Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes · 2003
Minimalist groove perfect for developing feel and restraint.
- Artist
- The White Stripes
- Year
- 2003
- Genre
- rock
- Drummer
- Meg White
- Tempo
- 124 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- minimal straight 8ths
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
74bpm
Building
100bpm
Target
124bpm
The feel
A minimal straight 8ths in 4/4 around 124 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
Form
Riff Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Guitar Solo · Verse · Outro
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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