line is as follows:

Perc 1
S = shaker
T = tambourine 

Perc 2
B = sleigh bells

Perc 3
W = wood block
B\= glissando down bell tree

Cymbal				
X = closed hihat	
O = open hihat		
H = half open hihat	
B = bell of ride 				
C = crash					
F = finger choke crash	  
S = splash		  
T = trash/china		  
D = disc crotale

Snare & Toms 1-5 
U = unaccented stroke
A = accented stroke
F = accented flam

Bass 1
K = right kick drum

Bass 2
K = left kick drum
X = left foot on hihat




METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper"

Time Signature:  4/4
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I 
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I  
Repeat this measure 9 times

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I W------- -------- -------- -------- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I 
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I 
Cymbal I D-D-D-D- D------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I	

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----B\\\ I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I	
							
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time 

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- -------- -------- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I	 
Snare  I -------- ----A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K-----K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 		

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I 
Snare  I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I	 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I 
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- --A-A--- A-A----- I 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I --A----- A-A----- --A----- A-A----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I  
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I  
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- C---H--- H---C--- I 
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ------K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I 
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I  
Snare  I AAA-A-AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I T------- -------- -------- ----O--- I  
Tom 2  I ------U- --U----- U-U----- -------- I  
Tom 3  I -------- ----U-U- -------- -------- I  
Snare  I A------- -------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- U------- ----U-U- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- K------- K------- K-K----- I  

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I 	
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 7 times

Tom 1  I -------- -------- -AA--- ------ I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- ---AA- ------ I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -----A A----- I 
Snare  I -------- A------- A----- ------ I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- ------ -AA--- I 
Tom 5  I -------- -------- ------ ---AAA I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ------ ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets

Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I

Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I

Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 6 times

Cymbal I O------- ----O--- -------- O------- I
Snare  I --AAA-A- A-A---AA A-A-A-A- --AAA-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- ----K--- -------- K------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- ------X- -------- --X----- I

Cymbal I ----O--- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I A-A---AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I ------X- -------- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O----- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --U---U-U- --U---U-U- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X--- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- ---- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- ---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 1  I -------- -------- --UU---- ---- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- ----U-U- ---- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- U-U- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ---- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- U------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- -------- ---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A-A----- A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ----K-K- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --AAA-A- A-A-A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- U------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C---X--- X---X--- X---X--- X---X--- I
Snare  I -------- A-A----- A-A----- A-A----- I 
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 	 

Cymbal I C---X--- X---O--- ------ ------ I 	 
Snare  I A------- A------- AAAAAA AAAAAA I	
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- ------ ------ I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- X----- ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets 

Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets 	

Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time (See Above)

Cymbal I B---B-- H------- B---B-- H------- I
Snare  I ------- A---A-A- ------- A---A-A- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- -------- K----K- -------- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- ------K -------- I
The +'s of beats 1 & 3 are 16th note triplets

Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets	

Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time(See Above)

Tom 1  I --UU---- -------- ------ ------- I	
Tom 2  I ----U-U- -------- ------ ------- I 
Tom 3  I -------- U-U----- ------ ------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- AAAAAA AAAA-A- I 
Tom 4  I -------- ----U-U- ------ ------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ ------- I
Beat 3, the + of 3, & beat 4 are 16th note triplets   	
	
Cymbal I C-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 		

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Cymbal I X-X-X--- X---X--- X-X-X--- X---X--- I
Snare  I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I B-X-B--- B---B--- B-X-B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I	
Snare  I -------- U------- ------U- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- -------- K------- K---K--- I

Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I A-----A- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I	
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A--- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --U---UUU- --U---UUU I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K---- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X-- I
Count 9 is a 16th note triplet

Time Signature:  6/8 (this next part is actually
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8) 
Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I 
Snare  I ------------ A----------- I	 
Bass 1 I K-------K--- --------K--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times 

Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I	
Snare  I ------------ A-------A-A- I	 
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ------------ I 	

Time Signature:  5/8 
Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time		

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ----X------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A----------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- --------K--- I  	
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times 

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ------------ I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- ----U-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- --------U-U- I
Snare  I -------- A------- U-U--------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------------ I  	
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I

Time Signature:  5/8
Cymbal I B---B-B- B---B-B----- I	
Snare  I -------- A----------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I

Time Signature:  5/8
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B---B--- I	
Snare  I -------- A----------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time 	

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I H------- H------- H------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I H------- H------- H----------- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I 

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I C---T--- ----T--- ----T--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----T--- ----T--- ----T------- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time 

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I	
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I ----O------- X-------X--- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A------- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- ------------ I 
 
Cymbal I C---O------- C---O------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --------A--- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- --------X--- I 

Cymbal I C-------O--- ----O------- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- K-------K--- I 
Bass 2 I ------------ X-------X--- I 

Cymbal I C---O------- O----------- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A-A-A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- ----X------- I

The next 18 measures (the drum break) are 
a bit sketchy, but the general format is correct.
 
Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A-----A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- ----K--- -------- ----K--- I 
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------- ------K- I 

Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A-----A- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- ----K--- K------- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- -------- -------- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- A---A--- ----A--- A------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- F------- ----F--- I
Tom 4  I -------- -A---A-- -----A-- -A------ I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K---K- ------K- --K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- ---K---K -------K ---K---- I

Tom 2  I ------ ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 3  I ------ -------- --AAA-A- -------- I
Snare  I AAAAAA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 4  I ------ -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 5  I ------ -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Beat 1 is 16th note triplet

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I C---C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I ------------ A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-----K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I C------- F------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- -------- -------- I 

Tom 1  I AAA-A--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 2  I ------AA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- --AAA-A- A-A----- I
Tom 5  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I

Perc 1 I -------- -------- ----T--- ----T--- I
Cymbal I ----C-C- C-C-C--- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A------- A------- I
Tom 5  I A-A----- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- K---K--- -------- -------- I 
Bass 2 I ------K- --K----- -------- -------- I

Perc 1 I ----T--- ----T--- -------- -------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A---A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ------K- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H---- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A-------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K-K ----K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------K- -------- I 
The ah of beat 3 is a 32nd note triplet 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- --H---H- ----H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A---A--- --A---A- ----A--- A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Snare  I F------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Snare  I ----A-A- A------- -------- ----F--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 	
Snare  I F------- -------- A-A-A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 	

Snare  I -------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-- I
Snare  I F------- ----F--- -------- ------- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- -------- -----A- I
Tom 5  I -------- -------- -------- ------A I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------ I
The + of beat four is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I -------- T------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I 	
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 		

Tom 2  I U-U----- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- U---U-U- -------- -------- I	
Snare  I ----U-U- --U----- U-U----- F---A-A- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 	
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ----K-K- -------- I 	

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat the previous two measure 1 time 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Snare  I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I ------U- ------U- -------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I T-----B- ----B--- T-----B- ----B--- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B------- -------- I
Snare  I U-----U- ----U--- U---A-A- A---A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---------B- ------------ I
Snare  I --A-A-A----- A---A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times 	

Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---X--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times	

Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---O--- I

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 	 
Bass 2 I X----------- ------------ I 	 

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 2 times 	

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ----K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 	

Cymbal I B-----B---B- ----B---B--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times 
 
Perc 1 I T---------T- --------T--- I
Cymbal I ------B----- ----B------- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Perc 1 I T----------- ----T---T--- I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ------------ I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Perc 1 I T----------- ------------ I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Cymbal I C-----B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I C-----H----- H-----H--------- H---H--- I
Snare  I ------A----- ------A--------- A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K---K--- K---K---K---K--- -------- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K---K- --K---K---K---K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I 	

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- C------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- -------- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- -------- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I 	

Time Signature:  2/4 (the next 2 measures are actually
a 19/16 bar, but I'm writing it as 2/4 + 11/16)
Tom 1  I ----U-U- -------- I
Tom 2  I F-U----- -------- I 
Snare  I -------- A-A----- I

Time Signature:  11/16
Perc 1 I T------- -------- ------ I
Cymbal I -------- ------S- S----- I
Snare  I ------A- A------- ------ I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ I	

Time Signature:  13/16
Cymbal I T------- T------- T--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A--A I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K--------- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K------- I 

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I C------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time 	

Time Signature:  6/8 (this next part is actually 
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8)
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare  I A---A---A--- ----A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I 

Snare  I F-------F--- ----F------- I 
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I

Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare  I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I 

Snare  I F-------F--- ----F------- I 
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- ------------ I
Snare  I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- F----------- I
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- ----K---K--- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- ------------ I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I O------ O------- X---O------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U--- --------U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K------- ----K------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X--- --------X--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 3 times

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare  I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I

Cymbal I B------- B------- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K---K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times

Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare  I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I

Cymbal I B------- B------- B------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I
Repeat the above measure 1 time

Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- T------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare  I ---A--- ----A-A-A--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times

Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time	

Time Signature:  4/4
Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I	
Snare  I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I ------- ----X--- -------- -------- I
The + of beat 1 is a 16th note triplet 

Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I	
Snare  I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------ ----X--- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times(See Above)

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X----- I
Snare  I -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A-A---A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I S-X-X-X- S-X-X-X- S-X-X-O- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Snare  I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I

Tom 2  I -------- -------- F-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- I 
Snare  I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I 	

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H------- --C---C- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A---A- F------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- --K---K- I

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 

Tom 2  I -------- -------- -A---- -------- I  	
Snare  I F-A---F- A---F--- A----- F---A-A- I	 
Tom 5  I -------- -------- --AA-- -------- I 	 
Bass 1 I ----K--- --K----- ----K- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -----K -------- I
Beat 3 is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 1 time 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A---A-A- I	
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ------UU I
Snare  I -------- ----A--- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- --K----- ----K--- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ----A-A- -------- I 
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I 	
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Snare  I ----A-A- A-A-A-AA A-A----- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I -------- --U----- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- C---C- --C--- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A----- ------ I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K- --K--- I
Beats 3 & 4 are a quarter note triplet

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C------- ------ ------ ------ I
Tom 3  I -------- ------ A-A--- ------ I
Snare  I -------- F----- ------ ------ I
Tom 4  I -------- ------ ----A- A----- I
Tom 5  I -------- ------ ------ --A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K-K- ------ ------ I
Beats 2, 3, and 4 are 8th note triplets

Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I 

This is the last metered measure.  There are six more unmetered
measures that are rock star tom/kick fills and guitar feedback.

                       END.
                           binman
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