I got it down perfectly thanks! but I the whole lesson didn't really help(to complex for me) I just kept watching you playing at 120bpm at the end a few times until I got it :P
Very well spelled out. One thing though. The single stroke 4 at 1: 35 seems like it morphs into 16th note triplet rather than a true 16th note pattern once it gets up to speed. Nicely done though. I am going to check your other vids.
GREAT breakdown of the fill. thank you so much! at first i was like, it sounds great but ill probably have to look at other figures to perfect...but then at the end you played it along with the recording and OMFG it was perfect. : D
Nice work! I think you and Phrase have the best explanation of that song's ending on the whole net. Really very excellent.
I guess the difference between the two of you i... I hear Bonjo's real solo as not being constrained by quarter notes or by pulse. All seems to shift dynamically, to me. Forcing it into strict measures may provide a rhytmic foundation for young drummers, but in reality Bonham slips over and around and throuhg that foundation he built. The time is really pretty free!!!
@scottp118 I agree. This explanation is awesome, and I think it is the ONLY accurate way to play this ending to a regular pulse. But you're right, I don't think Bonham had this in mind when playing it, it sounds more of a free-time thing to me (As in, play it as you hear it, and forget about the notes for this part of the song).
wow some one who nows how its done drumings in your bonesman you just gave me a leson i thot i alredy had tell you just broke it down so persicely thanks keep beetin them skins an maken more vidios.
boneman, you have helped me realized how to get better at drums and break it all down, i love when you understand what happens at half tempo and everything in between, kudos. love the stairway fills as well, and using the high hat as a metronome really helps when you practice. i think your kit sounds very cool, just like bonzo would have tuned it
Never could figure out that second phrase. Thanks for the lesson. Perfect. That last time through @ full speed sounded exactly like the record. You are a ROCK GOD.
Thanks for slowing it down for everybody !! I used to slow the speed down on my turntable-- & I still didn't do it correctly !!
man...your interpretation of this fill is SPOT ON!!! I used to just play random triplet'ey fills at the end, but thanks to you...I now know how to play it properly as it was on the Zoso recording! not that the recorded version was "pre-orchestrated" or anything (as Bonzo played it differently at every show:-p), but it's awesome to be able to play it as it sounds on that classic record...as a tribute to John more than anything else!:-) thanks a million bruv!!!
hey just a quick question on your transcription, when it goes into triplets they are actually faster than the 16th notes, therefore wouldnt they be 16th note triplets?????
The pattern that is repeated six times prior to the triplets is comprised of both 16th and 8th notes. The entire phrase is three 8th notes long so it takes longer to complete than (3) 8th note triplets. So the triplet section sounds/is faster. However the individual 16th notes within the 3/8 pattern are still faster than the triplets.
Also the last four notes of the fill are 16th's. They are clearly faster than the triplets before them.
No. I'm implying that rudiments and counting are essential, not only to this fill but drumming in general. You can't just skip or ignore them and go right to the "good stuff". Just as you can't go right to reading and writing without first learning the alphabet or go right to running without first walking.
forget what i said, its a actually a really good video. prolly what i should of said, was "although this video is very helpful, i prefer just teaching myself how to do this with out sheet music"; or somthing like that. I apologize for the cockyness.
ur right but if u do skip the rudiments which is hard but people do it anyways, they eventually come, even though i know the rudiments and it makes it a lot easier for me, i started out with a simple rock beat and worked my way up
hey thanks man i think ill learn alot from that. same here i play heel up to on most of my playing but i find its better for this song not to , more control. great video
this video is so good . im learning it and its fun as hell . the 3/4 into the triplets had me confused . im playing this at a new years eve show . i feel confident that i can represent thanks to your instruction.
Another awesome video! I see many drummers (including me) doing this fill wrong. I think the most complicated part is join the 3/4 whith the 4/4. The rest is hard work!
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What the fuck is that shit supposed to be?? would it not have been easier to just slow the solo down???? all you have done is confuse everyone. anyone who needs it broken down like that should give up drumming and take up the tambourine, Has anyone ever learned anything from you as you way overcomplicate things..Sorry dude but it just annoys me when someone makes things looks harder than they are.
I did a double take at that very last part - thought it was the studio cut for sure. The sound and timing is perfect ! Don't know how it compares side by side with the studio cut but blind folded I'd a voted it was "studio" rather than you.I used to wonder why it took a
year + for the next album ! Now I know why. All of this for a few seconds out of one song ! JHB was driven to be "the best of the best". An original.BTW, I'm no "pro", just a fan and interested in his style. Killer.
I've spotted a mistake. Not by you, Boneman, but by Bonham himself!
In measure 4 beat 3 of your notation, Bonham should play the floor tom on 3, and the kick on the 'and' of 3. But he drops 1/16th of a beat and plays the kick on the 'e' instead (the snare then lands on the 'a' of 3, instead of 4). This is the only repitition where this happens and he only gets away with it due to his speed. But it means it can't be notated correctly unless we replace this 4/4 measure with a 15/16 measure!
Of course he can. Perhaps I should have written "mistake" in quotes? Indeed, Bonham probably took several takes before deciding this one sounded the best -- despite the "mistake".
But it remains nonetheless true that if Boneman's notation is correct (and I believe it is), then Bonham has "played with time" somewhat. Indeed, without Boneman's notation I may never have spotted it.
The bottom line is that since you're now aware of the "problem", you can now play it "correctly". 'Nuff said.
In addition, I believe the opening snare should be on the "and" of 2. This is borne out by the fact you count the 2 before playing the entire fill at 120bpm near the end of the video. Apart from that, the notation works perfectly.
Many thanks for posting this video. I can only imagine the hours you've spent on it but it has certainly cleared up lot of my misconceptions over this fill.
Thanks for the explanation and for the notation (sorry -- I didn't read the full description).
However, I would argue that the kick is not on the "and" but is actually on the 2nd triplet beat. This makes that entire bar triplets.
I checked it in a sequencer and the triplet certainly sounds better. Marrying it up to the audio took some doing as the tempo swings quite wildly. However, with the tempos established before and after, the kick lands closer to the 2nd triplet than to the "and".
Nicely done. One thing still puzzles me, however. I notice you insert a short delay prior to the first snare beat in step 3 but you don't explain the reason for this. Am I correct in assuming there's actually a 16th triplet delay before the first snare so that the final kick lands on the 2nd triplet beat of beat 1 (to tie in with the high tom on the 3rd triplet beat in step 2)? If not, could you provide the correct notation for the entire fill? Many thanks.
The delay you hear may be due to the fact that the metronome counting was added to the video and not recorded along with the drums. It's possible that I didn't line up the two audio tracks as accurately as I could or should have. It's also possible that I just played the first note slightly out of place.
Either way any delay is unintentional.
There's a link to the full transcription in the video description. Can't post it in a comment apparently.
Thankyou so much for posting this video im playing this song live soonand that fills been giving me the most trouble thanks again and keep druming your really good
Very nice and thorough break-down - thank you. Would you care to demonstrate the ghost notes / 8th notes that Bonham plays on his snare, as part of the groove? When I watch the videos his hands are moving way fast so it's hard to get that shuffle right. Cheers.
Thank you very much.. I have been doing it all wrong.. Now i will not... Thank you very much for this lesson have been searching for this for a while..
There is a video on youtube by Nate Morton explaining the opening fill. watch?v=Pyp5JiCONRY
The key to playing the intro is realizing that the first accented note does not fall on the one. The first note is actually on the & of 3. So the first accented notes go like so: & of 3, 1, 2. The two has only a slight accent.
that was Uber- professional ! , must have been quite of a project to get to such small details , magnificent piece of a great solo ! and this is by the way , how solo should be - short, intensive and musical.
Had to slow it down to figure it out. When you hear it slow, it's much easier to hear the timing of the fill.
I agree. It is a very musical fill. I've heard people claim it was just Bonham letting loose and not playing anything in particular. But it seems to me to be a very well thought out fill and not just some random bashing.
Man... I'll never be able to say "thank you" enough for making this video. I've been looking for this kind of explanation for so long that I can't believe somebody finally did it.
In fact, I'm able to play the song completely except for the final fill... but with your explanation I have no doubt I will now. Can´t wait to get home and start practicing :-)
One question: I do have some tutorial videos in Spanish made for the latin community... once I get it right, can I do an "Spanish version" of this and post it? (I'll give you the proper credit of course)
Sure, you can do your own and give me credit (I appreciate that)
If you like, I still have all the original clips and I could just replace the written parts with spanish (you would have to translate) then you could post it to your channel.
Great explanation! Our band has started doing that song & I'm good up to that last part which now I'll be able to do well. Thanks!!!
jjjpetersen 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
great!!!
sarah331ful 1 month ago
Could you do the solo from ( Get it on ) from Kingdom Come ?
SupraDman7 2 months ago
Listen carefully. At around 5.35. it sounds like JB actually starts playing doubles on the kick.
TheBudgiedrummer 2 months ago
I got it down perfectly thanks! but I the whole lesson didn't really help(to complex for me) I just kept watching you playing at 120bpm at the end a few times until I got it :P
astrella 3 months ago
Thanks so much. I can play it great now. What kit do you use?
Johnbmd 6 months ago
so when playing it you actually play it after the single stroke intro like this..Step 3 with the LH added, step 2, then step 1? correct?
motodrummer 6 months ago
Thank you, you are the best!!!
alejandropolara 8 months ago
You suck you show off filpping the stick @ the end....only kidding thanks for posting!!!!
cast390 9 months ago
Where do you get that click track?
zuma5278255424 11 months ago
One, two, three, for, five (subliminal message) :)
Luisaviola18 1 year ago
very very nice, this is the first time I've seen somebody play this to perfection, good job man!!!!
Tirincho01 1 year ago 2
Thank You Sir
stevecoot 1 year ago
Great work . You make it look easy . Thanks for taking the time and sharing this. Unraveled the mystery of this fill for me after 30 yrs! Cheers,
spike65 1 year ago 2
Nice job, how did you come about learning this? ie; someone else, some sort of recording to slow it down etc?
spiritfan1969 1 year ago
@spiritfan1969
Used audacity to slow down the recording.
only1boneman 1 year ago
I can not NOT comment on such an amazing video. This is by far THE BEST instructional video ever. I'm not just talking about drums.
Great work. I also learnt the Stairway to Heaven roll from a video by you.
Thank you so much.
farhangzia 1 year ago
Great video man!! You really put effort into this video and you're a great teacher! Thanks!!
ducktitties 1 year ago
thaks a lot man, i've looking for a video like this and finally i found it. nice job.
pedroexenberger 1 year ago
Very well spelled out. One thing though. The single stroke 4 at 1: 35 seems like it morphs into 16th note triplet rather than a true 16th note pattern once it gets up to speed. Nicely done though. I am going to check your other vids.
xsabers 1 year ago
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pedroexenberger 1 year ago
Any tips oh how to remember it cos i cant get my head around it ?
Gwyhir 1 year ago
esse era justamente o final que precisava para o vídeo que acabei de postar
ricardoreisnavarro 1 year ago
nice work man! thanks!
cocomojo 1 year ago
Wooooo this is realy heavy to play, when you are playing whit a band, this is cool to play. It looks simple but its not.
300869qwr 1 year ago
hahaha this coooool men, shit his metronome is his Hi-Hatt. I like this clip simple en fun to practis.
300869qwr 1 year ago
great video.....would like you to explain Custard Pie
MrJadamata 1 year ago
great video.......how about Custard Pie or Good Times Bad Times.......
MrJadamata 1 year ago
supraphonic?
Who2Are1You 1 year ago
@Who2Are1You Yes.
only1boneman 1 year ago
@bonisboy - sounds good to me
DaddyDrums1 1 year ago
cheers dude!
philipkb94 1 year ago
is it just the camera or do the ebony pinstripes not resonate as much? cause i like it..
metalheaddrummer123 1 year ago
@metalheaddrummer123
They are just above mesh on ressonance and below all others as i understand
derwoody1 1 year ago
great lesson- what brand and model of metronome is this?
warmerwagen 1 year ago
@warmerwagen BOSS DB-90
only1boneman 1 year ago
GREAT breakdown of the fill. thank you so much! at first i was like, it sounds great but ill probably have to look at other figures to perfect...but then at the end you played it along with the recording and OMFG it was perfect. : D
M32Steven 1 year ago
Nice work! I think you and Phrase have the best explanation of that song's ending on the whole net. Really very excellent.
I guess the difference between the two of you i... I hear Bonjo's real solo as not being constrained by quarter notes or by pulse. All seems to shift dynamically, to me. Forcing it into strict measures may provide a rhytmic foundation for young drummers, but in reality Bonham slips over and around and throuhg that foundation he built. The time is really pretty free!!!
scottp118 1 year ago
@scottp118 I agree. This explanation is awesome, and I think it is the ONLY accurate way to play this ending to a regular pulse. But you're right, I don't think Bonham had this in mind when playing it, it sounds more of a free-time thing to me (As in, play it as you hear it, and forget about the notes for this part of the song).
Fox.
Fox622003 1 year ago
Great breakdown man! Nicely done.
jpgp950 1 year ago
wow some one who nows how its done drumings in your bonesman you just gave me a leson i thot i alredy had tell you just broke it down so persicely thanks keep beetin them skins an maken more vidios.
lucasbernd 1 year ago
Great Job...Keep it up..I love your drum sound too...
PercussionOpera06 1 year ago 2
Thanks, will work on it.
Blatnoth 2 years ago 2
do you have moby dick vid drum lesson? god bless
sofiamaganda 2 years ago
how old are you?
cool work.
love ya
jjjm94jjjm94 2 years ago
Awesome, helped alot thnx man. keep up good work!
YouChube3 2 years ago
I'm agree with Satriani32.
The important thing here is, and thanks 1000000000000 for sharing.
It can be wrong, but sounds really cool.
the drum set sound, dude.. vintage. \m/
you rock dude.
enoch5000 2 years ago
boneman, you have helped me realized how to get better at drums and break it all down, i love when you understand what happens at half tempo and everything in between, kudos. love the stairway fills as well, and using the high hat as a metronome really helps when you practice. i think your kit sounds very cool, just like bonzo would have tuned it
satriani32 2 years ago
Note to self: STOP putting too much into it and STOP thinking.
only1boneman 2 years ago 5
I happen to like the sound of crap. Thank you very much.
only1boneman 2 years ago 3
Excellent Bone',,, and have you got any more drum ending covers/ideas
thanks
littletiki1 2 years ago
Thanks for breaking this down and sharing. Awesome sounding kit too.
54ringo 2 years ago
And these are NOT "triplets" as often read ! well done!
homedrumming 2 years ago
Awesome!!! Can you break the beginning down as well
swickey99 2 years ago
No need for me to do it. See these videos for all you need to know.
watch?v=7BdBVJ1eSj4 - by Phrase
watch?v=Pyp5JiCONRY - by Nate Morton
watch?v=_MFPVPTnxN4 - by bonzoleum
only1boneman 2 years ago
single stroke fours are played as 16thnote triplets not 16th notes played ang counted as 1- trip- let - and not -1 e and ah
ItsBigJimSlade 2 years ago
Thank you for your generosity in unlocking one of the most confounding 5 seconds of recorded music. I love you man!
914hawaii 2 years ago 15
Boneman rocks. I have been trying 2 on the foot for years. Thanks for sharing this and now I know it is only one.
ob1drums 2 years ago
Hey Dude?? Can you write out the drum fills for La grange by z z top???
rockthe100 2 years ago
i think, they look something darker than the clear ones =) no, really don`t know,
164645 2 years ago
They are the same except for color. Both are a 10ml layer and a 5mil layer together.
MaddogLIB 2 years ago
Can someone please tell me what's the difference between the black remo pinstripe skins and the clear remo pinstripe skins?
SolidDrummer92 2 years ago
the color :D
prisonplaneter 2 years ago
Dude this rocks!!!
pierrekid 2 years ago 3
the hihat doesn't sound pretty good!
LenssenOhnePartner 2 years ago
Is that you Todd?????Time Machine Drummer
INDY337 2 years ago
Never could figure out that second phrase. Thanks for the lesson. Perfect. That last time through @ full speed sounded exactly like the record. You are a ROCK GOD.
Thanks for slowing it down for everybody !! I used to slow the speed down on my turntable-- & I still didn't do it correctly !!
OrbVroomer 2 years ago
Thanks dude this really helped I've got the whole song down now and now that I saw this I've even got the solo. THANKS ALOT
DAVIDFLORESDOTCOM 2 years ago
to much steps for one small fill
timemachinedrummer 2 years ago
very helpful thanks!
bergadeer 2 years ago
BOSS DB-90
only1boneman 2 years ago
What kind of metronome is that?
wmjoca 2 years ago
well played!
bergadeer 2 years ago
man...your interpretation of this fill is SPOT ON!!! I used to just play random triplet'ey fills at the end, but thanks to you...I now know how to play it properly as it was on the Zoso recording! not that the recorded version was "pre-orchestrated" or anything (as Bonzo played it differently at every show:-p), but it's awesome to be able to play it as it sounds on that classic record...as a tribute to John more than anything else!:-) thanks a million bruv!!!
nofrillsguy88 2 years ago
thanks to your film i can almost play it :D
LedSandman 2 years ago
bravo! :D
THEMINDCIRCLE 2 years ago
Bravo ! Perfect !
antoniotorner 2 years ago 2
Wow, it's perfect! Thanks a lot, Mr. only1boneman!
OJ2010OJ 2 years ago
Thank you! Favorited :)
Cilveran 2 years ago
you play it perfectly by the way and helped me learn it! :)
ballbaggins1985 2 years ago
hey just a quick question on your transcription, when it goes into triplets they are actually faster than the 16th notes, therefore wouldnt they be 16th note triplets?????
ballbaggins1985 2 years ago
The pattern that is repeated six times prior to the triplets is comprised of both 16th and 8th notes. The entire phrase is three 8th notes long so it takes longer to complete than (3) 8th note triplets. So the triplet section sounds/is faster. However the individual 16th notes within the 3/8 pattern are still faster than the triplets.
Also the last four notes of the fill are 16th's. They are clearly faster than the triplets before them.
Short answer = no. Good question though.
only1boneman 2 years ago
If all that sounds too confusing, just slow the recording of the fill down to half speed or so and count it out. You'll find that it works out.
only1boneman 2 years ago
nice work!!!
billpeart 2 years ago
Nice job in the break down!
Drumguitarman 2 years ago
Wowowowow!
At first I was second guessing you, and then I saw this!
mynameaborat993 2 years ago
excellent!
mojoslim2009 2 years ago
Love it!!!! Showing the counts really helped me!!! Thanks
BeastradNefar 2 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
redwinerock 3 years ago
Superb. I just need to practice it for 5 years!!
Great drummer and teacher.
clive59 3 years ago 2
but thats just me..
Seanzo16 3 years ago
i think it would be ALOT easier just teaching yourself how to do this fill than to learn the actual complex counting and rudiments.
Seanzo16 3 years ago
Sorta like teaching yourself to read or write without wasting your time trying to learn that useless alphabet?
only1boneman 3 years ago
what are you implying? that this video is an essential necessity and if you dont know it, you bassically have an IQ of 36?
Seanzo16 3 years ago
No. I'm implying that rudiments and counting are essential, not only to this fill but drumming in general. You can't just skip or ignore them and go right to the "good stuff". Just as you can't go right to reading and writing without first learning the alphabet or go right to running without first walking.
But that's just me.
only1boneman 3 years ago
forget what i said, its a actually a really good video. prolly what i should of said, was "although this video is very helpful, i prefer just teaching myself how to do this with out sheet music"; or somthing like that. I apologize for the cockyness.
nice ludwigs by the way.
Seanzo16 3 years ago
ur right but if u do skip the rudiments which is hard but people do it anyways, they eventually come, even though i know the rudiments and it makes it a lot easier for me, i started out with a simple rock beat and worked my way up
lotrcdefender 2 years ago
well said man. Great video, you really got that power down.
Now if only the rest of the song with good xD
Armistace 2 years ago
You're the shit dude. Nice job of breaking it all out.
alanm721 3 years ago
good job dude you should check out the solo at the end of rock and roll at Madison Square Garden 1973 its on the dvd song remains the same
abhay108 3 years ago
perfect !
mvmspj 3 years ago
your snare is weird. it sounds like its off but it has a tinch of snare to it it pretty cool
thedrill255 3 years ago
He's got it just like Bonham's. Tight, tight bottom, medium tight top with the snare barely touching the bottom to give it that full, open sound.
ultrakool 3 years ago
Thanks for making this comprehendible. Nice work.
ultrakool 3 years ago
hey thanks man i think ill learn alot from that. same here i play heel up to on most of my playing but i find its better for this song not to , more control. great video
Gonzo4sticks 3 years ago
WELL DONE, SIR!
simasuma 3 years ago
Great video! Keep drummin' like that!
Maskerin 3 years ago
A good breakdown. Well done.
Gwyhir 3 years ago
AWESOME thank you!!! this is an answer to my prayers.
yepnookmaybe 3 years ago
thanks for this lesson. I can't play this fill by myself.
thanks from a simple brazilian drummer.
golobmx 3 years ago
I thought this was one of the best and clearest explanations of the fill I've seen et. Nice job
britefish 3 years ago
thank you, this was really really useful!
natitomoon89 3 years ago 2
u made that a bit too complicated lol especially since u worked back to front. bit it was ok.
higgyfoo 3 years ago
thank you. that was the most helpful youtube lesson ever!
DTsuperhero 3 years ago
That is the absolute BEST I have ever seen ANYONE other than Bonham do it!! Bravo man!! Even the Bonham clones will be going to school here!!
1MustHave1UserName 3 years ago 3
this video is so good . im learning it and its fun as hell . the 3/4 into the triplets had me confused . im playing this at a new years eve show . i feel confident that i can represent thanks to your instruction.
psychwardsally 3 years ago 6
Cool, thanks! BTW, do you use heel-down?
jollywood999 3 years ago
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
I play heel up, but my heel usually stays very close to the pedal.
only1boneman 3 years ago
bonzo must be proud
gatin9015 3 years ago 2
Dude, that was totally awesome. Thanks for breaking it down !
Sys1966 3 years ago
Thanks man! all i really needed was the very end though! that was perfect! now i can finally learn it!
tstorm81993 3 years ago
Another awesome video! I see many drummers (including me) doing this fill wrong. I think the most complicated part is join the 3/4 whith the 4/4. The rest is hard work!
Hope to see more too!
Thanks!
thememories2008 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
What the fuck is that shit supposed to be?? would it not have been easier to just slow the solo down???? all you have done is confuse everyone. anyone who needs it broken down like that should give up drumming and take up the tambourine, Has anyone ever learned anything from you as you way overcomplicate things..Sorry dude but it just annoys me when someone makes things looks harder than they are.
Fcukheaddars 3 years ago
I see you live up to your name. Does mommy know you're at the computer unsupervised?
only1boneman 3 years ago
i agree with you only1boneman i just got a drum set today and set it up and i thought this was pretty good. thanks for it. ^^
-Ibaneziceman300
ibaneziceman300 3 years ago 2
I learned a lot from this video.
Why don't you post a video showing how to play this fill if you think it's so easy?
Thanks Boneman!
Phrase 3 years ago 2
maybe its more complicated but its definitely more efficient
Brando2600 3 years ago
cool lesson dude!
littletiki1 3 years ago 3
no offence
but could you imagine a beginner trying to understand this :L
samp123hpor 3 years ago
gracias, sirvio de mucho, saludos desde Perú
jorgelz87 3 years ago
That is crazily good for a youtube video. I mean the quality of the shot, speed, sound, what your point is, how you get it across.
Very good, plus the drum fill is awesome itself.
ostimeg 3 years ago 2
This is a great instructional video. One of the best I have seen. Hope to see more.
drumnut2345 3 years ago 2
im liking the heads... are they Remo Ebony Pinstripes?? someone help me out here...
c0dy123bee 3 years ago 2
thats them
ellmerrfudd 3 years ago
thanks man
c0dy123bee 3 years ago
I did a double take at that very last part - thought it was the studio cut for sure. The sound and timing is perfect ! Don't know how it compares side by side with the studio cut but blind folded I'd a voted it was "studio" rather than you.I used to wonder why it took a
year + for the next album ! Now I know why. All of this for a few seconds out of one song ! JHB was driven to be "the best of the best". An original.BTW, I'm no "pro", just a fan and interested in his style. Killer.
ironman5454 3 years ago
Nice job transcribing this. I could never figure out the triplet pattern in the sixth measure. Thanks.
jpk928 3 years ago
I've spotted a mistake. Not by you, Boneman, but by Bonham himself!
In measure 4 beat 3 of your notation, Bonham should play the floor tom on 3, and the kick on the 'and' of 3. But he drops 1/16th of a beat and plays the kick on the 'e' instead (the snare then lands on the 'a' of 3, instead of 4). This is the only repitition where this happens and he only gets away with it due to his speed. But it means it can't be notated correctly unless we replace this 4/4 measure with a 15/16 measure!
PCForrest 3 years ago
wrong. bonham can do whatever he wants.
mfgdrummer 3 years ago 4
Of course he can. Perhaps I should have written "mistake" in quotes? Indeed, Bonham probably took several takes before deciding this one sounded the best -- despite the "mistake".
But it remains nonetheless true that if Boneman's notation is correct (and I believe it is), then Bonham has "played with time" somewhat. Indeed, without Boneman's notation I may never have spotted it.
The bottom line is that since you're now aware of the "problem", you can now play it "correctly". 'Nuff said.
PCForrest 3 years ago
In addition, I believe the opening snare should be on the "and" of 2. This is borne out by the fact you count the 2 before playing the entire fill at 120bpm near the end of the video. Apart from that, the notation works perfectly.
Many thanks for posting this video. I can only imagine the hours you've spent on it but it has certainly cleared up lot of my misconceptions over this fill.
PCForrest 3 years ago
Thanks for the explanation and for the notation (sorry -- I didn't read the full description).
However, I would argue that the kick is not on the "and" but is actually on the 2nd triplet beat. This makes that entire bar triplets.
I checked it in a sequencer and the triplet certainly sounds better. Marrying it up to the audio took some doing as the tempo swings quite wildly. However, with the tempos established before and after, the kick lands closer to the 2nd triplet than to the "and".
PCForrest 3 years ago
Nicely done. One thing still puzzles me, however. I notice you insert a short delay prior to the first snare beat in step 3 but you don't explain the reason for this. Am I correct in assuming there's actually a 16th triplet delay before the first snare so that the final kick lands on the 2nd triplet beat of beat 1 (to tie in with the high tom on the 3rd triplet beat in step 2)? If not, could you provide the correct notation for the entire fill? Many thanks.
PCForrest 3 years ago
The kick lands on the "and" of 1.
The delay you hear may be due to the fact that the metronome counting was added to the video and not recorded along with the drums. It's possible that I didn't line up the two audio tracks as accurately as I could or should have. It's also possible that I just played the first note slightly out of place.
Either way any delay is unintentional.
There's a link to the full transcription in the video description. Can't post it in a comment apparently.
only1boneman 3 years ago
hey dude great fill. whats that electronic square thing above your bass drum?
alanross999 3 years ago
BOSS DB-90 Metronome
only1boneman 3 years ago
awesome
alanross999 3 years ago
Well done, hats of to ya!!
Champane97 3 years ago
Dude! That's amazing! I always just improvised a fill at the end, but this is great! I'm gonna write it down and start practicing right now, thanks!
MasterTycoon2008 3 years ago
Thankyou so much for posting this video im playing this song live soonand that fills been giving me the most trouble thanks again and keep druming your really good
rockhard4freespeech 3 years ago
Very nice and thorough break-down - thank you. Would you care to demonstrate the ghost notes / 8th notes that Bonham plays on his snare, as part of the groove? When I watch the videos his hands are moving way fast so it's hard to get that shuffle right. Cheers.
Vahagnll 3 years ago
Thank you very much.. I have been doing it all wrong.. Now i will not... Thank you very much for this lesson have been searching for this for a while..
JUBALAKNE 3 years ago
That was awesome, thanks for the tutorial. Im gonna practice it
midyrvette 3 years ago
perfect.
xPearldrummer7x 3 years ago
i understand it!
Knew all the rudimenats already just didnt know how they went together cause its so fast on the record.
thanks so much for breaking it down!
much appreciated.
Ps what goes on in the first few barrs of the song before the guitar kicks in???
cheers
76steve76 3 years ago
There is a video on youtube by Nate Morton explaining the opening fill. watch?v=Pyp5JiCONRY
The key to playing the intro is realizing that the first accented note does not fall on the one. The first note is actually on the & of 3. So the first accented notes go like so: & of 3, 1, 2. The two has only a slight accent.
only1boneman 3 years ago
why don't you break it down a little more so i can't even understand it
ARFF2690 3 years ago
LOL my band teacher has a metronome like that and we play it 1 e and a 2 e and a and turn the speed up and the dude goes crazy!
jonathaniscool531 3 years ago 2
I will refer students to this vid, good work
Jaxcaffiend 3 years ago
Thanks.
only1boneman 3 years ago
oh wow man.
this rules.
thank you so much.
i love this fill and i have never been able to play it, thanks so much.
p.s. you might want to show us that first part of the fill, that would be awesome too!
RileyRock14 3 years ago
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!with your lesson i will be able to play the final fill.Looking forward for Lui`s "spanish version"!!THANKS AGAIN MAN!!!
antoniovelazquez80 3 years ago
that was Uber- professional ! , must have been quite of a project to get to such small details , magnificent piece of a great solo ! and this is by the way , how solo should be - short, intensive and musical.
long live Bonham
kapikpai 3 years ago 4
Had to slow it down to figure it out. When you hear it slow, it's much easier to hear the timing of the fill.
I agree. It is a very musical fill. I've heard people claim it was just Bonham letting loose and not playing anything in particular. But it seems to me to be a very well thought out fill and not just some random bashing.
only1boneman 3 years ago
Great job indeed mate !
kapikpai 3 years ago 2
Insane!
Metallicarush 3 years ago 3
goood job ...;)
Andrej6333 3 years ago 3
best site ever.
Thanks
eddrmmer 3 years ago 2
Great, thanks for the lesson.
bonzojp 3 years ago
Man... I'll never be able to say "thank you" enough for making this video. I've been looking for this kind of explanation for so long that I can't believe somebody finally did it.
In fact, I'm able to play the song completely except for the final fill... but with your explanation I have no doubt I will now. Can´t wait to get home and start practicing :-)
chichothedrummer 3 years ago
One question: I do have some tutorial videos in Spanish made for the latin community... once I get it right, can I do an "Spanish version" of this and post it? (I'll give you the proper credit of course)
Thanks in advance!
Luis.
chichothedrummer 3 years ago
Sure, you can do your own and give me credit (I appreciate that)
If you like, I still have all the original clips and I could just replace the written parts with spanish (you would have to translate) then you could post it to your channel.
Either way is fine with me.
only1boneman 3 years ago
That will be even better my friend. If you want, I can translate everything you wrote and send you an e-mail or something with the info.
Just let me know if you want me to do it through your Youtube account or if you have an E-Mail account I can use.
Thanks you so much in advance!
Luis.
chichothedrummer 3 years ago