Led Zeppelin · 1969 · drums by John Bonham
Whole Lotta Love
From Led Zeppelin II. Intermediate · Straight · rock
Tempo
90BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
The quarter-note pulse. Databases that list 176–178 are counting eighth notes.
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 60 and climbs to 90 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
The heavy riff groove with the kick pushing the "and" of two, the freak-out middle section with Bonham on the congas, and the drum fill back into the riff. The fill has to land on the riff's first note like a cannon.
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 1969 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More John Bonham songs
Songs at about 90 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.