What you play
Nothing written here: the song is the score. Pick one between 70 and 100 BPM from the songs, where every tempo is measured, and play the groove that fits.
70 BPM
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How to play it
- 1Pick a song you love between 70 and 100 BPM. The song pages here have the tempo measured, so start there.
- 2Find the drummer's kick and snare. Your bass and snare take their jobs.
- 3Play the groove that fits: 3-2 for pop, 5-2 for Latin, 5-3 for ballads. Bar after bar of solid groove is the job.
- 4If you get lost, drop to bass on 1 and snare on the backbeat, then rebuild.
- 5Record at least half the song, about 120 seconds, with the song audible in the room.
Listen forLocks with the song's tempo and feel for the duration, with musical dynamics and a steady recovery from slips.
start 70 · pass 100 BPM · take about 120s
Record a take
About 120s. Phone about a metre away, facing the front plate. Have the song playing in the room; I need to hear it too. You get my notes within a minute of sending it.
Watch out for
- • Overplaying. A groove that serves the song beats a busy one.
- • Ignoring the song's dynamics (verse soft, chorus big)
- • Stopping when you slip instead of riding back in