How To Play When The Levee Breaks - Drum Lesson (Drumeo)
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“When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin is an iconic rock tune that has arguably one of the most well-known drum beats in history by the legendary John Bonham. Let's break it down!
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This guy is not only a super fundamentally sound drummer, he's a really good teacher/instructor!
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
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.
ntb Creative cool, but its a delay and he should hear/say that. but its great to be able to play it. on the remaster you hear the delay on every note :P
i agree, he gets the proper sound, thats all that matters here.
No, he's saying how Bonham played it. And that's wrong. Bonham doesn't play a second softer "e" kick. It's a delay machine. And the drums were indeed recorded in a big mansion.
@@bluephoenix1911 yes, yes - we all know the story of delay in the stairwell. I apologize on behalf of Randy for steering us all wrong by misleading us. Dude - at this point it'sSemantics. Does he not teach you how to emulate JB's feel/groove? I imagine that Bonham played it like Randy did when in concert. You ever think about that?
@@ntbcreative1969 sorry I thought this was the comments section under a TH-cam video. Semantics or not, it's not accurate. For what it's worth. Yes indeed Randy is at the end of it all showing how to replicate the sound but that's not what he claims. I don't care how Bonham played it live. I'm pretty sure he could fit another 5 ghost notes in a 32nd space. That's not the point.
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
Rick Beato sucks tho
@@hairycrocs5038 The most stupid comment ever :ddd
@@Iv.T. Rick Beato charges 100s for basic ass books and forces his kid to play oboe and bitches about it live
@@hairycrocs5038 if you have problem with that, don't buy the books
@@hairycrocs5038 lmao so true. he's super pompous too, tries to be low key about it but most of his vids are a "look at how much music theory i know jerkoff"
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! 🙏
@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.
i love how he made a simple beat just take up so much space..but honest question..how do you know there was a delay? did they mention that somewhere?
It was recorded at Headley Grange and Bonham’s drums were at the top of a staircase, and they were miked from the bottom of the staircase. That’s the echo or delay you’re hearing.
Drumuitar.. nope.. the actual recording engineer has clearly stated he used a Binson Echorec
@@thecrippledrummer drums where on bottom and mike was half way up and the sound compressed and then ran through the Binson Echorec
Wasn’t a big room it was in a stair well.
I'm 72 and still a beginner (after about 10-12 yrs.) I love hearing from other beginners who drawn to this beat like a moth to a flame. The pedagogues on here hillarious.
What a brilliant example of how to teach. 10/10 mate. Well done.
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.
😁👍✌️🎸
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
Fun fact: kick drum and snare was processed thru Binson Echorec delay, so the groove was a little bit different )
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!!
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.
That is a solid powerful drum beat,love the tribal sounding kit
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
I’m not the drummer but I gotta say Thanks Man! That really helped me to understand what I was hearing.
Nice lesson, I practiced those ghost notes for a while and they came faster that I thought. Thanks Randy
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
‘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.
Thank you so much for ‘splaining this once and for all!!!! I never believed the “one-ee” hit was a real kick, but rather just a ghost note or an artifact of the delay used. You saved me a trip to a padded cell!!
You’re absolutely correct, he’s teaching the lesson as if Bonham was making the echo effect he’s completely wrong thus teaching the lesson wrong.
@@ShawnxEdgecompletely wrong 😂 he should have said, step one, go into the studio and get a full mic set up and a ‘Binson Echorec’ before anything?
@@tomrochester7381 I watched a few videos of them playing it live, they skip the intro for one and he doesn’t play it with an echo effect neither does Jason Bonham. I’ve also watched lots of drum covers, some played a double on the first kick and others don’t. The Drumeo lesson is a strange take is what I should have said, but what he’s teaching isn’t what Bonham actually played.
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.
Happens to everyone, fella. Work on those independence exercises and you'll get it. Keep at it!!
Having the same problem- I just double up the high hat part on the kick - it’s getting a little easier. Not right- but I’m slowly getting there.
Literally the same is happening to me that’s why I’m seeing this video 😅
On a positive note, it's really easy to become good at any two of the three bits in this. Adding the third bit is where everything goes wrong 😂
I has taking me 2 years to cut that string between the right hand and right foot. Starting lessons and actually seeing the notes has helped tremendously.
Many a drum cover have the sheet music with the video on the Tube.
Dam light bulb went off between seeing the notes, and hearing the notes.
We all learn differently.
You'll be playing like John in no time. Lol, I wish!
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 !
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.
Loved it! Loved the sticks held backwards too hehe
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...😁👍✌️
Excellent breakdown of an Iconic drum groove !
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 ..
Very nice!! Even without all the production, sounded just like Bonham.
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🎉
Randy my man, you are infectious!..no meds needed... you really should consider this for a living! 😉
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.
Steinn Daði Gíslason that was true.. They recorded in the stairway that provided a natural echo and the beat was basically a straightforward blues beat but the microphone at the top of the stairway recorded the echo making the rhythm sound the way it does on the album..
Think it was the stairway to heaven
I read the same thing. He didn't play the way this guy is explaining it, but it is cool.
Steinn Daði Gíslason Just think about how much easier it would have been for Paige and Bonham to have recorded that beat with this guy’s tutorial.
The Johns brothers (Glyn & Andy) engineered the recording with close microphones that added 'slap back' in addition to getting sound from the room (foyer with spiral stairs). There's pictures of the room and interview explaining it somewhere around here.
Great beat! It's been used over 100 times I think
Nice break down .though I've been playing this song for 40 years!!!✌👊😎great to hear another person's view...
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.
indeed .. as clearly stated by the guy who actually recorded this track on location.. the delay is a Binson Echorec
amazing... now I understand the great feeling with this fantastic intro - groove
I don’t play drums but love the song thanks for explaining what is done in the drums
The studio drum version was recorded on a stairwell in some big house somewhere and that helped give the sound some natural delay
I agree with your wealth and the true elusive teachings where the rubber meets the mat!!! Thanx for sharing!!!😃
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.
More Randy Drumeo, he is very entertaining
and his band is amazing (All Good Things)
I like the big Bonham sound you got
Adorei a metodologia dele, fica fácil de entender assim
Dude is solid!
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
Finally! Someone playing it the way he did. 👍
Try playing the double kick with a "wet noodle" foot. The echo effect is incredible!
I think you missed a ghost note before the first snare. When I listen to the song, I’m hearing one. But that’s the fun about Drumming. Everybody hears a beat differently and plays it differently. That’s why no one will ever be like John Bonham Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Charlie, Watts, or any other great drummers. Because they’re the ones who created the beat, and remember every little detail about it. There might be someone who surpasses Bonham’s drumming skills, but they will never see the drums or play them in his same style. Same thing with Fool in The Rain; everybody plays ghost notes in different spots. Some count it in 4/4, others in 12/8. Personally, I don’t think anyone should look up the drum transcriptions or anything like that. Just listen to the song multiple times and either transcript at yourself or play along with and try to remember every single note there is and once you have all the main notes, then focus on ghost notes. Anyways, he did do a great job explaining the groove, but personally, I am hearing a ghost note before the first snare.
Thank you Randy Cook
@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 TH-cam 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!!!!!
Zeppelin only played this a couple of times live and this guy explained it perfectly.
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.
very good this channel drumeo videos are top very good 👍👍👍👍👍
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! ;)
you opened my eyes amigo
Randy cook, you rock bro, great lesson.
SOUNDS THICCCCC!!
Thank you very much
This video was an eye opener to me
Thanks Randy!!
Yeah he actually is playing with delay on the drums
Tasty drumming my dude
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.
Great tutorial, thanks👍🏻
Awesome informational video 👍
The dense drum sound on the track was created by placing Bonham’s Ludwig kit at the bottom of a stairwell in Headley Grange and setting up two Beyerdynamic M160 mics on the first floor. Andy Johns then applied limiters and ran the signal through a Binson Echorec for that huge reverberant sound.
In an interview with MusicRadar, Johns recalled the process: “The limiters had time to breathe and that’s how Bonzo got that ‘Ga Gack’ sound because of the Binson. He wasn’t playing that. It was the Binson that made him sound like that.”
Dope 🔥 thank you so much!!!
Super merci beaucoup....... Pour cette leçon 😘
Excellent lesson
That's pretty doing it naturally! I think they're using an echo effect though to produce that sound
great video !!! THANKS !!!!!!
Bonham didn't play all those grace notes on the snare and the bass drum, it's only the natural reverb of the recording. 1:52 is the way Bonham did it.
Correct that's how Bonham played it but, Andy Johns used a Binton delay fx unit to get those ghost sounding notes, not just reverb.
Nicely explained nicley done!
Agreed. Wonderful little lesson!
DEER!... Drumeo,
Hola. Could you guys do a video on what'd be a great second instrument for a drummer to learn. Kind of like a handy second language. The final choice is yours to make such a video, but please comment back if possible on what you think the instrument would be: another percussion instrument like the piano? Or maybe a string instrument like the ukulele, bass, violin, etc? I can't see how a woodwind or brass instrument could help me improve physically or mentally on the drums, are similarly challenge me like the drums would, but if you guys have an idea please feel free to share. The drums'll always be my first choice, but I'd like to know a good second that I could possibly incorporate for fun, and invest time into, to expand my horizons. Thanks for reading. Peace✌🏾
Guitar for sure, opens up alot of doors for breaking down riffs and more importantly, being able to converse with guitarists, as they just switch off if you try to explain something to them in "drumspeak!!
The first bass drum hit is a single hit with an echo/dekay
Well done have to get down to it on the kit like Booze .thank you
Binson Echorec is how Bonzo got that echo sound
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
I want to hear Yoyoka play this groove. I trust her more than anyone - including Jason - to create the true Bonzo feel
Listen to Bonhamology TH-cam channel and you'll think you're listening to John Bonham. Guys as close as it gets.
First song I learned to play on the Drums.
Ghost kicks and ghost snares done right!
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.
He was playing the simple version there was an added felt plugin to make it seem like the more complicated version.
Bonham does not play any ghost notes during the intro and main groove. It is an illusion created by a delay being routed into a reverb and then compressed and limited. The myth of the way it was recorded in a castle made for a great story but the reality is far more mundane and was in the hands of the audio mixer. Anyone with software and a little knowledge of how to use it can get this sound exactly, and there are plenty of midi sound modules with Bonham style kits, just don't use the room sound you'll never get it right using that.
Don't miss what Daniel Glass had to say about "When The Levee Breaks" previously on Drumeo: th-cam.com/video/gxIqY58HMKc/w-d-xo.html .
👍what a helpful lesson,,!
Here's Andy Johns - the guy who recorded Bonzo that day: www.musicradar.com/news/drums/andy-johns-on-the-secrets-behind-the-led-zeppelin-iv-sessions-586533
Oh man, I need to practise! So much cool stuff to play, so little time!
Great. Thanks
Súper bien explicado! Gracias 🤘🏽
Nice....John Bonham....sadly missed - what a drummer
They recorded the drum part in the led zeppelin's house where they put mics on stairs in different heights which way they got that reverb. No ghost notes at all. It sounds very cool with those though
Vincent Stránský no. They used Binson Echorec to create echo.
Actually interestingly enough John BONHAM is playing your simple version but because he recorded it down a big hall at Henley Grange, the first bass hit sounds like a there a 1 e when really the sound was just bouncing off the wall and hitting the mic. Cool video. This is the most easiest and smileys video that I’ve seen on how to play When The Levee Breaks
Not exactly, the delay is from a Binton delay fx unit that Andy Johns used on the track. It's not bouncing off a wall.
AWESOME 👏
The way I learnt it was with hard kick drums, and loud snares, non of that echo stuff , the more you know
Thank you
Cool Sound!
I played this song on my kit many times
Some of the Snare a bass drum Stuff in the explanation is incorrect; they’re not actual notes, they are an effect of natural delay.
I know, but most people like adding them, trying to recreate that effect.
Bonzo was a drum god!
Cooking with Randy!
I'm a guitar player... This is fascinating to me.
There’s only one kick in the beginning and the Echo fills in the ghost notes.
if you only play one kick in the beginning everybody will throw their beer at you
+Roe Sham Boe tell that to bonham
What a waste of a good beer.
But if you were playing it live this would be a good way to replicate that. Soundman could always add the delay but too many ways to screw it up that way. Just play it like this and you're good to go :D
You’re partially correct, and this is the one song that drives me nuts to hear covers of...because virtually nobody plays it right (including this guy). Bonham used a 26” bass tuned very high, so it had a lot of rebound. The first note is a single stroke that he buries into the head, so the beater bounces. That is what gives it a ghost note sound. The guy in this video & 99.9% of the other videos are playing it as 2 separate beats, which is a huge part of why it doesn’t sound right. The other reason is their bass drum head is far too loose & muffled.