Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana · 1991
Grunge staple teaching soft-loud dynamics and powerful backbeat.
- Artist
- Nirvana
- Year
- 1991
- Genre
- rock
- Drummer
- Dave Grohl
- Tempo
- 117 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- straight 8ths with dynamics
- Difficulty
- beginner
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The feel
A straight 8ths with dynamics in 4/4 around 117 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
Form
Intro · Verse · Pre-Chorus · Chorus · Verse · Pre-Chorus · Chorus · Guitar Solo · Verse · Chorus · Outro
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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