Meshuggah · 2008 · drums by Tomas Haake
Bleed
From obZen. Expert · Straight · metal
Tempo
115BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 85 and climbs to 115 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
The ride keeps straight quarter notes and the hands stay simple; the feet play a continuous stream of sixteenth-note triplets grouped in twos and threes against them, for seven minutes. Haake took six months to get it. Learn the kick figure on a pad with your hands first.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Tomas Haake
- Read the Tomas Haake feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Tomas Haake's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 2008 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
Songs at about 115 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.