Snarky Puppy · 2014 · drums by Larnell Lewis
Lingus
From We Like It Here. Expert · Straight · jazz
Tempo
130BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 100 and climbs to 130 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Ten minutes of fusion with a groove that shifts under the horn lines and the keyboard solo that broke the internet. Lewis plays a linear, ghost-noted funk feel through the head and opens up completely behind the solo. Study the ride pattern, then the way he leaves space.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Larnell Lewis
- Read the Larnell Lewis feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Larnell Lewis's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 2014 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
Songs at about 130 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.
- Best of You130
- Fool in the Rain130
- Jump130
- Easy Lover129
- Limelight131
- Hot for Teacher128