Rush · 1981 · drums by Neil Peart
YYZ
From Moving Pictures. Expert · Odd meters · prog
Tempo
141BPM
- Time signature
- 5/4 intro, then 4/4
- Feel
- Odd meters
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 111 and climbs to 141 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
The intro spells Y-Y-Z in Morse code on the ride bell in 5/4, and the rest is a written drum part as much as a groove: unison stabs with the bass, a crescendo across the toms, and the cross-stick solo section. An instrumental, so there is nowhere to hide.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Neil Peart
- Neil Peart's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1981 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Neil Peart songs
All 3 Neil Peart songs at tempo →
- Tom Sawyer88
- Limelight131
Songs at about 141 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.