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Light My Fire

The Doors · 1967

Blends Latin feel with rock and an extended jam, teaching feel versatility.

Artist
The Doors
Year
1967
Genre
psychedelic rock
Drummer
John Densmore
Tempo
124 bpm
Time
4/4
Feel
Latin-jazz-tinged rock
Difficulty
intermediate

Drummer's Quick-Start

Practice tempos

Woodshed
74bpm
Building
100bpm
Target
124bpm

The feel

A Latin-jazz-tinged rock in 4/4 around 124 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.

What to watch

  • •Anchor everything to the clave/ostinato; keep it steady while the rest moves.

How to learn it

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