Green Day · 2004 · drums by Tré Cool
American Idiot
From American Idiot. Advanced · Straight · punk
Tempo
186BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 150+
- Difficulty
- Advanced
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 156 and climbs to 186 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Punk eighths on the hat at 186 with the snare on every backbeat, stops with the guitar in the chorus, and a middle section on the floor tom. The stops are where it falls apart if the tempo has drifted.
Advanced: Fast, odd, or both; the part is the reason the song is famous.
Tré Cool
- Read the Tré Cool feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Tré Cool's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 2004 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.