Tool · 2006 · drums by Danny Carey
Vicarious
From 10,000 Days. Expert · Odd meters · prog
Tempo
115BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4 with 5/4 sections
- Feel
- Odd meters
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 85 and climbs to 115 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Seven minutes of Carey at full stretch: double-kick figures that answer the guitar, sections in five, and the long outro that builds fills over the riff. The famous middle section uses the electronic pads. Learn it a section at a time.
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 2006 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Danny Carey songs
Songs at about 115 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.