The Trooper
Iron Maiden · 1983
The definitive galloping ride-and-kick pattern that underpins classic metal.
- Artist
- Iron Maiden
- Year
- 1983
- Genre
- heavy metal
- Drummer
- Nicko McBrain
- Tempo
- 161 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- straight
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
96bpm
Building
128bpm
Target
161bpm
The feel
A straight in 4/4 around 161 BPM. It's fast — economy of motion is everything; speed comes from relaxation, not force.
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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