Green Day · 2004 · drums by Tré Cool
Holiday
From American Idiot. Intermediate · Straight · punk
Tempo
147BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 117 and climbs to 147 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
A marching snare intro, then a driving beat with the kick doubling the bass. The "sieg heil" bridge goes to a stomp on the floor tom. Straightforward, but it has to be tight to the bass.
Intermediate: Needs independence, a feel, or fills you have to learn.
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 147 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.