Nirvana · 1991 · drums by Dave Grohl
Come As You Are
From Nevermind. Beginner · Straight · rock
Tempo
120BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Beginner
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 90 and climbs to 120 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
A plain eighth-note beat with the kick under the bass line, which makes it one of the first full songs a beginner can play. Keep the hi-hat loose in the verses and lift to the ride for the chorus.
Beginner: A steady beat and a fill or two — first-gig material.
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, era by era — look for the 1991 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Dave Grohl songs
Songs at about 120 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.
- Destination Unknown121
- Sussudio121
- Late in the Evening118
- Aja117
- By the Way123
- Enter Sandman123