Classic groove · Dave Grohl · Foo Fighters, 1997
Everlong (verse)
158 BPM · two bars · sixteenths, four steps to the beat · simplified for the grid
32 steps · a brighter cell is an accent · the darker columns mark the beats (4 steps each). Rows used: Hi-hat, Snare, Kick.
What the drums do
The verse: driving eighths, the backbeat, and a two-bar kick pattern whose catch is the "and" of four in the first bar landing into the "and" of one in the second. Simplified — the record's hi-hat goes to sixteenths in the choruses.
Dave Grohl
- Read the Dave Grohl feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Dave Grohl's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware this was played on, era by era.
- Everlong at 158 BPM →The song page: the tempo, the metronome at that tempo, and the drum part.
How to use it
- Open it in the lab and press play. Listen for the beats the note points at before you look at the grid.
- Tap ½ speed and play along on a pad or the kit until the placement is yours, then let it back up to 158.
- Change one thing. Move a kick, drop a ghost note, add an open hat. The groove is a starting point, and the lab saves what you make of it.