1999
Prince · 1982
a staple for adapting classic LinnDrum programming to acoustic drums
- Artist
- Prince
- Year
- 1982
- Genre
- synthpop
- Drummer
- programmed (Prince, LinnDrum)
- Tempo
- 119 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- programmed LinnDrum funk-pop groove
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
72bpm
Building
96bpm
Target
119bpm
The feel
A programmed LinnDrum funk-pop groove in 4/4 around 119 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Funk lives in the hi-hat and the ghosted snare — tighten those before the backbeat.
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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