THE WANTON SONG John Bonham Led Zeppelin Drums Terry Keating

This is a very quick drum tutorial on Zep's The Wanton Song. Any specific question please contact me!

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[ChoppiProductions]

Hey, im probably wrong or not hearing the bd notes, but in the recording i can only hear one bass drum note after the "2" on the snare. The bd note from my hearing is on the "a" of 2. Here it shows it is on the "and-a" of 2. What do you think?

[bonzoleum]

@ChoppiProductions That could be-especially in certain spots.. I've seen folks here on YT crowd up that part so that the "e-and-a" is all BD notes! Though that's difficult to play it's way too notey and definitely not what Bonham is doing. Putting just the BD note on the "a" works great. The guitars (both bass and reg) add the "e-and-a" filling, so it's difficult to nail it down every time.

[bonzoleum]

@ChoppiProductions I just listened again to the recording and he definitely is playing it at times with just that "a". It's hard to say for sure about each and every time what he plays, and the frequencies of the guitars (both bass and reg) crowd that area. I do know that even in that I said before (above) about Bonham not doing the "e-and-a" AT ALL is too much to say too, as in the very intro it does sound like he crams all three notes in there once or twice!

[TheDrumChannel]

Well I'm glad you cleared it up . Someone said I was doing it wrong. Sounds right to me. Great lesson

[bonzoleum]

@TheDrumChannel Thank you for the comment!

[AllBallSports1]

...so this weeks to do list now includes ghost notes, thank you TK

[yonatawodi]

I couldn't agree more about keeping the bass drum less busy even though it's busy enough to begin with. If he overplayed the bass drum like it's misconceived by many, the groove wouldn't work like it does so well. The way the snare falls in the groove has that power that couldn't be better.

So again, good work my friend!

[angelacevedo2112]

dahnadalana fart! dahnadalanadada fart! lol funny guy

[spudseals]

:(

[cottonfever1221]

@bonzoleum No your not,you still carry the torch bro,did'nt mean to sound off color,I just am passionate about Zep,and few realize what Bonham did on most songs and I appologize if I was off,your doing a great job my bad

[bonzoleum]

@cottonfever1221  I always say, I wasn't there when he laid the groove down so your opinion is as good as mine. I'd like to have a grasp of EQing tracks to emphasize/isolate the drums parts, but I'm a technical buffoon. Thanks for the info!

[drumr4hire]

@LeopoldGold1 -

Absolutely!! The ghost notes are what give the impression of all three notes ("ee" "an" & "da") being played on the kick! He ghost's the "ee" of 1 and 2... so "two"-"ee" is played on the snare, and following is "an"-"da" played with the foot. I think he also occasionally ghost's the "da" of 4, as feel dictates.... Search Drumrdude1973 (which is me) here on YouTube, check out my interpretation of this song, and let me know how it compares to what you play....

[drumr4hire]

Exactly what Bonham's "Kick" pattern is, in this song, is debatable up and down the board... and why we don't have any isolated drum track for THIS song, particularly, like we do for a few other 'Zep' tunes is beyond me! I play the kick pattern as you do, however I also play ghost notes on the "ee" of 1, and 2, and sometimes (as 'feel' dictates) on the "da" of 4. The ghost note played on the "ee" of 2 is what I believe gives the impression of all three notes being played with the foot....

[fatchoppers01]

love the vids . never realized how much ghost strokes Bonzo does to get his groove.