24K Magic
Bruno Mars · 2016
a staple for a modern funk-pop programmed groove feel
- Artist
- Bruno Mars
- Year
- 2016
- Genre
- pop
- Drummer
- programmed (Shampoo Press & Curl)
- Tempo
- 107 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- programmed new-jack-swing-influenced funk beat
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
64bpm
Building
86bpm
Target
107bpm
The feel
A programmed new-jack-swing-influenced funk beat in 4/4 around 107 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.
What to watch
- •Lock the shuffle triplet; the #1 mistake is letting it straighten out as you speed up.
- •Funk lives in the hi-hat and the ghosted snare — tighten those before the backbeat.
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.
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