Refugee
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · 1979
A propulsive groove that teaches steady backbeat and tasteful support playing.
- Artist
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Year
- 1979
- Genre
- classic rock
- Drummer
- Stan Lynch
- Tempo
- 124 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- driving rock groove
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
74bpm
Building
100bpm
Target
124bpm
The feel
A driving rock groove in 4/4 around 124 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
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.
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Learn it
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