Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999 · drums by Chad Smith
Scar Tissue
From Californication. Beginner · Straight · rock
Tempo
89BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- Under 90
- Difficulty
- Beginner
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 59 and climbs to 89 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Cross-stick through the verses, snare in the choruses, and a kick that stays with the bass throughout. A song for learning to switch between rim click and full snare without changing the feel.
Beginner: A steady beat and a fill or two — first-gig material.
Chad Smith
- Read the Chad Smith feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Chad Smith's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1999 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Chad Smith songs
Songs at about 89 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.