{"id":32224,"date":"2021-11-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=32224"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:17:11","slug":"9-bonham-drum-beats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/9-bonham-drum-beats\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Bonham Grooves Every Drummer Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m6wRXeqp36M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was John Bonham the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/the-top-100-drummers-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best drummer in the world<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;or at least the best in your books?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this 9 minute video, Brandon Toews breaks down 9 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-john-bonham-drum-licks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Bonham&#8217;s top grooves<\/a> on a Ludwig memorial kit modeled by Ronn Dunnett after Bonzo&#8217;s stainless drums! (Psst: click here for some free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/22-free-led-zeppelin-drum-transcriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Led Zeppelin drum transcriptions<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Good Times Bad Times<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220830\/qt-9-must-know-john-bonham-drum-beats-01-1636976861.svg\" alt=\"good times bad times drum music\n\" class=\"wp-image-32256\" width=\"839\" height=\"213\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This song was really the first time the world heard Bonham on a record. Keep your right hand on the cowbell while you play through this four bar phrase from verse 1. Focus on the bass drum doubles played as triplets and keep the 8th notes going on the hi-hat with your left foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Immigrant Song<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220830\/qt-9-must-know-john-bonham-drum-beats-02-1636977041.svg\" alt=\"immigrant song drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32255\" width=\"839\" height=\"110\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Bonham&#8217;s most famous grooves, you&#8217;ll get a kick (ha) out of the syncopated 16th note bass drum pattern.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/john-bonham-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for a full drum tutorial!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Achilles Last Stand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220829\/qt-9-must-know-john-bonham-drum-beats-03-1636977077.svg\" alt=\"achilles last stand drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32254\" width=\"840\" height=\"216\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The energetic playing and quick bass drum makes this song a top contender for drummers&#8217; favorite Zeppelin tracks. This phrase comes from verse 6, but you&#8217;ll hear the same underlying idea in all verse sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ramble On<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220828\/rambleon.svg\" alt=\"ramble on drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32253\" width=\"839\" height=\"117\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This chorus groove&#8217;s offbeat syncopated bass drums line up perfectly with the bass part. Listen to those ghost notes at the end of the 2-bar phrase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Song Remains The Same<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220828\/thesongremainsthesame.svg\" alt=\"the song remains the same drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32252\" width=\"840\" height=\"129\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those hi-hats are loose and keep a quarter note pulse while syncopated kicks drive the song underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When The Levee Breaks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220827\/whentheleveebreaks.svg\" alt=\"When The Levee Breaks drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32251\" width=\"840\" height=\"233\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is possibly the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZYDDX1DHDU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controversial Zeppelin track<\/a> (the delay on the record makes it sound like there are extra hits). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/when-the-levee-breaks-drum-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for a full drum tutorial!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In My Time Of Dying<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220826\/inmytimeofdying.svg\" alt=\"in my time of dying drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32250\" width=\"841\" height=\"233\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is from the interlude before verse 3. Get a load of those over the bar line snare fills and syncopated kicks before it ends with a bar of 9\/8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trampled Under Foot<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220826\/trampledunderfoot.svg\" alt=\"trampled under foot drum music\" class=\"wp-image-32249\" width=\"840\" height=\"106\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This beat was inspired by Stevie Wonder (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/superstition-drum-groove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superstition<\/a>&#8220;) and funk music, and it was part of Led Zeppelin&#8217;s touring set from 1975-1980. This verse features loose hi-hats and doubles on the kick drum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rock And Roll<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18220825\/rockandroll.svg\" alt=\"rock and roll drum music led zeppelin\" class=\"wp-image-32248\" width=\"841\" height=\"212\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know this drum intro comes directly from a 1957 recording of &#8220;Keep A Knockin'&#8221; by Little Richard? It&#8217;s a classic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which groove is your favorite? You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-triplets-like-bonham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learn to play like Bonham<\/a> and get the entire Led Zeppelin discography transcribed note for note when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join Drumeo<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how to play 9 of John Bonham&#8217;s best drum beats!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":32266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4017,4025,4019,4016],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32224"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32265,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32224\/revisions\/32265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}