Blinding Lights
The Weeknd · 2019
a staple for an uptempo synthwave-pop groove on the kit
- Artist
- The Weeknd
- Year
- 2019
- Genre
- synthpop
- Drummer
- programmed (Max Martin / Oscar Holter)
- Tempo
- 171 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- driving 80s-synthwave programmed beat
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
102bpm
Building
136bpm
Target
171bpm
The feel
A driving 80s-synthwave programmed beat in 4/4 around 171 BPM. It's fast — economy of motion is everything; speed comes from relaxation, not force.
What to watch
- •Keep the quarter-note kick relentless and even — it's the engine.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
Generated from this song's groove profile — analysis only, no notation. A human-reviewed AI brief with a full groove breakdown, key moments and song map replaces this as briefs roll out.
Learn it
Find drum tutorials on YouTube ↗iDrum links to where lessons already live — we don't host recordings or publish transcriptions. Play along from your own music.
Discussion
Set your name to start a discussion about this song.