Schism
Tool · 2001
The definitive lesson in shifting odd meters, cycling through 5/8, 7/8 and beyond.
- Artist
- Tool
- Year
- 2001
- Genre
- progressive metal
- Drummer
- Danny Carey
- Tempo
- 74 bpm
- Time
- 5/8
- Feel
- straight
- Difficulty
- advanced
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Practice tempos
The feel
A straight in 5/8 around 74 BPM. It's slow — the space between hits is the hard part; keep the pulse dead steady and resist filling gaps.
Form
Intro (bass) · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Breakdown (shifting meters) · Build · Outro
What to watch
- •Advanced: isolate the single hardest bar and loop it slowly before ever playing along.
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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