Kryptonite
3 Doors Down · 2000
Simple radio-rock groove ideal for beginners learning solid backbeat.
- Artist
- 3 Doors Down
- Year
- 2000
- Genre
- alt-rock
- Drummer
- Richard Liles
- Tempo
- 99 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- straight 8ths
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
60bpm
Building
80bpm
Target
99bpm
The feel
A straight 8ths in 4/4 around 99 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Play to a metronome and prize consistency over speed — even time is the whole game.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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Learn it
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