Before He Cheats
Carrie Underwood · 2006
A driving modern country-rock backbeat with a strong, radio-ready pocket.
- Artist
- Carrie Underwood
- Year
- 2006
- Genre
- modern country
- Drummer
- session
- Tempo
- 148 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- country-rock backbeat
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
88bpm
Building
118bpm
Target
148bpm
The feel
A country-rock backbeat in 4/4 around 148 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
What to watch
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
- •Keep the quarter-note kick relentless and even — it's the engine.
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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