No Scrubs
TLC · 1999
a staple for a laid-back programmed R&B pocket
- Artist
- TLC
- Year
- 1999
- Genre
- pop
- Drummer
- programmed
- Tempo
- 94 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- programmed R&B-pop groove
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
56bpm
Building
76bpm
Target
94bpm
The feel
A programmed R&B-pop groove in 4/4 around 94 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.
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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