Led Zeppelin · 1971 · drums by John Bonham
Rock and Roll
From Led Zeppelin IV. Advanced · Straight · rock
Tempo
170BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 150+
- Difficulty
- Advanced
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 140 and climbs to 170 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Starts with the drum intro Bonham lifted from Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin'", and never slows down. Fast eighths on the hat with the snare on every backbeat, and the outro solo of triplets round the kit. A right-hand workout.
Advanced: Fast, odd, or both; the part is the reason the song is famous.
John Bonham
- John Bonham's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1971 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More John Bonham songs
Songs at about 170 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.
- Basket Case170
- All My Life168
- The Pretender173
- Monkey Wrench174