5 Must-Know John Bonham Drum Licks (Drum Lesson)
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2024
- Led Zeppelin’s legendary drummer, John Bonham, regularly tops ‘best drummer’ lists around the world. Brian Tichy - who once organized a tribute night to honor the 30th anniversary of Bonham’s passing - is the perfect player to cover these five classic licks every drummer should know.
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1. Crossover Triplets: 0:20
2. "Fool in the Rain": 1:19
3. "Good Times Bad Times": 2:26
4. "Rock and Roll" Intro: 3:41
5. Bonzo Live Fury: 4:50
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This is the template for all vids. No intro, no chat just do it. 10/10
ABSOLUTELY!! Thank GOD it wasn't a bunch of blah blah before and between the good stuff.
Couldn't agree more. I thought this many times throughout the video.
Ikr. Shortest 6 min video I've seen.
Thank you
Exactly
Finally someone plays John Bonham correctly, very rare indeed
Correct. Not many move the feet like Bonzo
Brian can play better than Bonham.
However, Bonham was 2 generations ago...so back then this stuff was crazy good
@@toddlavigne6441 lol you're out of your damn mind!
@Don Gato....Actually. NO...think about it, every generation gets better at least technically, not with feel. That's a gift and can't be learned. I guess it depends on how you define better. In my humble opinion Carmine Appice had equally as good fills as Bonham and chops as good if not better, considering Bonham learned from Carmine. Not sure if your a drummer, but did you actually read my comment? Emotional bias is really strong in Bonham's favour. In the 70's Phil Collins was at least as good if not better than Bonham.
Different style, but Phil is a genius and Bonham was very very talented. Big difference.
"out of you're DAMN mind" sounds like a working class counter point. It has no meaning. In a debate I would have already won. Don't want to win just want to hear a argument worth listening to. LOL
seriously! .. Just for passing the time, I watched some joker with zero feel try and explain how to play FITR... Didn`t play the ghost notes, didn`t Mention the ghost notes, ... not sure he even knew what ghost notes were.. The groove sounded like a martian eating Stale popcorn.. Wtf! Thank goodness..This dude is just rad. One of the best drum vids Ive seen, period.
I’m a 60-year-old lady who knows nothing about drums but I sure do love watching you guys explain and breakdown how people came up and how people play in songs that I have loved and grown up with.
‘Here are 5 bonham licks you definitely won’t be playing this lifetime’
My thoughts exactly! Lol
Come on man, everyone uses Bonham triplets. Super simple to learn, even for a beginner.
TopSet Ikr, just do it slow to build muscle memory and you’ll be flying in a few days
I understand the half time shuffle but I dont think I’ll ever get it down right
bigbromiki1 Started playing in ‘82 (I’m old) 😆 Took 3 years to get the half time (Perdie) shuffle down. Jeff Porcaro (Steely Dan, Toto) and legendary studio player was a master and he hated it 😆
Man, the drummer and the kit sound fantastic.
Hey Jeff🙋
Cl Dn oh heyyy
It's perfectly tuned for Fool in the Rain. It sounds just like the isolated drum track when he plays it. Super smooth
This dude last year came in to our high school and played at our percussion ensemble
The sound is actually real Bonham. Made me chicken curl!
This guy is great! Only 6 minutes, but so much material was covered and explained perfectly
Exactly!!!!
Oh man, this drummer is actually great! Good sound, everything grooves, excellent time. I wish all instructional videos were like this.
@@tonisalama1371 YES,, as i said before, he can eat me out any day. YO
Very cool. The " rock and roll" intro explanation is a mystery solver. 👍
I think he said it’s from Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” but the intro sounds more like it’s from Little Richard’s “Keep a’ Knockin’”
Brian Tichy's drumming is the most impressive thing about this video!
Agr33d
Never seen someone sound so close to Bonzo
Agree!
@@leonovi You might want to listen to Jason Bonham.
@@mckenzielaine760 this guy is blowing my mind. God bless him. Bonham, reincarnated!!!
*This guy broke everything down amazingly!!! ..and now my 8 yr old daughter is nailing Bonzo's criss crossing the kit!! Thank you very much sir. JP*
Holy crap! I'm a 56 year old drummer and that is not easy!! Maybe your daughter can give me some lessons!🤣 Great that she is inspired by one of the giants! The mighty John Bonham!
Is your daughters name Yoyoka??? :) lol
@@johnrowland1883 ... I'm afraid not mate.
Great drummer. Man, I looked him up and this guy Brian Tichy has played or recorded with Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne and Foreigner to name a few. No wonder he sounds so good.
Check out his stuff with Zakk Wylde in Pride and Glory. Big and powerful, just great shit.
@@darrylgrant4718 "A Horse Called War" & "Toe'n The Line"...DAAAAAYUMM!
He played with them BECAUSE he sounds so good, not the other way around
damn
I was expecting some inaccurate executions and empty words... I was SO wrong. Good job!
Of course, Its Brian fuckin Tichy! The guy knows Bonham like the back of his hand.
He explained it 100% dead on. I lead with the right doing the cross over triplet, and have for 30 years, but I'm working it up leading left. Good times bad times was my single bass workout when I dropped the double kick pedal at 16
Yeah, me too......fortunaly we both wrong....👍🏼🤣
It's a very good practice to have low expectations in most of life situations. I usually do that.
Dude this guy loves bonham more than anyone!! He nails it
This is the best instructional video I've ever seen. The beat was explained, played slow then fast, executed perfectly and then moves on to the next. Sounds amazing, nice camera angles and a friendly attitude. Great job, keep it up!
That’s a rare whole new level of quality: great drummer, amazing sound quality, clear and simple video. Thank you so much!
First day on the internet? There are thousands of videos like this.
He really has the Bonham feel down! You also can't go wrong with the Ludwig-Paiste-Remo combination 👌
I manage (almost) with sonor. (Paiste and Remo with a bit of zildjian). But saying you're almost as good as Bonham is sacrilegious. I'm almost as good as someone who isn't anywhere near as good as Bonham.
2002's Sound Edge Hi-Hat's and symbols. I still use the John Bonham Specials.
@@Calken54 I should be so lucky! The closest I've got is a Ludwig black magic snare.
emlix1 your lucky too they make the best Snares.
emlix1 I’ve seen bands playing Zeppelin the were the best musicians that’s why on one comes close.
For those of us who don´t own/have barely touched drums, this is like wizardry.
I've been playing drums since 2010 and he's still a wizard to me lmao
This is the best version of John Bonham's licks I ve ever heard!!!
Luis Dieguez I’d like to see all the guys who thumbs downed it make this video
Why not just listen to the Bonham isolated drum tracks?
@@Anomaly.Filmworks bc this is explained in detail. Its hard to hear on a muffled track.
I know im a bit late but idc
@@JesseOnThaDrums listen to the isolated tracks... nothing muffled
@@Anomaly.Filmworks yeah I know but what I meant by muffled is that its never fully clear what they're playing.
Its do-able but its easier watching one of these videos where everything is explained in detailed fashion.
Especially for percussionist/drummers who want to know the techniques Bonham does because its not really easy to hear if he's going Left Right Kick
or R K L.
All im saying is that its so much easier watching an explained video instead of just listening and guessing
"Good times bad times, triplet on the bass, 19 years old comes out and sets the bar". Yeaup, and then kept raising it.
Great vid, nice work.
He turned 20 on 5/31/68 (d.o.b. 5/31/48). Led Zeppelin’s first album recorded at Olympic Studios late October to early November 1968.
Brian's quickly becoming my new favorite Drumeo instructor
One of my favorites will always be the "When the Levee Breaks." That is the heaviest chillin' grove ever! Relax, sit in the back or the pocket and let it flow.
Yeah man! The first time I heard it, I was only 8 years old and an older sibling was playing the album when it first came out.
Bonham recorded the drums in a stairwell for that song. Badass.
Duntay that was actually Jimmy Page’s idea to achieve that echoing drum sound. That’s the reason why he was called a creative genius in the studio back in his time.
I was playing drums in a bar band when Led Zep was recording their earliest albums. I'd play the record at half speed trying to figure out what Bonham was doing. Wish we'd had a tutorial like this back then.
How could anyone dislike this? Straight to the meat and ZERO filler. Two, three, four!....
I'm not a drummer but I have been playing guitar for 55 years and Bonham was my favorite drummer of all time. You seem to emulate him really well with your drumming. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you!
Great video! Straightforward, no overcomplication. This simple explanation finally made the Rock'n Roll intro "click" for me!
agreed!
Christopher Same here, could never get that timing right towards the end. Using this as a reference will make it a lot easier.
Yep. I found out about the chuck berry/little Richard drum intro with & of 3 about 10 years ago I felt so stupid. It’s like the greatest drum riddle of all time.
Bonham was a god on the drums. RIP. His drumming will always be considered GOAT.
Still. Over 40 + years later. No one swings like Bonzo. 😥
Listen with headphones. Those drums sound amazing! You can hear the tone of them so much better than on the old Zep recordings. This is basically the greatest drum tutorial video ever made for so many reasons. Also I never realized how ambidextrous Bonham was. So impressive.
You must be new to the internet.
OMG Blew me away, thanks for the tip :-)
He’s right. Find one better.. ya can’t.
Very easy to understand / simple breakdown of these parts. Great job Brian
He's outstanding. Up there with Carmine Appice IMO
@@gregbaldwin5144 I'd totally agree
Bro it’s been 3 years since I played drums. Because of this video I’m picking up the sticks and practice everything in this video. Thanks Brian 13 years of drumming you’ve sparked that fire in me I once had. \m/
samuel rosales . I know right! I want to start a band up again.
who in the hell would give this a thumbs down??? Brian is right on the money here. Fantastic.
Well done, I enjoyed this very much. Have played drums for over 50 years and still learned something here. Thanks mate!
Simple no bullshit and to the point, good job Brian and that kit sounds insane.
I always felt drummers were so under-rated! This is amazing and you make it look so damn easy! How in the hell drummers keep separate beats going with all 4 extremities, I will never understand, but it amazes me to no end!!
This is incredible, you sound great my friend! Thanks for such a powerful presentation Brian!
You’re the first I’ve seen to play fool in the rain the way I’ve always heard it played by Bonham ,
You’ve got that true smooth bonham feel ! Was these grooves when I was younger that made me fall love into drumming and Is a huge reason why I’m still playing today . Thanks for sharing this awesome lesson. And Thank you bonham
Man you can see that he truly admires and loves Bonham's sound, and how much of an inspiration it has been for him. Love that.
Great tutorial by the way!
Watched your triplet instructional and I’m so glad you’re an instructor. Learning a lot from your videos. Thanks Brian.
Just so spot on, by far the best and nicely concise executions of a few of the Bonham licks and beats. I spent many hours learning Bonham back in the late 70’s, my all time favourite drummer.
That was music to my ears. Fantastic! John Bonham has always been my favourite drummer. Honestly, that was just great stuff, man!
great execution and easy to understand explanation.. big thumbs up
Brian "Bonzo" Tichy for President! Love you man - always inspiring!!
Brian! Can't get enough of this video. Quick, to the point, great explaining, great sound, fluid playing, very clear teaching. I could watch you play all day. GREAT JOB!
Love the drum set and the sound. Great video, superb percussion skills. Bonham was a genius. 5 stars to you sir.
No nonsense Video.
Just the beautiful sound of drums.
Thank you
Ian Paice of Deep Purple fame is another incredible Brit drummer!
And Bill Ward of Black Sabbath
@@hodgod1056 And Ginger Baker
Keith moon. Bonham, ward, Baker mitch mitchell all fucking great
Roger taylor
Carl Palmer, Phil Collins
Wow Brian, this video was so inspiring that I'm seriously considering taking drum lessons at the age of 68 ! I've been a great fan of Led Zeppelin since I was 15 and they were me first liveshow ever.
Love the way you described Good Times "19 years old......". You're enthusiasm is contagious. Bonham is the reason I picked up sticks!
Awesome stuff . Your right these are 5 must John Bonham drum licks for any rock drummer. He was the best to ever do it . Just look how many modern drummers are influenced by him. He is the hammer of the Gods
John Bonham, a legend in his own right. Brian Tichy, will go down as a legend. Good stuff Brian!
Dude - you have ABSOLUTELY got it goin' on !!! Absolutely perfect...timing...notes...sound...meter...you GOT IT !! Love it !!
I wish I had access to this level of quality instruction when I was a kid. This is fantastic. Love the Vistalites.
Hey THANK YOU man-you did a really good job! Including the written parts is super helpful, essential actually. Your drumset sounds awesome,too! Great stuff!!
"The Ocean" was the first thing I felt compelled to figure out on my friend's drum set in 7th grade...
Mr Brian Tichey. Absolutely 💯
Such a brilliant. Easy to follow and immaculatey played lesson.
Drumeo and Brian Tichy , Thank you so very much.
So at 45 I finally understood how to count off Rock and Roll!!!!
Well, you beat me by 20 years. You're never too old, as they say.
Me too!
Brian Tichy is a monster!!!
The first time he blew me away was on That Metal Show
Been Drumming for 44 years, it's great to show how John Bonham really did this! Excellent video!!
As a rock bassist and huge Zeppelin fan myself, I fully understand all that it is you illuminated here in this clip. Very well done! I enjoyed this clip A LOT.
Thanks for the video Mr. Drumeo! You just can't stop Rock n Roll!
Great tutorial, love the John Henry, from a certain age all aspiring drummers were/are Bonham devotees. And the good times bad times "that's got to be a double pedal" groove challenges us to this day.I still can't pull it off, but I'll just keep trying anyway. His version of the Purdie Shuffle is one of my favorite beats, hearing it isolated is a great way for a drummer to cop that feel. BTW, you've got his thing down, all of it, and it's fun that you make it simple, quick, just rewind for the slow breakdowns, then you speed up to show us the bigger picture. Short, sweet, and too the point, great playing and thanks.
The best instructional video I have found to get that John Bonham sound. 20 years ago my band covered some Led Zeppelin songs. It took lots of practice to figure out what the great John Bonham was doing. When you get it right it's very fun to play.
Sir I am in awe of your drumming skills. Your talent is absolutely amazing. No nonsense. No jokes. Just SHOWING how it's done. A simple video clip. Spoken so all will understand. A job VERY well done. From a long time keyboardist. 68+ years.
"Rock and Roll" intro 3:41 (count 4:02)
On my iPad the timestamps in the description are not active links. I would have copied the whole list but, alas, I also can't copy/paste from the description.
What a great tribute to Bohnam that he is studied and copied so well. Good on you Brian.
John Bonham one of the grearest ( if not the greatest drummer ) that ever lived
Liam O Donovan I’d def put em as one of the greatest rock n roll drummers. But not the greatest drummer.
@@samuelmaney1250 probably not the greatest I would agree he is one of my favourite drummers to listen to
Nobody better
@@keith1r he will always be missed
There’s is no such thing as the best drummer ever. Can we stop doing this and just enjoy them all! 😂
It's so heartening to see him immortalized 54 yrs late. Of course this is a new branch on his infamy which will last, a minimum of another 1000 years. That's a very low ball. You're incredible. Bless-you!!)
Dude is spot on with Bonzo licks. Brilliant student of the master. His kit sounds right on too. Really good teacher too. I learned a lot.
Wow. Tichy is crushing that Bonham sound and feel. That kit sounds killer.
This guy is dropping so much technical knowledge in between the rhythm it's an art form.
Awesome video. Magical. Beautiful. Glorious. Well done.
I love this guy. All action , no talk. For us musically challenged, a short time with even slower moves would be great. Super job!
So amazingly CLEAN. The Good Times Bad Times triplets on the pedal - so incredibly clean. Goals man, goals.
Watch the 7 year old Japanese girl play GTBT, she does it like it's baby stuff
Great lesson!! Tichy is awesome. He's played w/Zakk, Slash AND Whitesnake! Amazing guitarist too!
Wow! That was the best bonzo impersonation I have ever heard. You have his technique and feel absolutely perfect! Incredible. You nailed it.
love your enthusiasm your sound and the way you play
Great lesson! Thank you very much Brian!
This is the best drum lesson I’ve ever seen. He nonchalantly throws cool facts about Bonham all while teaching these filthy beats. 10/10, made this very straightforward to practice.
He's my favorite on drumeo. This man is AWESOME. Brian is a Master Drummer.
Great breakdown, adds to my appreciation for Bonham whose drumming was simple / not simple!
whose*
Dude, you rock! Excellent instruction and massive chops. I’m a guitar player not a drummer and still stayed to the end. 😜
I've always wanted to know the first one. As as said by many already, what amazing playing and sound... not only by Bonham but on this video by Tichy. Super packed 6 minutes. Now that's the best video to sell a course I've seen yet.
Wow, very good demo! BEST DRUM TEACHER ON UA-cam! 1. Minimum talking 2. quick and clear, fast demo then slow demo 3. accurate concise and detailed explanation with sticking 4. Moves on to next demo without laboring and blabbering on and on like most do on youtube.
I've been a fan of Brian's drumming for a long time and I know a lot of drummers don't know him. Especially his work with Whitesnake, and don't forget the progressive stuff with Derek Sherinian, one of my favorite keyboard players... especially his days with DT. So good to see Brian doing what he does. He always talks how other drummers, his influences, are the greats... Bro, you're one of my biggest influences, and your one the greats too man. Keep Rockin man.
This is a comment I lifted from someone else. "When I hear this kind of playing, it makes me want to do two things: 1. practice 2. quit
Well said sir, you're not the only one
😂
@@antarcticorb9197 I would start with practice. You can always quit later. :)
Went to a Billy Idol show many years ago and I was blown away by his drummers groove and feel. It was easy to tell he came from the school of Bohnam. He absolutely brought every song to another level and I loved it!!! Low and behold it was Mr.Tichy. Had never heard of him before that night but was instantly a fan. Went home and searched out everything he'd done and even attended the Bonzo Bash 2012. The dude is a Jedi Master!!! Thanks Brian for keeping the word and religion of Bonzo alive and well... May the force be with you!!!
I just love this demo'..!
I must have watched it a dozen times, and it still blows my mind how brilliant JB was.
Ps. Mr Tichy's enthusiasm is infectious. Well done..!
That was a great post sir, I have never b4 seen your work, but I'll be following you for now on great job..
That bass drums sounds amazing. Awesome lesson
My favorite drum video ever. The best drummer in the history explained by a super cool teacher. Thanks Drumeo and thanks Brian, surely you are the second one...
Brian Tichy is such a great drummer. Glad to see him showing this :)
Great video. Awesome sound on your kit. Did Bonham proud.
Thank you so much, been playing 45 years never heard such concise instruction.
I started in 1984 and I know when people can spend 8 hrs a day on a drum kit after two years they'll play better than a guy that plays twice a week for 20 years.
Advanced drumming made easier( not easy, BUT easier) with his GREAT camera angles and EXCELLENT teaching tutorial...LOVE IT.. KEEPING THE GREATEST JOHN HENRY BONHAMS WORK ALIVE.. GREAT JOB MAN
THX BRIAN. THIS IS THE BEST DEMO ON JOHN'S LICKS. THE FOOL IN THE RAIN DEMO BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN THOSE DRUM PARTS. NOW I CAN THANKS SOLELY TO YOU. KUDOS. 💜
Great stuff Brian, amen to "long live the mighty Jon Bonham!!"
Brian "Bonzo" Tichy! What an insane talent this man is! 'Talk about rock solid, no matter what the gig! Big up Brian - you're the be(a)st!
Pretty much my favourite of the 'how to do Bonham' videos, as everything there is there clearly in such a short time - Love It!
I love that not only are you playing it correctly, but youre even using the iconic Ludwig set in the right color. Great shit man.
This man is a killer drummer, and I don't think it would be possible for that kit to sound any better!
Thanks, great video and will check out your other stuff
Excellent guidance! The opening to Rock&Roll has vexed me forever! NOW, I know.
Brian really gets it. He breaks down Bonham's stuff with such ease. He's very good.