Led Zeppelin · 1975 · drums by John Bonham
Kashmir
From Physical Graffiti. Intermediate · Straight · rock
Tempo
80BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4 over a 3-beat riff
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- Under 90
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 50 and climbs to 80 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
The riff is three beats long and the drums play a plain four, so they line up every twelve beats — that tension is the song. Bonham never follows the riff. Hold the four and let the guitar go round you.
Intermediate: Needs independence, a feel, or fills you have to learn.
John Bonham
- John Bonham's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1975 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More John Bonham songs
Songs at about 80 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.