Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley and the Wailers · 1983
Well-known one-drop for practicing steady reggae time and dynamics.
- Artist
- Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Year
- 1983
- Genre
- reggae
- Drummer
- Carlton Barrett
- Tempo
- 82 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- one drop
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
50bpm
Building
66bpm
Target
82bpm
The feel
A one drop in 4/4 around 82 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
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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