Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke · 2013
a staple for a sparse funk-pop pocket with cowbell
- Artist
- Robin Thicke
- Year
- 2013
- Genre
- pop
- Drummer
- programmed (Pharrell Williams)
- Tempo
- 120 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- minimal funk-pop groove driven by cowbell and kick
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
72bpm
Building
96bpm
Target
120bpm
The feel
A minimal funk-pop groove driven by cowbell and kick in 4/4 around 120 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
- •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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