3 Famous John Bonham Drum Parts Explained | Drum Lesson By Chris Hoffmann

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John Bonham is not only famous for his outstanding drum sound but also for creating super interesting drum grooves and fills. Chris Hoffmann prepared a lesson for you that concentrates on three of the most famous John Bonham drum parts ever, from the songs "Good Times Bad Times", "Kashmir" and "Fool In The Rain".
Also check out our recreation of Bonham's famous drum sound here: • John Bonham's Drum Sou...
00:00 Intro
00:47 #1 Good Times Bad Times
05:44 #2 Kashmir
10:03 #3 Fool In The Rain
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[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

That was a fun lesson to film and quite an experience digging into John Bonham‘s drumming 🙏🏼 What‘s your favorite Bonham recording that I should listen to?

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[@lornestein7248]

Back in the early '80s, I would pay good money for drum lessons and most of the time spent was learning rudiments . Not many teachers spent time breaking down songs we all wanted to learn. To young drummers out there.. Be thankful you have YT and really great teachers willing to show you how. I had to figure it out for myself..

[@gastonsalinas3009]

Well said mr

[@lornestein7248]

@@gastonsalinas3009 thanks Gaston. All the best.

[@jimbosaul3996]

lol. me too. rudiments only. and a few fills & beats. good tt have them. but Youtub is another level. just brill. do you remember: Go to be tom; & para-a-diddle par-a-diddle & its a 1, its a 2, its a rattamacue !~!

[@robertragolia744]

Same here bro, thank god for my good ear and good rythum

[@hektixkitzo]

Imagine how freakishly good, musicians in the next 20 years are going to be!!

[@c.e.anderson558]

Old bassist here you really break these riffs down and build them back up. I could see any drummer getting an excellent lesson from you.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

thank you

[@andreadigiuseppe7086]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO ANALYSES KASHMIR! I think it's the greatest drum sound and performance ever recorded

[@pumpkin1982]

I’ve been waiting forever for video on this. Thanks.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

You‘re welcome Jonathan 🥁

[@drums5434]

Great video! I would have loved to see the Good Times Bad Times lesson extended in to the triplet grove. I know the concept but still have trouble with it. Thanks,

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

I think about this for another lesson. Thanks for letting me know.

[@bobbeverley5398]

what as in the bass drum triplet or the bonham triplet (left right kick)?

[@TerryMCarroll]

As always, Chris, you break things down so well -- into the "learning order" -- and your production standards are wonderful. It makes it a doable and enjoyable process. Extra points for your vocalization on "Kashmir."

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Terry. I plan and teach the lessons but it’s the AOD Team behind the camera that is doing the production and making a wonderful job 🙏🏼❤

[@tdgigital1]

I just picked up one of those PDP kits about a week ago. It's an incredible value. The tones you can get are incredible.

[@sullysullster8217]

I saw one of those kits at a G.C a couple years ago. I couldnt believe how good that kit sounded. The bass drum was perfect. Super boomy and didnt have that wonky sound that is usually e.q 'd out with a sound system. It already sounded great the way it was.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

I was also heavily impressed. It sounded great behind the kit 🥁🏆

[@lornestein7248]

Last year I sold my 80s era 4-piece Yamaha Recording Custom Tours for a 5-piece PDP Concept Maple (with new Evans EC2s) - Bit of a downgrade but.. Not only did I pocket 1/2 the money but feel these drums sound better. No need to spend 3-4K anymore.. Great quality for a fantastic price.

[@jamiesykes5370]

Currently trying to sell this exact kit!

[@michaelgonzalez-rubio3789]

Outstanding job!! Love how you break down the parts and how you clearly show each beat and the components.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

My pleasure. Thank you

[@Footjones]

Easily the best breakdown I’ve seen of this iconic intro. Thank you so much and cheers!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

My pleasure. Thank you Peter

[@KKIcons]

I can't believe you can break this down so even a beginner like me can follow it! I am going back to some basics first but I think this 1st one at least is doable. Thanks so much, and have a Happy New Year's.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you so much. That’s one of the biggest compliments I can wish for 🙏🏼🙏🏼✨

[@kevinrowe2555]

Thanks for all this. My personal fav Bonham groove is Nobody's Fault But Mine...but there are too many to pick just one. Thanks.

[@DAGDRUM53]

It's mine too. 4& is the key to that one.

[@daveylong3089]

Superb video; thank you

[@jimbosaul3996]

nice job. your Fool in the Rain shuffle is one of the nicest out there. many play it, but you have the distinctive feel and subtle nuances of how Bonzo played it. LOVELY !

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

That is very kind of you. Thank you 🙏🏼🥁😊 Have a great day

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Fantastic, Chris ! Thank you for this video.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Debra 😊🙏🏼🥁

[@AdvancedLiving]

As a teen that Fool in the Rain breakdown part would F me up. I’d be listening with headphones trying to figure it out wondering how the hell he was playing all that. Answer - it was multi tracked. OK, fine!

[@mlklotusmann6749]

Great playing and break down!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thanks!

[@billroe7832]

good explanation of all the different parts Chris enjoyed the session.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You Bill 🥁🙌🏼

[@willieb6993]

Very well done and simply explained without too much fuss. Great job.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Willie.

[@fadyrayes]

Such a good explanation of the intro to Good Times Bad Times!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 🥁🙌🏼😊

[@valankofernandes5996]

Next please is roger taylor

[@Tobias1985]

I've asked a time ago, they told me that Roger Taylor is on their list. I'm kinda excited.

[@leoarahdadi5482]

A well explained,and demonstrated Clip , that I found very interesting and useful. Cheers.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Leo 🥁🙌🏼

[@LyinginSilence]

You are a good teacher

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 🙏🏼🥁

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

Brilliant breakdown...as always!🌹

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Amanda ☺️🙏🏼

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

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[@mjm5081]

Great sounding drums...Great playing...And the song clips sounded great too!!!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you MJM :)

[@mjm5081]

@@ChrisHoffmannTube My pleasure! Thank you Chris and Happy Drumming!

[@michaeleckert2818]

This video is EXCELLENT. Very well done, you are also a fantastic teacher. Thank you!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You 🙏🏼 🥁

[@jeffreythomas2112]

This was an exceptional presentation and explanation of the subject material sir. The breakdown of Bonham's parts and how to practically apply them with repetition is a very logical approach that I think will yield positive results for all your students. Thanks again

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You Jeffrey 🥁🙏🏼😊

[@percussionistanthonyrobert12]

Great videos, I would love to see the kit and grooves breakdown on Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger)

Those drums sound amazing! Brilliant explanation!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you ☺️🥁🙏🏼

[@brenocastro7650]

I was about to say the exact same thing and saw your comment. The sound of the drums is awesome and the explanation even better!!!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

@@brenocastro7650 thank you 🙏🏼

[@charlesseagraves6210]

Very good break down of the songs in how they’re played… 👍 I appreciate it!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Charles 🙏🏼😊🥁

[@enchantedkeyboard7674]

great lesson thank you!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you! :)

[@musicisthecure6934]

Very useful thanks🤘🏼

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Your welcome 😊🙏🏼

[@musicisthecure6934]

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[@anthonykiley2396]

Brilliant stuff mate. 👍

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You Anthony 🙏🏼🥁😊

[@pj21-ITA]

Best drum lesson ever!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You 🙏🏼🥁☺️

[@Nevernow721]

Great lesson, great teacher. Subscribed.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 🥁🙏🏼

[@tomd1690]

Wow great lessons! Well produced and to the point, while entertaining.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Tom 🥁🙏🏼

[@Hercules_Mavromatis]

It would be way cooler to see these with the Bonham sound you recreated.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

True, but we haven’t been able to rent the kit more than two days.

[@vladderman]

@@ArtOfDrumming Snaresound is actually pretty darn good!

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@@ArtOfDrumming Nicht schlecht

[@FusionHowie]

Great lesson !

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Howie ☺️🥁🙏🏼

[@johnpop5066]

Great job well done!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 😊🙏🏼🥁

[@buhlir]

Classic, well done

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

🙏🏼 thank you 😊

[@shadowgauge5852]

While I know most professional drummers would disagree, I feel Richard D. James is by far one of the BEST drummers on the planet,... point being, a completely untapped area of study on KZbin is how to ACTUALLY make Richard D. James's style of drums... Which i commonly referred to as Break Core... Not even Point Blank has a course on how to write Break core... And it also uses complex Time Signatures similar to Kashmir.... Which I would argue was not explained correctly in terms of the phrasing, though you did count it correctly and to follow your example would 100% return the desired result, but I feel explaining the Time Signature correctly and not just mimicking the pattern with attention to downbeat would be more helpful, at least for trying to write out the pattern and not just play it... You can only always feel the resolution when playing it, but understanding it is a whole different ball game. And while Google seems to completely disagree on what the time signature of Kashmir is, if you look at the sheet music, is is very obviously is a 12/8, and I would argue that it resolves into 8/4 by adding a somewhat erroneous extra bar for dramatic effect... Which is arguably rather difficult to transcribe, since it is something that HAS to felt. Of course I had Time Signatures explained to me 1000 times and it wasn't until I transcribed Monkey drummer in a 4/4 that I understood how to apply Time signature changes correctly... And it was explained to me 1000 time incorrectly as it turns out, whether by expert, professional, or college professor (at least in the US) the correct usage of Time Signature changes is seemingly not understood by anyone... Except by Richard D. James, who programmed his own drums instead of playing them. Which is why I feel he is the BEST Drummer on the planet... Him and Mangini ;D..

[@moch.abdulraufkristanto1268]

ArtOfDrumming team... Thank you... I like the set of John Bonham drumming review...

[@davshaw5]

Remember also he was playing those bass drum beats on “Good Times Bad Times with ONE bass pedal….!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Heck yes!!! 😊🥁🙌🏼

[@jcdrums2798]

very cool ....thank you

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

You‘re welcome 🥁☺️

[@DamianS1893]

Love the sound of your Drum kit

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thanks :)

[@DamianS1893]

Excellent lesson

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

thank you Damian!

[@bojohnbonham]

Phenomenal drum sound dude x

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thanks Bo🙏🏼🥁

[@auto_5]

Just gotta say this was pretty cool and unique. I play by ear but always enjoy learning and trying to at least u sweat and something better. Great production as well!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 🥁🙌🏼

[@single55]

Your audio of the drums was great. Your breakdown of the beats was👍.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You 🥁😊🙏🏼

[@wannabeadrummer]

Great session

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

thank you!

[@brianbentley8578]

Nice job!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Brian 🙌🙏🏼🥁

[@leora5894]

I enjoyed the lesson, I'd like to continue receiving these clips, on the drums and counting workouts. Thanks.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

You might want to check out our website artofdrumming.com There are tons of drum lessons waiting for you and it‘s completely for free 👍

[@leora5894]

@@ArtOfDrumming I'd like to ask you to repeat the way you counted, Ie: 1e&a etc, you had added other options / sounds, to take you to the count of 8. I'm not Computer Literate, so I don't know how to find them... Many thanks. Leo. R

[@joegagnon2268]

This man is wickedly easy to learn from

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Joe 🥁🙏🏼😊

[@rashaidanderson4403]

Fantastic

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you 🙏🏼🥁

[@erichfranz08]

Ola!! Thank you man!!!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

ola! You're welcome! Thanks for checking out the lesson.

[@BellIain]

This is excellent

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thx Iain 😊🙏🏼🥁

[@marcelachediack8574]

superb explanation !!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank You Marcela 🙏🏼🥁

[@TessaAnderson]

I love these huge pdp kits they are so amazing and paired with those paiste cymbals is perfect set up for a drummer. Most drum kits sound good even if they are cheap but the cymbals are not forgiving when it comes to cheapness

[@michaelbruhl4425]

...and the next challenge is "the crunge" !!!

[@luminocitymusic]

A video about Boston (the band that made "more than a feeling") would be a great video if you guys can make it

[@harrygiles7354]

Would love to see a replica of Larry Mullen Jr’s drum kit (U2) either from 1984-85 or 1986-1991

[@phatbackbeat6553]

Helpful video.., Thank you.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

You're welcome :)

[@BrassBallz]

I love that kit. You could offer me the fanciest kit in the world and i would still choose a PDP kit with proper heads and tuning. Best bang for your buck.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Agree. I was also heavily blown away by this kit.

[@drewarnold6741]

Hey man.... you are an EXCELENT teacher!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

thank you so much!

[@3aniraM3]

👍Спасибо! 🙏

[@billbradleymusic]

Good job johnny

[@wikstrom777]

Thanks Chris, for a fantastic drum lesson! “Bonzo” was a an absolute monster at the drum set and all time favorite of mine. BTW, your snare drum sounds awesome! What brand and model is it? Keep up the good work and stay well!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you! It's a Ludwig Supraphonic 14x6,5.

[@Ash_Hudson]

On the open hat bark, you need to really hit that harder and let it breathe more for the Fool in the Rain verse. Other than that, I love this shit.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

true. I also notice that now while watching the video :)

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

The heaviness of the hi hat cymbals bonhom actually used on the recording probably made most of that sound difference

[@Ash_Hudson]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 Yeah true, but I think in this context it had more to do with how he was playing it

[@kobeat5247]

What's the meter app? It looks very easy to calculate

[@matthewpaluch777]

😎👍💓🇬🇧🥁🎼KASHMIR!!!

[@matthewpaluch777]

Fool in the Rain = the Purdie shuffle.

[@bobweber4140]

Nice job bro

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thanks Bob 🙌🏼🙏🏼🥁

[@traiancristiancrisan6993]

Very nice and fun lesson man, thank you for that🙏🏻 Can you please tell me what series of Paiste cymbals are you using? They sound very good, i think would be a very nice option for worship drummers🙋🏻‍♂️

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Check description :)

[@user-iq8bf4cj7e]

What is the name of metronome app in your laptop?

[@bottanoog9545]

respect your teaching and admiration of Bonham as a great innivative rock drummer.... but...you can bet with his natural talent he got on the kit and did what came to him as an artist, without so much thought put into it....the mark of a true artist on canvas. .You cant learn that but you can imitate it. Rather than copying an idol, I found it much more satisfying creating my own style combining my own natural talents with some of the learned basics from my idols. I suggest you all do the same. Maybe someday newbies will be imitaing you.....Good luck

[@shanewatkins7491]

While I agree with this post, don't neglect the craft and perspiration of the "natural artist". I can imagine Bomham playing iteration after iteration for hours on end until he got the perfect feel.

[@tobischnobi1]

Badadam!! 👍

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

:))

[@MrSmoocher01]

Very well illustrated!!! Thank you very much … are you listening to click track with the ear phones?

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Yes I do. I want the the exercises to be consistent so you can practice along and also follow the examples with the visual metronome.

[@toshiyukishimamura1326]

Awesome. Would be great if you could focus on Keith Moon as well.

[@charlzthedrummer]

Hey art of drumming congratulations on 100k subs

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thank you 😊

[@vincentgaugry4205]

One of the GOATs... Great video ! I'm willing to buy this pdp kit with a 26" bass drum, do you like it ? Cause it's not that expensive !

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Definitely worth every penny. Super easy to tune and the look of this kit is outstamding as well 👍🏻

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Hey Vincent. I was also heavily impressed by this kit!

[@CarlosDiaz-xo4xv]

You guys ever thinking of covering Bill Brufords drum tracks from King Crimson and Yes? Love the videos

[@Jimmythedrumteacher]

Brill!

[@davidsanday4246]

I really like your breakdown of those beats, very understandable. Have you ever done Four Sticks? I have worked on that beat on and off and it never sounds right, I'm definitely missing the boat somewhere.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Hi David, Message me and we can break down the different meters of that song. (Link in the description)

[@chinmeysway]

Ooh I luv that one. I don’t know the sticking pattern exactly but it’s def in 5 (5/4). Verses and breaks/bridges are all over the place! It’s so interesting.

[@benstorme6173]

How does your drum sound so good? Could you give tips on you tune them?

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

My friends at Art of Drumming basically put the kit out of the box and it sounded great with the stock heads on it. The PDP in those sizes is a great kit. Regarding your question I think the right Mic placement and choice of drum mics has a lot to do with the sound you‘re hearing.

[@fernandovalverde1962]

Esa batería suena súper bien

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thank you Fernando

[@diegoandrade911]

hello chris, i want to know which group is the one that does the cover of kashmir that you show in the video, thanks diego from argentina.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Hi Diego. The Artist is called Justin Timberlake. Song: Cry Me A River. The Kashmir riff is only part of the live arrangement - it’s not on the studio version I think. DM me (link in the Description) if you need the link to that video. Greetings to Argentina 🥁🙏🏼

[@diegoandrade911]

@@ChrisHoffmannTube thanksss!!!

[@tomwijnen5416]

Kashmir: just count in 3/4, so you can just follow the guitar riff and melody of the lead vocal... Bonham is the only one who's playing as if it was 4/4, but actually 4x 3/4 so a logic scale . First measure 8th notes hi-hat, bass 1 and 3, snare on 2. Second measure snare 1 and 3, bass on 2......just play in 2 phrases of 2 3/4 measures, chords and vocals are doing/moving the same...

[@hudsonpace4850]

This was great! You guys have got to do a breakdown on Dave Abbruzzese, one of Pearl Jam's drummers before Matt Cameron. He played on Vs. and Vitalogy. Dude had insane groove on the hi hat and snare and loved to use his cymbals- I want to play like him someday!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Great suggestion 🙌🏼🥁

[@hudsonpace4850]

@@ChrisHoffmannTube heck yeah! Vs. might be most representative LP of his drumming, but his best drumming performance is arguably their MTV Unplugged show...if you wanna make this video happen, lol!

[@gopalfernandez1940]

Hello there! What's the name of the intro's song?

[@LocaliLLocano]

What metronome program are you using on your laptop ?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

It is called “click”

[@fabrizioroggeri7710]

Talentoni

[@theomdc]

Muito bem!

[@roswellmodison5169]

Gr8 🥁 teqniques

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Thanks Roswell 🥁

[@c.e.anderson558]

I always listen for that extra snare hit between verses You know ..

[@stephenchow5161]

wow

[@operationnevergiveup2718]

can you do a video about drum tuning?

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

On the artofdrumming platform (link in description) is a video course on drum tuning 👍🏼🥁

[@MikeOrkid]

Periphery next. 😉

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Ooooofff. Good one 😉

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

Damn!!

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

😊🥁🙌🏼 thanks Kevin

[@renorailfanning5465]

Whole Lotta Love has a neat groove also. The snare hits during the verse are not on 2 and 4 and that makes the song swing IMO.

[@ChrisHoffmannTube]

Yes 🙌 Love the song and the groove

[@jonn443]

Why spend $3,000 on a DW when that PDP sounds fantastic and is probably under $1,000.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

I’d take that PDP over a DW collectors any day of the week!

[@jonn443]

@@davidwinthrop7077 my 7-piece Gretsch Catalina Maple ($1,300) sounds fantastic and I barely have to tune it once a year. The same amount of shells and hardware in DW World would be at least $5,000.

[@austinsatterfield4981]

Cause DW has amazing kits no matter the price range, the more you spend the more you get with dw, it's most expensive cause it's made here in america but that's kinda awesome

[@IdeologieUK]

I think this is the best kit I’ve heard in years! 👍

[@billbradleymusic]

... Because you have the money and like the product? Some things are just because of choice. Would you rather not have one?

[@overv2255]

why didnt you played Kashmir and the Triplets from Good Times Bad Times?? It looks like the half of the actual video was cutted out :/