Float On
Modest Mouse · 2004
Upbeat indie groove great for learning steady time and simple accents.
- Artist
- Modest Mouse
- Year
- 2004
- Genre
- indie rock
- Drummer
- Benjamin Weikel
- Tempo
- 138 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- driving straight 8ths
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
82bpm
Building
110bpm
Target
138bpm
The feel
A driving straight 8ths in 4/4 around 138 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
What to watch
- •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.
Generated from this song's groove profile — analysis only, no notation. A human-reviewed AI brief with a full groove breakdown, key moments and song map replaces this as briefs roll out.
Learn it
Find drum tutorials on YouTube ↗iDrum links to where lessons already live — we don't host recordings or publish transcriptions. Play along from your own music.
Discussion
Set your name to start a discussion about this song.