Paul Simon · 1980 · drums by Steve Gadd
Late in the Evening
From One-Trick Pony. Expert · Straight · pop
Tempo
118BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 88 and climbs to 118 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Gadd plays a mozambique with two sticks in each hand — four sticks, matched pairs — so the pattern on the bell and the cross-stick lands as a chord. Learn it with two sticks first: the mozambique is the groove, the four sticks are the sound.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Steve Gadd
- Read the Steve Gadd feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Steve Gadd's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1980 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Steve Gadd songs
Songs at about 118 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.