John Bonham Dazed & Confused Drum Riff Led Zeppelin THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

[GetZapt]

Somewhat correct

I have seen a video where he does this fill you refer to which is right after the solo with the bow on the guitar.... He did it with one hand!!! One hand was twirilling a stick and the other was going very RAPIDLY across all 3 heads ie snare and toms It was crazy to see because when I always heard it I thought it had to be two sticks not one. Im trying to hunt down the clip now. I have seen a clip where he does as you show as well.

[bonzoleum]

@GetZapt He did the one-handed thing a lot in Communication Breakdown. There's a good shot of him doing it on the French TV appearance from 1969 Tous En Scene.

If you see my Communication Breakdown video, I demonstrate it there.

[marcus123211]

what size is your bass drum?

[bonzoleum]

@marcus123211 The bass drum here is 26" diameter by 14" deep.

[RJdrumguy]

so, where do you define the cool part? cos im having difficulty picking out what you play in the song

[bonzoleum]

@RJdrumguy In the live versions of this song, it occurs after the 2nd verse into the breakdown.

[Jimmy1tooth]

.ok you can play the drums ,but you talk way to much.

[bhagan92]

Awesome video, and hows about sending me one of those snares sitting there just crying out to replace a young drummers hand me down Pearl Forum piece of crap snare lol?

[bonzoleum]

If you're ever in Chicago I'll hook you up!

[bhagan92]

@bonzoleum Little far for me but I'll keep it in mind haha

[jkdmen]

you always have kool drum setups

[crazyskater147]

wow u teach this so perfect thanks man!

[jkdmen]

can you show what the pattern is when he does the cross sticking i cant seem to get it. thanks

[bonzoleum]

Can you give me the time on the vid at the point you mean?

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[sticksbass]

ive been whatching earls court and it looks to me hes basically using singles and hitting the flr tom twice, sandwiching the bd twice between the flr tom and maybe also kicking the bd once w the rack tom

[sticksbass]

well, the last time he does it is doubled out since the volume goes way down. also, when its loud hes quartering the hihat all the way through.

[sticksbass]

actually, i now believe youre right that hes paradidlishing bc watching his left hand i can see hes hitting 3 times and accenting the backbeat the 2nd time he uses his left; i believe youre using your left twice. also i now hear bonhams bd joining his last flr tom hit before kicking the bd again alone instead of sandwiching them. also im pretty sure hes bd with rack tom and it feels good to add an 'a' w the bd before getting to the flr tom.

[fuhkinay]

Check out the version in TSRTS again. The last time he plays this riff he throws in something a little different between the floor tom and the rack tom. I can't play it, otherwise I would post a vid. Also check out that Bonham & JPJ are having some little conversation after this riff about when to come in. Jones can clearly be seen saying "oops" to Bonham. Bonham shakes his head and then comes in later than Jones suggested. Quite cool to see this interaction between them.

[bonzoleum]

I know the part you mean. At the end of the riff he bounces back and forth between the 18 & the 14. The rack takes the place of the last BD note of the regular pattern and then he hits the 18 again and then the 14 to end it. (It adds two 16ths to the riff).

It is a very cool part of the movie!

[sticksbass]

yeah, an 'a' w the bd right before the backbeat w the left.

[sticksbass]

actually, it feels good to me to also kick the bd right on the 1st hit of the flr tom for a total of 4 bd notes!

[sticksbass]

i mean 5 not 4.

[sticksbass]

haha, well i videod myself playing it with all those bd notes and its 'cluddery'; im going to try it without the bd notes in the middle.

[sticksbass]

hey check out beau96080 his #2 vid.

[sticksbass]

that is a fascinating riff!

[lonegrooover]

Informative, comprehensive and entertaining - as always. Thanks for taking th' time, it's a great lick.

[jkdmen]

i want all them drums

[sticksbangskins]

your vids are freakin sweet, they teach bonzo stuff really well, but they also give you you're own ideas :) you're awesome man, keep the vids comin!