Phil Collins · 1985 · drums by Phil Collins
Sussudio
From No Jacket Required. Intermediate · Straight · pop
Tempo
121BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 91 and climbs to 121 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
A drum-machine-tight pop groove with the snare pushed slightly ahead and horn stabs to hit with. The verses are almost machine-like; the fills round the toms in the choruses are where Collins the drummer shows through.
Intermediate: Needs independence, a feel, or fills you have to learn.
Phil Collins
- Read the Phil Collins feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Phil Collins's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1985 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Phil Collins songs
Songs at about 121 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.