Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind · 1997
a staple for a bouncy sustained pop-rock groove
- Artist
- Third Eye Blind
- Year
- 1997
- Genre
- pop-rock
- Drummer
- Brad Hargreaves
- Tempo
- 103 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- upbeat alt-pop groove with a bright shuffle lift
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
62bpm
Building
82bpm
Target
103bpm
The feel
A upbeat alt-pop groove with a bright shuffle lift in 4/4 around 103 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Lock the shuffle triplet; the #1 mistake is letting it straighten out as you speed up.
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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