Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes · 1983
A tight, punchy groove with stabs that teaches precision and dynamic accents.
- Artist
- Yes
- Year
- 1983
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Drummer
- Alan White
- Tempo
- 132 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- punchy pop-prog groove
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
80bpm
Building
106bpm
Target
132bpm
The feel
A punchy pop-prog groove in 4/4 around 132 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
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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