In the seventh season, winners from each episode will be brought together for a 'Tournament of Champions' at the end of the season to compete for the title of Ultimate Wipeout Champion. The first round features 24 contestants, while only the top four (top three in season 4 and after) will make it to the final round called the Wipeout Zone, where the winner earns the title of Wipeout Champion and a $50,000 grand prize. A marcato looks like this ^ and is to be played louder than a normal accent.During an episode, contestants compete through four rounds of competition until a final winner is chosen. A marcato is used in our sheet music to account for this.

NOTE: In order to produce the correct feel, multiple levels of accents must be used. Even so, we’ve transcribed, note-for-note, the original drum part that set the wheel spinning in 1963. Though the drum beats vary slightly, the main feel of the song’s famous drum part holds true. Perhaps because of this, there have been many covers and versions of the song. Every drummer wanted (and perhaps needed) to learn Wipe Out to earn their “surf cred.” It was so unique to the surf scene that the song could be immediately identified simply by tapping out the drum beat on a dinner table or desk. In the prime of the ’60s So Cal surf music craze, Wilson experimented with this energetic, drum-centric beat full of sixteenth notes and accents.

If you’ve ever told anybody that you’re a drummer, then you’ve most likely been asked more than once, “Can you play Wipe Out?” Ron Wilson’s drum track, which was reportedly a sped up version of his high school marching band’s drum cadence, played an integral part to the song’s success and longevity. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GBP £).

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