What so many seem to overlook is that Bonham SWINGS when he plays. He's not the straight-beater that so many other hard rock drummers were/are. His style was ecclectic...he learned from Krupa, Rich and other swing/big band percussionists. That's how his inimitable GROOVE comes thru, and you demonstrate this beautifully in the laid-back grace notes you beat on the snare and hi-hat...kudos, my dude! :D

This guy is not only a super fundamentally sound drummer, he's a really good teacher/instructor!

Great job explaining the groove, Randy! - For all of you guys who say "It's wrong" or " It was really done like this... he is giving you the tools and facility to re-create the groove without setting up mics in a stairwell, hall reverb in a studio or natural reverb. He's showing you how HE plays it to acheive the same vibe/groove in any setting - be it a small/big club or practice room. If you take the time and play it how he has explained, those ghost notes become second nature and just fall into place. i.e.. the 16th after 2 and 4 in the "Rosanna" groove.

@2:22 Here's the thing about the original recording of this song: there actually IS a delay on the drums! It's very slight and that's gives it that space, apart from having a big reverby room and nice compression and obviously, a great drummer.

It’s interesting to see all the misinformation in the comments, look up Rick Beato’s video on this you will get it straight facts. The point of this lesson is dynamics... this is a fantastic video thank you Randy

Randy im sorry..I didnt mean to Leave you out on the Zep Great Job Man. Teachers at Drumeo are all Great..Thank you Giys...😁👍✌️

Love your video, thank you so much for taking the time to put it together! I just got my first kit after knowing I could play the drums my whole life, I'm learning from you.

I love watching your videos, man! You always put a smile on my face, you just have such a great vibe and to top it all off you are great at explaining things and every night I can't wait to get back on the drum set to try doing what you do. Thanks a lot!!

Randy, you're an amazing teacher. I'm being completely real here. I'm a guitarist. I don't play drums, I've never really seriously sat down with a kit. I just wanted to see if I could do a little bit of this song because my son is learning it. I watched your video and, after about an hour, I was able to play the basic beat. My son, who has never heard me play drums *at all* was flabbergasted when I played it for him today. Thanks! 🙏

Nice lesson, I practiced those ghost notes for a while and they came faster that I thought. Thanks Randy

That is a solid powerful drum beat,love the tribal sounding kit

John Bonham is truly the greatest that his 3 different pieces were featured on Drumeo lesson sessions!!! Featured 3 times WOW!!! almighty BONZO!

Went through hundreds of songs to play to after returning to drums after 20 Years. Hypnotic perfection

I’m not the drummer but I gotta say Thanks Man! That really helped me to understand what I was hearing.

amazing... now I understand the great feeling with this fantastic intro - groove

This particular beat just drives me nuts ,I am pretty much a beginner but,I can play a few beats , the way the hi hat is used causes my right hand to follow my right foot.Argh.

I Love Drumeo..Love that Beat..Zep..Thats one Beat i will work on...Im a Beginner..Older Adult. Thanks for the Video..Jared. Rest of the Teachers. 😁👍✌️🎸

Loved it! Loved the sticks held backwards too hehe

Woaw ! At very first listening, the beat didn't seem hard but when you deconstruct it like Randy Cooke is doing, it becomes way more difficult with all the gray notes and the dynamic XD Very interesting lesson as always, thanks to Randy and Drumeo !

Randy my man, you are infectious!..no meds needed... you really should consider this for a living! 😉

Dude is solid!

What a brilliant example of how to teach. 10/10 mate. Well done.

Awesome informational video 👍

You'll be playing like John in no time. Lol, I wish!

Finally someone who plays it right bonham played the echos now it sounded reverbie . In the actual song but you can hear him playing it just like u are although with much more power and boom but you nailed it .. great video ..

Randy cook, you rock bro, great lesson.

Excellent lesson

I like your videos, dude - even though I'm not a drummer! But I have to program drum-tracks every now and then - and that's where videos like yours come in handy! ;)

Excellent breakdown of an Iconic drum groove !

Dope 🔥 thank you so much!!!

Very nice!! Even without all the production, sounded just like Bonham.

Thank you very much This video was an eye opener to me

Súper bien explicado! Gracias 🤘🏽

great video !!! THANKS !!!!!!

Finally! Someone playing it the way he did. 👍

Great tutorial, thanks👍🏻

Tasty drumming my dude

‘Binson Echorec’ was used with 2 mics and lots of compression. It’s a delay effect. There’s only one bass kick and snare kit. This video sounds like the original because you’re playing all the echo hits too. Bonzo didn’t have to.

Thanks Randy!!

AWESOME 👏

north side Houston High school, plenty of talent sitting there... yet no sponsers... i was one of them 20 years ago... quitman and fulton.... much needed musicians

there is also a grace note generated on the kick after the second snare, it was delay in the recording, but its possible to play it live also

You are a great drummer, and picked a great tune for a lesson. I've played this tune over 1000 times in my life, but you are the first person I've seen point out the snare echo. 1 thing listen for next time ya hear it. He's accenting all the &'s on the hats.

Super merci beaucoup....... Pour cette leçon 😘

Adorei a metodologia dele, fica fácil de entender assim

Well done have to get down to it on the kit like Booze .thank you

Cool Sound!

Nice break down .though I've been playing this song for 40 years!!!✌👊😎great to hear another person's view...

Great beat! It's been used over 100 times I think

The studio drum version was recorded on a stairwell in some big house somewhere and that helped give the sound some natural delay

Nicely explained nicley done!

I agree with your wealth and the true elusive teachings where the rubber meets the mat!!! Thanx for sharing!!!😃

very good this channel drumeo videos are top very good 👍👍👍👍👍

👍what a helpful lesson,,!

I don’t play drums but love the song thanks for explaining what is done in the drums

you opened my eyes amigo

Mr. Cooke, watching this video makes me want to see how you would teach "The Ocean." Especially given that it isn't a straight 4/4 throughout.

I like the big Bonham sound you got

Great!! THKS

Great. Thanks

More Randy Drumeo, he is very entertaining

Thank you Randy Cook

Fun fact: kick drum and snare was processed thru Binson Echorec delay, so the groove was a little bit different )

Cool....thank you!

Thank you

THANK YOU

Try playing the double kick with a "wet noodle" foot. The echo effect is incredible!

Simple beat w 8ths on the hats: how it was played W ghost notes: how it sounds on the record We’ve all seen Rick Beato’s video on how it was recorded with delay, but for all intents and purposes, you need the ghost notes to get the *sound* right

Early recordings didnt have the ghost notes until some later live recordings. So, maybe he developed ghost notes into the mix, regardless or additionally of the reverb effect. Enjoying you teachings. Cheers🎉

Oh man, I need to practise! So much cool stuff to play, so little time!

Binson Echorec is how Bonzo got that echo sound

SOUNDS THICCCCC!!

any suggestions on what to do to get the independence between base and hi-hat

pls do more song tutorials like this

I heard that they recorded the drums in a stairway to get that big delayed sound to the drums. So he is only playing the simple version but it sounds like he´s playing it like you are teaching.

Yeah he actually is playing with delay on the drums

He was playing the simple version there was an added felt plugin to make it seem like the more complicated version.

He knows there’s echo. He’s playing it like u hear it. Randy is a true rock drummer. You obviously watched nothing but the intro.

Needs way more echo/reverb on the snare. And needs Ludwig drums, with a monster deep snare. And Paiste cymbals. Need a big 26" Paiste ride crash. And a monstrous 26" Ludwig kick drum. You're getting the feel, though.

I have to commend this man for teaching how to play the secondary snare and bass drum hits but as stated in the comments there is an actual echo on this track. So really the first click track he plays to in the beginning of the video is correct.

Pleeeeeeeeeaase to a How to of: Tower of Power - Ebony Jam

Ghost kicks and ghost snares done right!

I need help getting the quiet kick note. My foot just plays full on double strokes. Thanks!

I played this song on my kit many times

A M A Z I N G

First song I learned to play on the Drums.

Nice :)

That's pretty doing it naturally! I think they're using an echo effect though to produce that sound

The first bass drum hit is a single hit with an echo/dekay

My hands keep wanting to play the snare on the same beat as the kick drum... any tips???

Keep it simple is best.

@drumeo you guys should make a note: He only played 1 bassdrum and no extra 'echo' snare It's simply the effect of the house they recorded, you can see on KZfaq a video of Jimmy Page explaining how they did it, also his son Jason Bonham plays it live with 1 bassdrum (allthough besides this guy is a awesome drummer he does explain and show a way how to reproduce the song live without the effect of the recording) which is awesome so thanks for the video and lesson!!!!!

The problem is that Bonzo just had his own sound, that is unable to be replicated. Even if you have his kit the way he plays and the energy in his movement is just impossible to create

Nice....John Bonham....sadly missed - what a drummer

He only hit the bass drum once but he was set up at the bottom of a stairwell with a couple other mics on different levels.

Wow

Don't miss what Daniel Glass had to say about "When The Levee Breaks" previously on Drumeo: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nd55pLxmna6xe5c.html .

I play guitar but I'm just curious as to how a song is taught in drum

wow

I'm a guitar player... This is fascinating to me.