Part 4 · Rock Grooves · Chapter 55

Half-Time Feel

In a half-time groove the snare plays only on beat 3. The tempo stays the same but the music feels twice as slow and heavy.

EXAMPLE 55.1Half-time
TEMPO
EXAMPLE 55.2Half-time with sixteenth hats
TEMPO

Hear the differenceTIP

Play four bars of the basic rock beat, then four bars of half-time at the same tempo. The song seems to slow down even though the click doesn’t.

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