Soundgarden · 1991 · drums by Matt Cameron
Rusty Cage
From Badmotorfinger. Advanced · Odd meters · rock
Tempo
102BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4, shifting
- Feel
- Odd meters
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Advanced
The main riff tempo; the outro drops to a slower, heavier feel.
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 72 and climbs to 102 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
A driving riff with the kick doubling the guitar, meter tricks through the verses, and the heavy half-speed outro where the whole song changes gear. Cameron's fills across the tempo change are the section to study.
Advanced: Fast, odd, or both; the part is the reason the song is famous.
Matt Cameron
- Read the Matt Cameron feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Matt Cameron's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1991 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Matt Cameron songs
Songs at about 102 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.