Milt, since it's the last chord in the song.... yes... give yourself the cushion Matt mentioned, but try to do your fade to silence in less than 2 measures. Longer than that doesn't sound good.... unless you're the Beatles where they used a really long fade on one of the songs... Day in the life? perhaps....

Shorter fades can also work well. Stinger type endings where you grab that cymbal.


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