I'm aware that the majority of the song is in 4/4.. but the breakdown section (after the massive snare roll) is throwing me off. I have 3 variations, it could be 7/4, 15/8, or 9/4.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone know what it is?

4/4.

I'm not getting 4/4 at all...

maybe your cd is scratched.

seriously, though. like, focus on the bass, or something.

Originally posted by tcm
seriously, though. like, focus on the bass, or something.

yeah, listen to the left high hat foot taps

Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw..

Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw..

Originally posted by paranoid
Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw.. it's in 4/4. just because the snare hits are not on 2 and 4 doesn't mean it's in a different time signature.

Originally posted by paranoid
could be 7/4, 15/8, or 9/4.


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you're all wrong....what drummers you are!
it's 6/8 just like glass and the ghost children...in fact, it's almost the same tempo as live versions of that song.
again, it is not 4/4. 4/4 is a straight rhythm kind of like on shame, in its simplest form.
ggggg unit.

Originally posted by herzogxyu
you're all wrong....what drummers you are!
it's 6/8 just like glass and the ghost children...in fact, it's almost the same tempo as live versions of that song.
again, it is not 4/4. 4/4 is a straight rhythm kind of like on shame, in its simplest form.
ggggg unit.

Are you talking about the song in general? Because it sounds more like 8/8, which is closer to 4/4 than 6/8 is you crackmonkey

I'm listening to the site and I'm not hearing this massive snare roll dudes

Ok, i figured it out.

Massive snare roll, that long snare roll jimmers does before the breakdown/rockin tom section.

The rest of the song is in 4/4.. the breakdown section is in 4/4 as well but is patterned around a bar of 6/8, another bar of 6/8, then a bar of 4/8.. if you count out all the 8th notes, it just becomes 4/4. They are using hemiola here.. it's pretty cool.

i stand corrected. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by paranoid
a bar of 6/8, another bar of 6/8, then a bar of 4/8..
bullshit. that's like saying the drum intro to love will tear us apart is a bar of 3/8 another bar of 3/8 and then a bar of 2/8. accents is the word you need to know.