Green Day · 2004 · drums by Tré Cool
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
From American Idiot. Beginner · Straight · punk
Tempo
83BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- Under 90
- Difficulty
- Beginner
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 53 and climbs to 83 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Slow eighths on the hi-hat with the kick on one and the "and" of two, opening up to the crash in the chorus. One of the first full songs most rock drummers learn, and a good one for keeping a slow tempo honest.
Beginner: A steady beat and a fill or two — first-gig material.
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.
More Tré Cool songs
Songs at about 83 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.