Fake Empire
The National · 2007
Distinctive triplet-against-duple groove for developing polyrhythmic feel.
- Artist
- The National
- Year
- 2007
- Genre
- indie rock
- Drummer
- Bryan Devendorf
- Tempo
- 104 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- polyrhythmic swung feel
- Difficulty
- advanced
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
62bpm
Building
84bpm
Target
104bpm
The feel
A polyrhythmic swung feel in 4/4 around 104 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Advanced: isolate the single hardest bar and loop it slowly before ever playing along.
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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