Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham! · 1984
a staple for an upbeat, cheerful pop backbeat
- Artist
- Wham!
- Year
- 1984
- Genre
- pop
- Drummer
- programmed / Trevor Morais
- Tempo
- 168 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- bright uptempo Motown-flavored pop groove
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
100bpm
Building
134bpm
Target
168bpm
The feel
A bright uptempo Motown-flavored pop groove in 4/4 around 168 BPM. It's fast — economy of motion is everything; speed comes from relaxation, not force.
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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