Lyin' Eyes
Eagles · 1975
A slow country-rock ballad useful for playing with a relaxed, behind-the-beat pocket.
- Artist
- Eagles
- Year
- 1975
- Genre
- country-rock
- Drummer
- Don Henley
- Tempo
- 84 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- laid-back backbeat
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
50bpm
Building
68bpm
Target
84bpm
The feel
A laid-back backbeat in 4/4 around 84 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
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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