How To Play John Bonham Triplets (Drum Lesson)
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If you're a fan of John Bonham and "good times, bad times" on the drums (well, good times at least), check out this video for how to really nail those Bonzo-style triplets on the kit.
The story behind his trademark triplets is that he heard something like it in a Carmine Appice track and started mimicking it. But when Led Zeppelin played with Vanilla Fudge and Bonham told Appice he got the lick from him, Appice told him that's not quite what he'd done, and that it might've been a little double kick lick instead. Either way, Bonham made it his own, played it on a single pedal, and the rest is history.
0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - Bonham Bass Drum Triplet Groove
3:45 - Bonham Triplet Fill
In this first lick, you'll want to keep the 8ths going on the hi-hat and 2 and 4 on the snare, essentially playing Time, and sporadically dropping in the bass drum hits. If you're struggling with the double strokes, try using your toes on the first hit and using your full leg on the second hit.
If you need to really solidify the kick, remove the snare and just try to play the triplets between the hi-hat and bass drum for a while.
Another example of the Bonham triplets is between the hands and feet: left hand, right hand, kick. Keep time with your hi-hat foot to really feel the downbeat. You'll end up with a shuffle between your left and right foot. Bonham led with his left hand, which might be a challenge for righty drummers, but it's important to do if you want to mimic his exact sticking and orchestration.
Now let's take these triplets around the kit as crossovers. As for where your hands should go, start with left right on the snare, then left right on the rack and floor toms. Cross over so you're playing the floor and rack, then cross back and swap hands on the same toms. Tichy calls this the 'Bonzo Fury' lick - and it sounds and looks awesome!
If you liked this video, it's actually a lesson clip from a whole course called "The Grooves Of Bonham", which is available for Drumeo Edge members. Check it out!
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for those of you who think that this is impossible. i finally got it after about 7 months practicing it about 2 hours a week. Most of it in 15 minute shots focusing only on that excercise left right kick. This is the most useful drum lesson i've benifited from on utub.
Natano - I'm glad to hear you, (and Brian) explain that with hard work and determination you were able to master this. I've been playing for about 10 years, and sometimes I think; "I'm I the only one who struggles to improve? Do other drummers pick up these patterns, fills, grooves in just a week or two?" Lol!
So, I'm glad to hear that other drummers also need a lot of time, patience and determination to master some of the techniques of drumming! Thanks for sharing!🤘
It’s weird how some things in drumming come easy and some take a lot of work. I played a lot in my teen years but slowly stopped playing as I got older. My young son is so interested in the drums so I got out the old practice pad and started practicing again. Now I just need to convince the wife that the only thing our basement is missing is my old set from my parents house.
Have you seen that 8 year old Japanese girl cover Good Times, Bad Times? She does it flawlessly.
Can confirm. Took me 2 months of solid practise, but I found practising is easier if you loosen the spring tension on your kick pedal
i need to learn this in 5 days :’(
Brian explains bonham stuffs way better and easily than other drum coach
Respect to this guy 🤘
easier because he has not got it right at all!
@@TheMentalblockrock can you do it better
@@journeystarr Your comment is irrelevant - I'm a guitarist and I know of drummers who can do Bonham a lot better than this.
@@TheMentalblockrock LMAO your a guitarist commenting on how well a drummer does on Bonham , Brian does a great job
There's one other teacher who is 8 years old and teaches the Bonham triplets quite well :)
ua-cam.com/video/B5EUmV9Jz-E/v-deo.html
I’ve never seen Bonham’s magic demystified quite so well.
Bonham was magic...snother planet and galaxi DRUMS..SIMPLE
I bet this guy is one of the nicest people a person can ever meet.
I don't play drums at all and I watched this whole video absolutely amazed. I don't know how drummers can do that, it's so awesome
Practice practice practice, years. When you see a 7 year old playing great on YT those are people born that can use more of their brain than most people, and,/or parent's that make their kids practice six hrs a day. Most people it takes many years of practice not six months. I've seen little children play instruments that take most people many many years, these are very gifted children that will be brain surgeon's when they grow up lol
@@m42037 as a drummer of nearly 40 years, I feel qualified to say that brain surgeons and drummers define the ends of that spectrum. Lol.
If they're interested, kids pick up skills with amazing speed. At that point, their whole lives revolve around learning.
BRO, I was 12 years old when I first heard Good Times Bad Times and my right bass foot was never, EVER the same!
Ive watched this.video so many times I've lost count. I've tried and tried. I cried. I threw my sticks across the room. I begged Jesus to bless me with tne ability to learn the techniques showcased in this video. I practiced every single day. My leg hurt so badly. Finally...after 41/2 weeks....i did it. I got it. I can do it!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for this video. Wonderful. To anyone reading this and about to begin your Bonham triplet quest and you've decided it's now or never...... dont give up. Do exactly how this guy says. Do it real slow everyday. Everyday!!! One day you sit at your kit and you're just doing it. It happens. Listen to the vid and practice everyday. It took me about 4 n a half or 5 weeks.counting the days i had to learn to do a double first. Which this guy teaches you the easiest way. Yayyyyyyyyt. I am so proud. Thank you again for the vid.
Can we please talk about how beautifully these drums were tuned? That kick sounds great. Never got my 26" to work quite right...same for the toms. Just the perfect balance between that open clear sound and the muddiness from the big sizes
Absolutely right!!
You had someone reply to you, you don’t want to talk about it? Why did you comment “can we please talk about this shit” then you don’t reply to someone trying to talk about the bullshit with you?
It sounds like a floppy piece of poop
Sounds like you need your drums tuned by someone experienced...
It sounds awful to me to be honest, but hey you like what you like
About as good of an explanation of each of these as I’ve ever heard. Not to mention the kit is tuned perfectly. All respect, sir!
Go away dude honestly
You rule do you have as other site let me know
The truth is what Carmine was doing with his foot he got from the most innovative rock drummer I ever heard, GARY DRISCOL. Gary was Ronnie Dio's drummer when they were Ronnie Dio and the Profits and later the Electric Elves. Ronnie grew up in Cortland, ny, where I spent my freshmen and sophomore years in college. I realize now that I wasn't majoring in psychology, I was majoring in Gary Driscol.
I first heard Ronnie and Gary in 1965. Every drummer that heard GARY was absolutely mesmerized by him. His drumming was hypnotic. He had the fastest foot I had ever heard and his accenting was incredible.
Both Carmine and John were excellent drummers but they couldn't do what Gary could with his foot.
His influence on me was both a blessing and a very frustrating curse because as hard as I tried I could never do with my foot what Gary could. He was like a great athlete who could do something biomechanically with his body (in his case, his ankle and foot) that no one else could. And it wasn't some technique he did with his pedal.
I was listening to the prophets one night at a local bar in Cortland. He did something with his foot that even for him was incredible. They finished their set and Gary came over and sat at the table. I looked at him with a smile and said 'What the f--k was that?' He looked at me with his typical shy grin and while sitting on this rickety bar room chair he started playing with his hands on his thighs and his foot, heel down, on a sticky bar room floor and did it right in front of me.
The truth was/is that most drummers couldn't create the sounds with two feet that Gary could with one.
Tragically he was killed in 1987. It is listed as an 'unsolved' murder.
It is just extremely frustrating to me that Gary has never received the credit and accolades he deserves for his contribution to drumming and rock and roll. Every drummer that is trying to do something with one or two pedals, owes Gary a debt.
Back in the 1960s Carmine was one of my favorite drummers. Every cover band I was in covered the Fudge's version of the Supreme's You keep me hanging on. Every drummer I knew loved playing that song.
The Fudge were a ny group and they would play in NYC and long island all the time. About a year after their version of hanging on was off the charts I heard them and Carmine did a drum solo during that song and I heard him do a Triplett ala Gary's style.
The next day I called a friend in Cortland and asked him if the Prophets had played with the Fudge and he said yeah. I told him about Carmines solo and he asked how it sounded. I said 'really good but it wasn't Gary.' He said, 'nobody is Gary.'
I do hope that someday, in our 'living years,' Carmine will create some good karma for himself and give Gary the credit he deserves. The universe (and Gary) are listening Carmine.
man, this is one of the most beautiful Bonzo sounds of all. What made him so unique...was playing hard rock..with a swing. No better example than the Bonzo triplets.
He was a fan/admirer of Jabo & Clyde from James Brown's band. I catch little bits of that Funk the he's incorporated into his style. That adds to the groove. Watch the Dennis Chambers video on the Fatback Groove & I think you'll see/hear what I mean.
You got ALL my attention with that shirt
Yeah baby!
Really makes your eyes BLEED!!
That’s the most poser comment I’ve ever read
@@vanizell7937 which one
Shout out örjan lundmark
That kit looks and sounds amazing!
Orange vistalites by Ludwig, just like Bonham had
It ain't the kit that sounds amazing - it's the person hitting them. :)
Since first hearing Zeppelin from my sisters bedroom and playing drums in the marching band at the time.
Bonzo got my attention.
The power and serious cool beats, and tricks that man had just kept you standing there with your mouth open.
I'm 60 years old now and still play. John Bonham stays in my Heart and Brain constantly to this day along with a lot of us.
Thanks for this.👍🥁
Brian Tishy is THE authority on all things Bonzo!!
I'm an amateur drummer of 25 years and never was able to crack these two properly. I had the right hand order but wrong toms - and never realized the "a let" on the first groove was two bass drums. I played it more like Purdie shuffle. I will be able to straighten this out quickly now - thank you so much. It's funny how you can play something for years and it just be a smidge off ... you never stop learning. Edit: Whoops I had the wrong hand order as well. I'm lefty so I need to start these with my right hand.
I am a simple man
I sew Bonham I click
Best drum sound from a Ludwig Vistalite i ever hear! That snare makes me goosebumps.
Excellent INTRO! So solid!
Carmine Appice is so underrated! I learned early on with my drum teacher through one of Carmine's early teaching books (c. 1986) - I learned much studying through his books and of course through John Bonham and many others! RIP CA & JB 🙏
Carmine Appice is alive.
Vinnie hus brother is gold too
60 year old " Usta' be a drummer " this Guy will get me Back to drumming. Talks to you , not through you. Nicely Done. " SUBSCRIBE " !
I am 75 just, I played right from the early sixties, but have not played for years, still got my kit but its not in a good state having been in my garage for the past 25yrs. Unlike you I am not tempted to play anymore, having been there done that, lost the T shirt.
I agree with you he teaches very well, no edge to him.His Kit sounds great too.
Yes i agree comes across as a great guy...
I must say, BRAVO!! Not only is the playing and instruction amazing on this video (which it certainly is), but the capture is just stunning! The openness of that drum kit, the ring, the way you aren’t burying the beater the whole time….the tuning, the micing, the fact that it hasn’t been ott crushed with compression….it just sounds and feels amazing! Just huge love!
You should consider joining Drumeo! Get it while it's on sale for like 3 more days
Lifelong guitar player that demands good drumming. Won’t even listen to a song without it. Thanks to these videos I’ll probably have to play drums too. I can’t get enough of these awesome clips, you, and the kit sound AMAZING. You’re the best and coolest example on the tube. Thank you.
Such a good teacher and player. I really appreciate the gift of his knowledge!
I love the way how at 4:48 he slows it right down for us mere mortals to understand, instead of just showing us how amazingly fast he can play this stuff - which he then works up to around 5:22. I really appreciate this approach, helps me get the confidence to have a go!
Best drumming demo I have seen, well explained, unlike many such other drummer clips that just show off the drummer/teacher. Excellent. Dennis (Drummer & drum teacher for 40 years, but never too old to learn some new techniques. Thank you lots.)
I could never figure out how he does that triplet fill with the toms and kick. Thanks for demonstrating it 🤘🏾
not only is this fella a good teacher.............but ...........holy moly..............his drum solos...........are pretty epic.
I have been driving myself crazy trying to learn these triplets and the half time shuffle. I’m going to practice them everyday and I Will learn how to play these even if it kills me!!!!!!
Are you dead ?
Nope alive and playing half time shuffle. Watched bonzoleum how to vid and finally got it
@@mattryan6886 love bonzoleum, good work dude! Dont forget to stretch
Great lesson! Love your Vistalite kit! My best friend and I saw Zeppelin, April 25,1977 in Louisville, KY. We were able to get to the front of the stage. I saw John Bonham play a solo with his hands. His hands were louder than his drumsticks! He was playing that triplet (you were showing near the end of your video) and I remember he played it so fast, his hands were a blur! I am grateful for many things. One of them is that amazing concert.
Very nice job. You explain this very well. I learned the left, right, foot many years ago. I've also played the kick shuffle, but it is always sloppy for me. This will help tighted it up! Thank you and once again, good job!
THANK YOU!!! This is by far the best explanation of the Bonzo Triplet I've seen! Can't wait to try it out!
Fantastic lesson and the drums are impeccably tuned to John Bonhams sound.
My mind is blown. You just cleared up so many things for me. Thank you. You are great!
These lesson have helped me tremendously! Practice slow at first to get the sticking clean then added some speed. Then added the crossovers! Dam it sounds nice when you finally get it! Thanks Brian
The best explained lesson I’ve seen yet-
Loved the double in front of the triplet -
Not sure if I’m explaining myself correctly but instead of hitting a single kick, high hat, double kick….
One of the examples you started with a double kick, I loved it completely a bonham newnuance….
Great lesson!!!
those drums sound sooo good
This is a technique that's never had a more simplified explanation. Thank you.
Brian thank you . You are one of the best drummers today . Saw you at the Bonzo bash in LA. Had the greatest time thank you. Love your drumming man
Wow! Perfectly and plainly explained and demonstrated. I’ve never seen anyone break it down like that. Not even my pro drum teacher.
This is the best triplet video on drums I have found, you explained it very well. Thank you for taking the time to share.
This never gets old !!
Sounds so amazingly great !!!
This is the most useful drum lesson I've ever watched!!! Thank you!!!
Drumeo - keeping it ego free since I can remember.
Great lesson and Brian looks likes the type of fella who would encourage rather than discourage
the Bonham Triplet pattern towards the end is one of my go to’s when shedding, except I find it fun to alternate between L R K and R L K, or if you have a double pedal you can do 16th notes with L R K K (if you’ve got the dexterity you can still do it on a single pedal, but I have to say it’s MUCH more fun on a double)
Thank you jared falk and drumeo for updating me all your new videos...thanks a lot!
Its the coolest thing when youre in a group of musicians and the name Bonham can be mentioned and every single person there regardless of what instrument they play has a story of how Bonham has inspired them. The man in body is gone but he'll never die.
Got to love Brian such a killer drummer always so solid no matter who he plays with
Incredible and thanks for sharing! Your kit sounds just perfect too.
Nice! I remember practicing these incessantly as a kid. Prolly gave my folks many migraines! Even after you get good at them ,if you don’t practice them regularly,they can start to get sloppy very quickly. It’s not as hard to get the technique down as it is to play it precisely whenever you want to pull it out of your bag-o-tricks. These should be considered a foot rudiment! Man you guys got that kit sounding EXACTLY like the hammer of the gods!
Agree, and it is a good trick to pull out!!!😂😂😂
A bassist here. I love that you keep the hihat going. Sometimes it is the only way for me to keep time, especially when singing
Who doesn't love triplets!? This guy is a True Monster drummer!
This is one of the best videos on Drumeo. I’ll be practicing this later today.
In all honesty this is the first time since the dawn of the internet someone has felt it like Bonham. Solid man
Best drum lesson I ever learned, thanks man. Too dope.
Always mesmerized by BT's Bonzo lessons - more more more pls!! 👏
Great explanation man, I'm going to practice now.
The kit is the perfect tribute to Bonzo for this video. Nicely done.
Thank you for breaking this down, Brian!
Undoubtably a super good lesson in terms of clarity.
Fantastic! Good drumer. Forever learning with Bonham and you... Thank"s!
Brian plays the cleanest Bonham licks around. Great feel
I taught this myself years ago and I go FOOT - RIGHT - LEFT. I like the kick being on the down beat it flows into a crash to end the fill.
You explain very well and practical. Very nice. Youre a good teacher.
I know everyone has worn u out with this comment, but, "very nice verbal instruction, very nice, yet also very clearly demonstrated with ur playing as well."
Amazing sounding kit, beautifully tuned.
Those Ludwig Vistalite’s, got that tone dialed in! Props, well done, love me some Bonham.
Wow so clear and inspiring. Great job explaining, and making seem possible to catch
Este video me está inspirando a retomar de nuevo mis tambores olvidados, gracias Drumeo y a este chico, por explicar a detalle los ritmos de Bonham, saludos desde México!
Kit sounds awesome. Love the snare and bass drum tone. Great Bonham video.
An immaculate rendition of the Bonham triplet, kudos and thumbs up.
Seen a lot of Bonham triplet videos. And have my own ability to play them for a long time. But! This guys intro played the triplets with a cleanliness and meaning that sets it apart from the other videos. He says the pattern with respect for sound and motif. Cool drum teacher, respects the patterns as musical input
I don't play any instrument, but I love music. This was an excellent explanation and drumming demonstration. Thumbs up.
That was a furious roll you had going ! I coukd listen to that for hours !
havent played drums in decades as my close (who played lead & rythm guitar) friend constantly bugged me to pick up the bass guitar & this was due to how the electric bass guitar changed during the 70s & then into the 80s...
Finally i gave in a pick one up for a quick try & i was hooked but i still love the drums as much as did then as i do today & every great band needs a great rythm section which id call the engine room & it was the engine room that moved songs aling & im glad i played drums before picking up the bass as it was so much easier to play off each other & get whatever rythm was needed for each song...
Alas my ailing ill health prevents me from even thinking of taking up drums again & the double blow is i can barely play my bass or acoustic guitars anymore either but i wouldnt change it as i still love music & how its created & as long as i still have my hearing i'll be enjoying music on daily basis to get me by each day...
The funny thing is i always thought it would be my hearing to go first & though it has diminished to about 70% i should be deaf for all the years of rehearsing in studios/recording & playing on the road & for me music will always be my first love in all its various genres through out time...
I've got to say i enjoyed how you broke that all down so that even self taught player's can understand it also...
I have quite a few Led Zeppelin songs on my phone but it love playing " Bonzos Montreajux " & i never tire of listening to Bonzo til this day as greatness never ages...
In light of this still ongoing coronavirus stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world...
Clean as a whistle... love it!
Daymmm dude, you make it look so effortless!!! 💯👍 Great lesson, totally enjoyed & learned. Off to practice, Cheers!! 🤘
Great playing and great sounding drums!! Thanks for this!!
Excellent demonstration, thank you.
Such an incredible sound yet so “simple”
Amongst a world of Bonham vids this stands out as excellent
Man, I remember learning that about 50 years ago. Thanks, great stuff!
Yep 45 years for me John was and still is my teacher
Tischy Ludwig’s sound awesome.. tuned good and struck perfectly to draw out the goodness!
Cannons!!!!
Great teacher Brian. Thank you DRUMEO. ♥
great class! you explain in a very interesting and motivating way!
My biggest regret was 35 years ago when I picked up a guitar instead sitting behind a kit.
So satisfying to have watched this video.
Great lesson!
Such a great video, and that snare sound is so spot on.
3:06 cluster of triplets 😧
5:20 Bonzo fury lick 😵
All my respect!
That was a great lesson. I really like that explained like you did you’re very smooth!
Brian is a freaking bad ass I love his drumming!
Dude, that was a great explanation and AWESOME demonstration.
Nice explanation and execution Sir. Thanks for sharing.
That is great! Thanks so much, I have always wondered about how this was done. Now to practice and then invite the band over for a Zep jam.
SO DANG TASTY, AND FULL OF RESPECT...YOU ROCKED IT 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Brian! You are amazing.
In addition to be an amazing drummer, this guy is a great teacher.
That kit sound PHENOMENAL!
This is excellent. I really like the sound of your snare drum.
Love the video ; thank you so much for the demonstration.