3 John Bonham Drum Fills Every Drummer Should Know | John Bonham Drum Lesson 

"What's your favorite Bonham fill?" - "Yes." hahahah

1) 6:50 2) 11:38 3) 17:50

I got to see Zep 7 times back in the 70s. Bonzo is my favorite drummer of all time. I'm a guitarist. I also really dig Keith Moon, Simon Phillips, Vinnie Calaiuta . . . Nothing better than jamming with a great drummer! If you don't have a great drummer, you ain't got shit . . .

Whole Lotta Love! Whole lotta loooong awesome fills! And nobody plays like that anymore. It's like Bonham invented something amazing and then it got forgotten! Or maybe they aren't all that easy to play! More Bonham stuff, please!

"Yes all of them" lol. 'Out on the tiles' is my favorite. The entire beat is good

My favorite fills are from D'yer Maker. Wow that song is grooovvve

There’s a 2 bar fill from The Song Remains The Same (live concert from 28/6/77) that’s one of his best fills ever imo. In fact the intro he did on that specific night is my favourite intro to TSRTS

In The Evening.....that fill is amazing !!

Man, that snare is sounding GREAT! Excellent lesson too!

Superb lesson, Stephen!

It was great watching you break down some of Bonham's fills, especially the Whole Lotta Love fill! I never realized how complicated it actually was because I always just played it by ear. And the Since I've Been Loving You fill really shows Bonham's creativity. Great choice!

I love anyone who appreciates what Bonham did for music and for drumming. People who think Bonham was a simple drummer are wrong. He knew when to explode and when to let the music take control. Never overplaying or underplaying. He was a musical drummer with a combination of feel, groove, sensitivity, finesse, power, technical ability and a signature sound. The ultimate all around drummer. Hands Down. Thank you for sharing your video and exposing some classic Bonham. Great skills my friend

So many great fills and grooves from Bonham!! One sweet one is the quad borage at 6:22 in Stairway. Just beautiful. But all their songs had something great in them from this genius. He really did make that band.

so cool! thanks for teaching these. not that it matters that much but he is playing the groove from "since ive been loving you" into the fill on the Hi hat and then goes on the ride. small thing ha

Your kit sounds awesome

It’s a relief to see professionals show their mistakes. It only makes sense and is natural. When you said “nailed it” After the 16th note demonstration… It made me laugh out loud

thank you for showing the world this

When you can do them all, you love them all. I love them all.

Thanks Stephen, I've tried to learn Fool in The Rain a number of times and was not very successful. You broke it down to a point that I understood it. Your the man!!

Funny how different it sounds between left and right hand leads with the 6/8 demonstration. Subtleties that make all the difference and puzzling if just hearing the song and trying to reproduce the sound without knowing the drummer's technique. Non-musicians always think we're nuts when we describe what we hear in songs 🤣

In 1970, still a teenager, Since I've Been Loving You mesmerized me in a far different way than the other Zeppelin songs. That groove with that big booming kick sound. Guitarist play lead guitar. In this song Bonham played lead kick. It was big in your face and fit so perfectly.

Hey Stephen, nice job. Bonham is my ALL TIME FAVORITE drummer in the universe!!!!

Those... drums... sounds amazing.

Love your videos man. I’ve been watching for a while now! Ever consider making a series like this on Phil Collins? I’d love seeing that. Only if you’re a big fan of him of course :)

I'm with you man! I too am one of those countless numbers of kids who ho started playing the drums because I wanted to do what John Henry Bonham did. I've been playing since back in 1988, when I was 13 years old. So. I'll let you know if I achieve that that goal....NOBODY can do it exactly like Bonham did, and it makes no difference how good you are.

ZEPPELIN is my All Time favorite Band&Bonham my All Time favorite Drummer. Not just for how he played,but for how his drums sounded in the studio and live. Always loved the fact that Zepp put his drums in hallways to get natural reverb and delay...for example Kashmir. I always thought in the song he was hitting 2 notes on the bass drum before the snare hit,but its actually ambience from the first kick. Magnificent! When i play it,i always put in the 2nd kick though,since im not micd and Im really a guitar player,although i play keyboard, drums,and saxophone. Anyhow,Great video and great sound friend.Maybe I'll do a similar vid on Page,when able.

Great video Man. Your kit sounds top notch👍🏼

Great video Steven. John Bonham was the best rock/blues drummer of his time in my opinion. Please teach the fill at the end of Rock N Roll. That fill is insane!

Great video 🔥💯

Those are some really cool great fills!!! Can't wait to practice and learn these Stephen. Thanks for lining out the how-to's on these.

Stairway to heaven fill at the climax of the song towards the end

Kit sounds great!!!

Like Thomas Lang says: Practice, practice and practice... Thanks man! Hi from México city!

i always liked you Stephen..NOW I LOVE YOU...more Bonham stuff please..thanks

Great lesson as always Stephen. Bonham has always been a huge influence on me musically, love the mans work! Really useful to dissect the beats and fills as you have, thank you so much and keep the good work coming :)

Dude - 6:27 in Carouselambra. I’ve had a few fave fills of Bonzo, some are more technical and beautiful, but this one, my friend, is all, “FU”!

That "Bonham Swagger", combined with his sense of space, time, power and feel . . . And then there is that Bonham sensitivity and precision! A lifetime of study!

good job!

That last fill just blew my mind....

For me it's one of the fills he does during dazed and confused from the song remains the same movie/gig. While not the most difficult of his fills, it fits the mood of the song, imo, perfectly. It starts around 6:16 in. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZQgYn23Xvck.htmlm16s

The drums on "The Wanton Song" from Physical Graffiti puts almost every Bonham technique into the same song......It's very humbling.........Peace

Uninformed and missing out is a nice way to put it. Dude... Duuuuuddddeee ! THE... THE iconic rock drummer. Let me just say that you know something, whatever it be, is something special when it carries over the decades or centuries if it lasts long nuff. I see youngsters that weren't born decades after he freaking died at practice lessons asking their teacher how to play bonhams stuff. Because he's amazaballs is why! Either as a rock drummah you emulate Bonham or you're wrong, you're just wrong maann! My fave fill by him is the trips after guitar solo in dazed and confused. It's perfect. He could've done anything there. He couldda kept playing the beat , done some fill or whatevah but the trips there are perfect because the solo is already rock in the eff out but then... THEN! He totally backs up the solo by using the trips that depart from the beat in such a way that it pronounces the power of what they're both doing it such a way that words fail. Its just the type thing that when u 1st hear it you lose your mind then after that you learn it then after that you're just always amazed by it asking yourself how did he come up with all his ideas they're genius. He coulda been a serial killer and you'd say oh that's horrible , but his playing!!! Muah! Cheers bro, rock the fook oot mate!!!

You. Are. The. Bomb.

Since I've been loving you has the most passionate fills I've ever heard. Just an opinion.

The fill at 1:47 in Misty Mountain Hop just kills it. Also, let's not forget about THAT fill in Stairway to Heaven, you know the one I'm talking about.

I’ve been working on the snare tom bass triplet for a year. I’m still so painfully slow that I’ll be almost 80 y/o till I close in on 200 bpm. And I’ll master the HH bass bass triplet in my next life.

My favourite is one from near the start of Moby Dick. It goes like Boom-da dadada-Da boom boomda da Boooom. You'll know it when you hear it

ty man

First I need to say that I’m not a drummer, so I don’t know how impressive this is from a drummer’s perspective, but one of my favourite Bonham drum fills is at the end of Whole lotta love. It starts at 4.56 and is one of those long rolls with a little skip beat at the end. I had listened to this song for years before noticing it, but when I did, Wow, brilliant.

Great stuff....from "the master" John Henry "BONZO"!!!

Dazed and Confused on the BBC sessions to me is the greatest production of that song. Bonhams 16th notes between ride, snare and bass was the birth of speed metal beats! That’s my opinion, of course. :) I have flavor of the week Bonham fills. Mine now is his fill on How Many More Times at Royal Albert at the end of the intro Bonham explodes with slow snare triplets and breaking into crossover fast, double time triples. Phenominal.

Anything from live Albert Hall '70, especially How Many More Times or Moby Dick. Gifted, like Hendrix playing Machine Gun live, New Year's Eve 1969. On a different level...

Just noticed...you look a little like Trent Reznor. Who has a Bonham fanatic drummer Ilan Rubin (I am totally sold on IR...he’s a powerhouse). Without the rug of course . Brilliant lesson as usual.

Couldn't pick a fave Bonzo groove or fill if you paid me. Well maybe if you paid me lol. Still got madd love for the fill he starts Good Times Bad Times with. Still can't figure it out either

As a big Led Zep fan, Bonham was more than just a drummer in a band, which goes without saying for anyone who appreciates music. But if I had to say one thing about Bonham, it's that when playing live, he complimented everyone else in the band with his playing. There are so many live guitar solos by Page that sound better because of Bonhams drumming.

I"m not sure about favorite fill, but "Poor Tom" is my favorite Bonham beat.

Three down five million more to go, let’s get busy Stephen. Lol.

I play bonham triplets right hand lead and when I do that fill from D&C I play them the "lazy way" which is just the first one normal and then I go right on the floor tom and left on the rack tom, then crossover, then back, and then to the snare. It's sounds a bit different but it never bothered me and its probably spared me a couple of smacked knuckles.

When are you going to do the lesson on Helen Wiggin's odd-metered super-syncopation technique from the track "My Pal Foot Foot"?

I was just about to comment that it takes a genius drummer to disect a genius drummer correctly until you made the rim shot!!!(LOL) p.s my freind commented your bass drumm sounds excellent

There's a great fill on Achiles Last Stand. It's quick and sick

Awesome vid

What’s your Favorite Moon for Earth? Me: Keith MOON 😝lol

I like the one that goes "BUM-BADA BUM-BADA BUM-BADA BUM"

Great video Stephen! One of my favorites is the fill around 2:30 of achilles where he like helicopters between 2 crashes and the snare, its insane how he does it so fast yet so crisply

Ever done a vid on the Rock and Roll solo in the end?? I don't know why but I just can't get it. I think it's the timing of everything..

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My fav is What is and what should never be HTWWW version

Get the sheet music here: bit.ly/2LxVQv2 John Bonham is considered one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) rock drummers to have ever played the drums. His influence on rock and pop drumming is incredibly important. In this drum lesson I will show you 3 John Bonham drum fills from 3 different Led Zeppelin songs that I think every drummer should learn. Check out the first lesson in this John Bonham drum lesson series: 3 John Bonham Drum Beats Every Drummer Should Know: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i4wThWyBHG0.html The John Bonham Warm Up: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mC9fBTRisxU.html Leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite John Bonham drum fill is! And want even MORE FREE drum lessons on John Bonham? Rock and Roll: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nXeGwm4zUnQ.html Fool In The Rain: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xcxnZTfilGU.html The Ocean: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b2qH1Cg_C-k.html Poor Tom: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-58dIseSUBzY.html

Thx

It'd be really cool to even out your audio, your voice is quieter and then the drum parts kinda jump out. Just nitpicking though, this video is really informative, easy to follow and useful for every drummer out there, awesome job!

Snare fills at the end of stairway Last verse.

I've been in a Zeppelin tribute band for 10 years now. You're right, selecting your favorite Bonham fill is like naming the top 3 Beatle songs of all time. It's impossible...But, I'll try to name mine. 1) D'yer Mak'er, pretty much all of it. Quirky song and I think with just any drummer, the song would fall on its face. With Bonham, it's a thing of drumming genius. 2) The Wonton Song. So much phenomenal drumming, so many great fills in this song! Nothing easy about the Wonton Song. 3) Nobody's Fault but MIne. Again, I'd point to the entire song. The beginning timed playing with Jimmy Page, and the fills during the solo are vintage Bonham. If you don't know who's drumming in Nobody's..., You don't know drummers. Like you said Stephen, these are just off of the top of my head. I'll think of 12 more in the next half hour. I learned more from John Bonham, than just about any other drummer. Phil Collins (Old Phil Collins), would be second, but Nobody played like Bonham. Nobody is harder to emulate.

BOHNAM is GOD! Great video Stephen.

Learned to play Good Times Bad Times

Is it ok to lead with bass drum on the triplets

I gave him my email, I did not get the sheet music as promised above, just emails for ads for his program. I would like the sheet music for the lesson above.

If you can play it slowly you can play it quickly.

Is that a condom on the top left of your snare drum?

I'm a guitar 🎸& Mandalin player singer songwriter, I just purchased a Ludwig drum set, I thought that the kick drum wouldn't be so difficult to navigate ! the Bonham triplets are amazing, I saw Zeppelin at MSG 1973 3 nights in a row ! Don't think that Bonham did any solos ! why ? I don't know. Tony Iommi ( I saw from 71-73 ) Black Sabbath said that ; Sabbath all had the power of Rock ! But the power of Zeppelin was, Bonham. Thanks for the lesson 🙂 I'm having fun learning paradidlles and Bonham triplets, but I'm not quitting my day job of guitar 🎸 and Mandalin.

Every fill from In the Light

Nice job Steve,[ fstedy]

The Since I've Been Loving You fill hit me like a lightning from a clear sky when I heard it the first time! And the linear 16th note drum riffs in the end with bass drum doubles.. you really captivated the Bonham Swagger feel in this lesson, fantastic job Stephen!

Great video, very good and clear explanations. Really good channel, keep up the good work!

Very nice he was the best ever .Thanks Steve l going to get on to these fill CHREES. I ask you if you can do some black crows she talks to Angles. Have a hard getting it down .send me a small on it le you can play it thank you Dude.

Stairway fill is always my fave

Great video. Awesome lesson. Thank you for bringing us fills from the greatest rock drummer of all time . Every rock drummer should learn this . My favorite Bonham fill is from whole lotta love. But picking the best Bonham fill is as difficult as picking the best muscle car of 1970. Thx for bringing this to us . And breaking it down

Could you please do some Ian Paice fills video?

what if you play with the kick leading instead of the hands?

You Broke it Down 👇 Measure by Measure..Thank-you You know Your Stuff ...I'm Enamored When I see Bonhams' Solo ..You Nailed it ! Triplets 🥊 Rock Thank-you...You Have my Vote Man.... O'Biden Does NOT! Thanks for Sharing with us !

Sad that the greatest legends pass away quickly

I actually don’t play drums at all, but I saw Bonham’s name and a clicked. Lol nice vid tho!

What is Bonham doing from 11:06 to like 11:15 (Dazed and Confused) in the Denmark TV appearance? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k-WSbMW7BPc.html

Great video Stephen....you hit on my absolute favourite Bonham fill, from Since i been Loving You...shouldn't work but it smacks you right on the side of the head

I don't understand why you kids have to change the names of things and only make things more confusing by doing so. It's called a drum SET! A SET of drums. If it was a kit, you'd be able to carry it around on your back in a bag of some sort and, when you got it to where you're going with it, you dump out all the tiny parts onto the floor and construct the entire thing bolt by bolt, nut by nut until you had a full SET. Like, when I was a kid I had a couple of models like, The Monkeemobile, that came in a little box and it was a KIT of all the various bits and pieces I would need to build the car. And, it's not a KICK drum. You don't KICK it! It's a BASS drum!! It's called a BASS drum because it's the drum with the lowest note of the entire SET, much like how Paul McCartney plays an instrument with the lowest sound that takes care of the BASS end of the musical spectrum. Paul plays a BASS guitar, NOT a KICK guitar! If I'm on stage doing a soundcheck before the show starts and Mr. Soundman is up in the "booth" getting the levels of my drums and, let's face it, over the p.a. in a big room, it's a mite hard to understand him, sometimes but, he'll call out to me something that sounds like kit or kick, now, I have to try to figure out if he wants me to play the bass drum or the entire set! Had he just said, "bass" or, "bass drum", I would've known what he wanted. Okay, I get it that bass could also mean the bass guitar but, as we usually do the drums first and everyone on stage (IF anyone BUT me is on stage at this time) should already KNOW that we ARE doing the drums, Mr. (or, in my case, Miss) Bass Player, should know what's going on and not think Mr. Soundman is talking to her/him. Thus, ends the confusion! By the way, when are youu gonna do one of these on Bill Bruford or Simon Phillips?

I love using Bonham triplets

The Fills are Great ,Moby Dick is awesome on a really good sound system. It was Very cool to watch and hear The late 60's early 70's uncharted transformation into rock music . The first album inspired me to buy a set of Ludwigs that I still have today.

John Bonham, blah blah blah. Who cares? He's no Rikki Rocket. He can stand up and play. Guess you've never heard Unskinny Bop. Get a clue 😂.

I just love this. The fill coming out of the middle section on whole lotta love too is just killer and hits you like a ton bricks. As for since I been loving you , bonham and page are just on fire on the this live bbc version is best. Great breakdown of drums

Woooohooo. Thats all I got