Stairway to Heaven Drum Fill - Revisited (How To)

This video is a follow up to the "Stairway to Heaven Drum Fill - How To" video.

Several people have made mention of a drum transcription book that claims the repeating pattern in this fill is comprised of three 32nd note triplets played with the hands followed by TWO 16th notes on the bass drum. I disagree with that notation. The phrase is actually two 32nds (right, left) followed by two 16ths (right, foot) - only ONE 16th note is played on the bass drum. I made this video to settle this matter so that I don't have to argue this point anymore.

By the way, master this pattern and you will be halfway to learning the solo at the end of Led Zeppelin's Rock n Roll because he uses the exact same phrase in that fill. Just a little faster.

This video also demonstrates (what I believe to be) the correct sixteenth triplet pattern for the final quarter note of the fill. Thanks to StoneDrum07 and bonzoleum for pointing them out.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• zeppelin
• stairway
• heaven
• bonham
• drum
• lesson

[ProTrixter]

so what exactly is the sticking at the very end?

[only1boneman]

left (tom1) - right (tom2) - foot (bass) - left (snare) - right (tom2) - foot (bass) - crash

played as sixteenth note triplets.

[RockerForLife74]

Great video! I have a question though.

What exactly are you doing to the floor tom between 1:17 and 1:21? Are you hitting the floor tom twice with that "Takin' A Dump" fill?

[only1boneman]

One stroke on each drum. Right (snare) - Left (small tom) - Right (floor tom) - Foot (bass).

[ultrakool]

to me, the snare at the end of the four groupings sounds like a flam rimshot (on the record). at any rate, what i'm most interested in is how do you produce your vids? they're very professional looking. what apps are you using, bone?

[only1boneman]

I used Ulead's MediaStudio Pro 8 for the editing. I just picked up a new Canon video camera that records in HD, unfortunately the files it creates (.MTS) don't work with that program. So, I will be looking to replace it.

[hitmanzach]

Bonham never used a double bass he did it all with the right foot

[adzug]

only1, just came cross your vids n love em. thank you and please keep on doing the breakdowns of bohams stuff id watch for hours if i could. i dont really read music well and this clears up alot. im gunna use the end fill of rock n roll at the end of every szong my band does til they start screamin at me, cheers you rock and thanks, matt g

[momnombom]

can you make a video that shows the whole song of stairway to heaven on drums. show each part that is different so people can play it like me.

[Hammerhead786]

I'm a lot faster and cleaner leading with my left hand so I do it like you do in your video (which is great by the way and thank you!) only leading with my left hand.

[Hammerhead786]

@hitmanzach WRONG!!! HE NOT ONLY USED A DOUBLE BASS BUT HE ALSO HAS TOURED WITH ONE. There are videos on youtube of JHB playing double bass if the © pricks haven't already nuked them. He is famous for his fast single pedal work but to say he never used a double bass kit or toured with one is absolutely FALSE!

[jaqua524]

i have a huge question, when i listen to the studio, in the regular fill in this, i hear a snare going, but i can hear it a bit in your too, is it just the snare drum rattling?

[BonhamRingoRudd]

You've got it down. Right on!

[Hammerhead786]

@hitmanzach WRONG!! Bonham did use a double bass pedal and played a double bass kit for quite a few years. I have quite a few videos of it but YT nukes them every time i put them up. As he became popular in the Zep mainstream he became notorious for his fast single pedal work amoung other things but he did play a double pedal FYI

[gagealbright]

nice lesson, thanks!

[wmjoca]

There is a similar sounding fill in "For Your Life". Is it the same?



[RuberHammer]

How did you record this?