I Want It That Way
Backstreet Boys · 1999
a staple for a steady programmed pop-ballad feel
- Artist
- Backstreet Boys
- Year
- 1999
- Genre
- dance-pop
- Drummer
- programmed (Max Martin)
- Tempo
- 99 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- mid-tempo programmed pop-ballad groove
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
60bpm
Building
80bpm
Target
99bpm
The feel
A mid-tempo programmed pop-ballad groove in 4/4 around 99 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
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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