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MakeDamnSure

Taking Back Sunday · 2006

Emo-rock groove with punchy fills for developing energy and dynamics.

Artist
Taking Back Sunday
Year
2006
Genre
emo
Drummer
Mark O'Connell
Tempo
132 bpm
Time
4/4
Feel
driving straight 8ths
Difficulty
intermediate

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Practice tempos

Woodshed
80bpm
Building
106bpm
Target
132bpm

The feel

A driving straight 8ths in 4/4 around 132 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

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