The Beatles · 1970 · drums by Ringo Starr
Let It Be
From Let It Be. Beginner · Straight · pop
Tempo
72BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- Under 90
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Some databases list 144, the eighth-note count.
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 42 and climbs to 72 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
The drums wait through the first verse and chorus, come in on the toms, and settle to a slow backbeat with tom fills between phrases. The tempo is slow enough that every hit is exposed; play it with the piano, not against it.
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 1970 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Ringo Starr songs
Songs at about 72 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.