tuki. - 人生讚歌 / Song of Life Practice Notes

Before playing along with the track, I like to break each section down and master it, so I don’t panic and mess up during the performance.@@
The Intro rhythm is fairly friendly — I wish the whole song was like this (lol).

Next is the chorus rhythm. This part is pretty approachable; repeat it a few times and smooth out the sticking.

For the first fill in this song, pay special attention to the transition from 16ths to 8ths — it’s easy to rush it.

Then I worked my way to section C, which I think is one of the toughest bridges in the song =口=
I spent a lot of time repeating it; only after many takes did it start to feel smoother. (sweat)

You can practice this passage by isolating it into a 2-bar loop first.

Once that’s clean, extend the loop to 4 bars.

Keep at it — only the last 2 bars left!

The final two bars

If the sextuplets and octuplets aren’t solid yet, practice them separately.
For sextuplets, start by playing eighth notes: R L
Then switch to sextuplets: R L R L R L
Begin slow and drill the sticking until it’s comfortable.

The sticking for the octuplets is:
R R｜R L R L｜R L R L
If it feels awkward when played evenly, try adding an accent where indicated below to drive the following three notes — that can make the grouping easier to control.

I practiced up to bars 70–71, which I consider the song’s “big boss” section! (sweat)
That part is really hard to hit accurately; I spent a lot of time repeating it XD

After finally clearing the big boss, another “mini-boss” fill showed up @@

There are a few more small fills to watch out for.

Finish practicing the outro and you’re done for the day!

Overall, the biggest challenges in this song are the heavy use of sextuplets and octuplets, and the “sextuplets to octuplets” transitions in the big-boss section.
Those parts need patient breakdown and lots of repetition to become stable and smooth.
Hope this practice log helps — good luck getting this one up to speed! 🥁