Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll' Drum Intro. The Count.

Whitestone's Nick Kirk explains how to count the drum intro to Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll' via an enlightening discovery from Chuck Berry and 'Home Alone.'

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[itgoez211]

You're all wrong it's actually the intro to Little Richard's "IKeep a Knocking" and It does start on the & of 3....

[ironman5454]

BTW, credit goes to 'bonzoleum' for bringing this to my attention. Couldn't remember exactly how he spelled his nic...anyhow, he gives credit to a dude in Texas and so on and son on LOL !! Just wanted to give him his props - he has some GREAT drumming tutorials on here...

[damedoodie]

That intro is so easy to count if you know where the "1" is. It doesn't start on the 1. as in 1-2-3-4 BAH BAH BAH BAH... The first 3 hits start at "3 and" before the 1 as in...

1-and-2-and-3- BAH BAH BAH 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4

[lynsuefa]

Hey Kirk, thanks for posting- your video was informative as well as intertaining.

Don't listen to all those people who say what's the big deal i'v seen hundred's of drummers attempt that entro and none of them are correct except for one guy his name is Fraiser youtube name phase.

[arlo4823]

Why is this all such a mystery? Jason Bonham spelled it out in a drum video he released years ago. He'll tell exactly how it was done.

[ajc296]

The main point of this video is that the drumming starts on the & of 3 like with many Chuck Berry (and Little Richard?) intros. Most less educated musicians count the 1st strike of the drums as beat 1 and typically a cover band will therefore join in with the drums half a beat later than on the original in order to start on (what they think is) the beginning of a bar

I can see why there is so much confusion as it is difficult to listen to the original without picking up the timing from beat 1

[MrBustape]

I'm never recording in your studio. Leave drumming to drummers who know how to count! I don't understand the big deal about this intro, it's so easy. Rhythmically it's the same as Johnny B. Goode. And apart from a few different accents, it's also the same as Keep a Knockin. It starts with a pick up bar on the & of 3, then goes for 4 bars, then the band comes in on 1.

[2ndAsstJizzMopper]

jdrum12, beat 4 hasn't arrived yet if you're still on the 'and' of 3. the first note of the song starts before beat 4 -- on the 'and' of 3: [one and two and three] AND FOUR AND ONE

[2ndAsstJizzMopper]

atozofpop, damned straight. no idea how someone could say it's not Johnny B. Goode and then pick this song as definitive. the key to understanding the intro is in the first three hits -- hits Johnny B. Goode provides clearly, unlike in this vid. and Keep A-Knockin' is NOT superior to Johnny B. Goode here, for a few reasons.

[jdrum12]

Why wouldn't it start on the "and of 4 if it is the last beat of that measure? You're saying "and 3 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 ....."