Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett · 1966
Ubiquitous bar-band standard with a relaxed soul pocket.
- Artist
- Wilson Pickett
- Year
- 1966
- Genre
- soul
- Drummer
- Roger Hawkins
- Tempo
- 112 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- soul backbeat
- Difficulty
- beginner
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
68bpm
Building
90bpm
Target
112bpm
The feel
A soul backbeat in 4/4 around 112 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.
Generated from this song's groove profile — analysis only, no notation. A human-reviewed AI brief with a full groove breakdown, key moments and song map replaces this as briefs roll out.
Learn it
Find drum tutorials on YouTube ↗iDrum links to where lessons already live — we don't host recordings or publish transcriptions. Play along from your own music.
Discussion
Set your name to start a discussion about this song.