The Beatles · 1968 · drums by Ringo Starr
Hey Jude
From Hey Jude (single). Beginner · Straight · pop
Tempo
74BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- Under 90
- Difficulty
- Beginner
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 44 and climbs to 74 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
No drums for the first minute — Ringo was in the toilet when the take started and walked back in just in time. Then a simple, patient beat that gets louder for four minutes of "na na na". A good song for learning to hold a slow tempo without dragging.
Beginner: A steady beat and a fill or two — first-gig material.
Ringo Starr
- Ringo Starr's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1968 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Ringo Starr songs
Songs at about 74 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.