Tool · 2001 · drums by Danny Carey
Schism
From Lateralus. Expert · Odd meters · prog
Tempo
107BPM
- Time signature
- 5/8 + 7/8, shifting
- Feel
- Odd meters
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 77 and climbs to 107 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Mostly in twelve counted as 5 + 7, with the meter changing over forty times across the song. The bass carries the count; the drums play a groove that sounds relaxed over it, which is the hard part. The polyrhythmic middle section is a study in itself.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Danny Carey
- Read the Danny Carey feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Danny Carey's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 2001 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Danny Carey songs
Songs at about 107 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.