Soundgarden · 1994 · drums by Matt Cameron
Black Hole Sun
From Superunknown. Intermediate · Straight · rock
Tempo
105BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 75 and climbs to 105 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
A slow, wide beat with the kick under the arpeggiated guitar and the snare on a fat, deep backbeat, opening into the crashing chorus. The bridge shifts under you — Cameron plays it straight and lets the guitars do the bending.
Intermediate: Needs independence, a feel, or fills you have to learn.
Matt Cameron
- Read the Matt Cameron feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Matt Cameron's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1994 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Matt Cameron songs
All 3 Matt Cameron songs at tempo →
- Spoonman92
- Rusty Cage102
Songs at about 105 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.