Hollaback Girl
Gwen Stefani · 2005
a staple for a stark, heavy programmed pop groove
- Artist
- Gwen Stefani
- Year
- 2005
- Genre
- pop
- Drummer
- programmed (Pharrell Williams)
- Tempo
- 110 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- sparse marching-band-influenced programmed beat
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
66bpm
Building
88bpm
Target
110bpm
The feel
A sparse marching-band-influenced programmed beat in 4/4 around 110 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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