Can you guess the Beatles song from the drum part?

[@DavidBennettPiano]

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[@_J_A_G_]

Ah, that's why you factored for 75% correct. Then you had the 20% off as a reserve and the viewer would be happy for 40%.

[@DavidBennettPiano2]

@@_J_A_G_ 😝

[@jbjacobs9514]

Love love love love love this video and this "I can name that tune in X notes" quiz! Your music is beautiful. 🙂 God Bless you Beatles (or as Leo McKearn said in Help - BeeAHTles).

[@colincolin13]

I got four right and I'm very proud of that!!!

[@wyattstevens8574]

The *first* drum fill in #9 is actually the first thing in the track!

[@daveandrew589]

This just shows how good Ringo really was. So many different beats. This was a drummer who LISTENED to the music he was supporting.

[@moreheff]

Well said. The Ringo detractors can do one..................

[@cvrobertogiammanco]

Very easy for me. 20/20 but I am a Beatle fan and drummer 😉

[@lucytupper69]

Ringo hardly played on any of the studio recordings! Sure he played on stage, but the Beatles only played certain songs live. George Martin used session drummers. Bernard Purdie drummed on 21 Beatle songs! Look it up. Bernard Purdie!

[@haroldbelfast]

​@@lucytupper69 I looked it up, and you are *sort of* right. Immediately after Pete Best was fired , George Martin brought in Bernard Purdie to do the drum tracks for the first batch of recordings, because they hadn't officially hired Ringo yet. Ringo played on everything after that.

[@lucytupper69]

@@haroldbelfast Look into it a bit further.

[@paulsharp3865]

Would love to see Ringo have a try of this quiz :)

[@Neal_Schier]

Actually that would be a lot of fun. Even he might not be able to recognize his previous work.

[@Jakjonsun78]

0/20

[@angicom1464]

It was a little bit difficult understanding songs, but Ringo was a genius, don't you think the same?

[@cyn37211]

I got 1 - Get Back And I was a beatlemaniac, lol

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Me too 🤩

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Thank you so much for doing my quiz, David! Considering you're more of a pianist than a drummer I thought you did very well still! :)

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci beaucoup. All the Ringo detractors haven't created drum parts for more best selling songs than he has done.

[@NichaelCramer]

Nice selection you put together. Thanks.

[@thomascarroll9556]

Great job Charlie, I really struggled only got four, including my favourite, In My Life, would follow but don’t do Insta.

[@docwill184]

Good job. Even the half-dozen we sttruggled with were, "Of course(!)" Ringo seemingly invented compositional drumming in pop music.

[@alanrobertson5602]

Good job Charlie. I was surprised I got 19/20. Great quiz. Slacking a bit there David! ;)

[@donf3739]

I'm 70 years young, and have listened to the Beatles since '63, and I am amazed at how familiar a youngster like you recognized more of their songs than I did. I didn't even get half of them right. Good job!

[@cr3ations]

From a 23 year old to you, what a blessing we've both been given through their music!

[@karen4you]

Yeah I'm 64 and got 7 right.

[@delby66]

I'm 67 and I've followed the Beatles forever as well. I was able to get 9 out of 20.

[@TheReverb1]

The problem is with the digital sound of the fake drums not even near the great sound by Ringo recorded with real instruments

[@donf3739]

@@TheReverb1 I assumed they were isolated drum tracks, but after re-listening, you are right. Some have different sounds and even incorrect timing. (Ticket To Ride, especially)

[@barneyboyle6933]

Fun fact: when Ticket To Ride was released it was actually considered a very heavy song because of its drums. Compare that to the release of Helter Skelter just a few years later to see how quickly the Beatles pushed the limits of pop music

[@jcarty123]

Another fun fact: Paul suggested the _Ticket to Ride_ pattern. Not that Ringo wasn't fully capable. But the Beatles always went with the best idea, whoever had it.

[@moka8267]

Can't even spell his name right

[@RegebroRepairs]

Not just that. I had a boss that remembered when he first heard Beatles on the radio. It was the loudest, heaviest thing he ever heard. I guess he was referring to the intro to "She loves you". 😀

[@Marcos5pb]

Suggesting is one thing, creating is another!

[@jasonschubert6828]

That was honestly the best example of what a great and varied drummer Ringo is.

[@NichaelCramer]

Two things that are nice about listening to these in isolation (and noting how special/individual each of these are): 1] It helps explain why Ringo Starr is on the short-list of “Greatest Drummers Ever” for virtually every drummer I’ve ever known, and… 2] it pretty much puts an end to any lingering question anyone might still have as to “Why did they let Pete Best go?”

[@imkluu]

They let Best go, not because Ringo was better, but because nearly everyone was better. Best was a terrible drummer.

[@challism]

Pete Worst

[@ruqsaq]

John Lennon was once asked if Ringo was one of the greatest drummers alive.. he said “Ringo isn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles” 😂

[@cuebj]

​@Chris Cobb You must know that was Jasper Carrott, British comedian from Birmingham, long after Beatles broke up, telling a joke. Or you know absolutely nothing about Beatles

[@albertschepis]

The official reason is he was "too good looking", but yeah, good choice with Ringo. Shows to go ya that the greatest music makers are about the music, not appearances or flash or other stuff.

[@etagsibuna]

What i really liked about this quiz is that, as it’s played on electronic drums, you can’t go by the sound, but have to know the part. Big fun.

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Part of the challenge ✌️✌️

[@joechip1232]

It's amazing how much the different timbre of the drums affects my ability to recognize the songs. I think I'd have gotten more of them if it was the isolated original drum track, but it's an interesting quiz like this.

[@nickmetts]

It's funny because I was thinking the exact same thing. Ringo's toms were often tuned specifically for songs and his kick drum had a very specific, flat sound.

[@bryanwchambers9734]

Same here.

[@andrewmacleod4218]

Agreed. I'm sure I would have recognized the snare sound from In My Life.

[@edwardjons8684]

I agree. The drums were not even tuned to the right pitch, which is a huge part of the sound, then a tonne of reverb, completely flat dynamics and none of Ring’s time feel…

[@calijackalbob1480]

Timbre threw me off a bit, but the count in threw me a off lot more!

[@mysteriousplankton]

I'm a drummer. I grew up with the Beatles in the 60's and 70's. I had the Ringo Ludwig drums (wish I still did). I love Ringo's playing. I was sure I was going to nail this. I'm ashamed to say I only got 6. Damn he's a great drummer. His timing is impecable.

[@marshwetland3808]

I'm sure I've listened to all those songs hundreds of times over the decades, but not for a while. I did very poorly.

[@crookedzebrarecords]

Believe it or not, I found two key stone 60's ludwig sets within a couple of months by chance, for free. One was a guy on craigslist clearing out a storage unit, the other was trash on the side of the road to someone who had no idea what they were tossing out. Law of attraction, keep an eye out on the internet, they are out there.

[@jimringomartin]

I still have my 1964 Jazz combo set in Oyster Black. I got 20 out of 20. bragging

[@matt.coburn]

He wasn't explosive, flashy or bombastic, isn't mentioned in the same breath as drummers like Bonham or Moon, but he was absolutely the perfect drummer for the Beatles. Everything he did was very original; he had his own distinctive "voice" on the drums, and everything he added to these songs fit in so perfectly. He's rarely recognized or celebrated for how good he actually was.

[@rupe53]

one thing about Ringo was his ability to keep a solid beat. Moon was great in his own world but probably couldn't ever play with another band.... at least not with the same flare he used with The Who.

[@indianajones5037]

Like Mike Campbell he always played the exact right and interesting part for any song

[@IanYoung-ko4ws]

"A band's as good as its drummer" said Ginger Baker, somebody who well and truly knew that. Chilli Pepper's drummer Chad Smith didn't seem to understand that properly, asking Ginge in an interview in 2019 if he thought Ringo was "any good", to which he replied "Any good??? - he was the drummer in the fucking Beatles mate!". Likewise, he wouldn't have a bad word said about Charlie Watts either: Ringo and Charlie did the drummer's job perfectly, as explained by Ginge: "Your job is to make the other guys sound good, that's your gig." Ringo is the master of tempo, and his punctuation perfect, the fills in "Day in the Life", "Strawberry Fields", "Something" etc,etc. are as melodic as Lennon, McCartney and Harrison's tunesmithery, you can't play "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride", "Get Back", "I Want You...she's so heavy" or any of it really without learning your rudiments and developing your technique, which Ringo already had in place when he joined. He was actually the Beatles best player.

[@indianajones5037]

@@IanYoung-ko4ws I agree to a point he’s my favorite in that band but George is flawless on guitar. He’s never live hit a sour note his band mates have stated he’s the best musician in the band. Though they’re all above star level

[@IanYoung-ko4ws]

@@indianajones5037 George was an utterly unique guitarist, playing melody rather than flash, not tied to scales and seemingly incapable of, as you said, playing a sour note. You're probably right he was the best musician there actually, and he shared that unorhodox quality with Ringo, who was left-handed playing a right-handed drum setup. His contributions to Ringo's "It Don't Come Easy", the gorgeously melodic leslie-phased intro and slide solo (a great tune in itself) made it my fave post-Beatles solo (well, duo actually) single, and I think he probably wrote most of it too.

[@juanignaciopesce]

19 here! Missed Strawberry. Ringo is a genious, so simple but some complicated at the same time!!! He did something quite great and unique. You can hear 1000 drummers, but you know when Ringo is playing, and that's huge. That tecnique, triplets and fills, would last forever. Regards from an Argentinian Beatles fan who also plays as Ringo on tribute bands!

[@stickydrummer1.0]

Me too but I didn‘t get She Said She Said right.

[@stickydrummer1.0]

And I am a drummer too, I would be in a Tribute Band too, I am in a band but we play many songs but being in a tribute band would be really cool, definitely!

[@danielroach5415]

19 here too - unfortunately that was 19 wrong! (only got tomorrow never knows!)

[@juanignaciopesce]

@@danielroach5415 lol!! Keep listening to the Beatles and you would get it all!!!! =)

[@thewickedwizard]

I got 14 out of 20. I think this solidifies why Ringo is untouchable. he never just kept time. He played unique parts for every song. As important as any guitar riff.

[@danepaulstewart8464]

EXACTLY! Thank you!!

[@moreheff]

Absolutely!!

[@NowhereMan7]

I think its a bit of an overstatement. I think the guitar riff to Day Tripper is more important than the drum part, just as one example the pops to mind. I think bass and drums are less important to a memorable pop song than lead vocals and lead guitar, on the whole. Every part is crucial but if you HAVE to decide what elements are the most critical to a songs identity then drums and bass parts are surely less important.

[@thewickedwizard]

@@NowhereMan7 I bet you lick the icing off cakes and leave the rest.

[@San_Vito]

@@NowhereMan7 It really depends on the type of music. There are entire genres where vocals are not the main thing, and have no lead guitar (maybe you have more than one guitar but they all do the same thing, or use other guitars just to add very minor details on the background). Some forms of Stoner rock comes to mind, but not all of it, of course. Mainly the most psychedelic ones that rely on a bass to carry a melody, some jazzy drums and the guitar(s) for textures.

[@avanti6058]

Ringo is a drummwriter, nobody serves a song like him in such a unique way. Very entertaining, I was like you but in a different order.

[@TheRacePig]

I used to think ringo was kind of a crappy drummer, but I think I was too focused on just like, drumming ability. Drumming isn't a sport, and ringo's strength as a drummer was in part writing. He never had to do anything fancy, just write parts that fit the song well, which he seemed to do almost effortlessly.

[@JesusVazquez-jz2qm]

I'm agree with those that think of Ringo as a drummer/composer. Interesting!

[@nedim_guitar]

His drumming ability has always been pretty good too. He was never a flamboyant drummer, he always serves the song. He has good fills, but one of the most impressive things is actually how he keeps the time. He plays simple beats, but... The guy on the channel The-Art-Of-Guitar made a video called "My drummer said Ringo sucks, so I dared him to play this Beatles Beat!"... The song was Act Naturally from the album Help. The same shuffle beat throughout the song. It's a tough one. The song "What Goes On" is even harder, a shuffle beat with a different kick pattern.

[@sungear]

I prefer Bonham and moon, but those guys would NOT work in the Beatles. Ringo was perfect for their style of music.

[@angelthman1659]

"Drumming isn't a sport." Great quote.

[@MortonLuvz2drum]

I guess Ringo was skilled enough that someone had a hard time replicating the 5 stroke rolls in "Twist and Shout" without resorting to a machine?

[@mollywoodcock5444]

Found it really hard with the midi rather than the raw tracks. Ringo's drum tone is so good 😍

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

Agreed. Ringo's distinctive sound is part of it.

[@briansmith8232]

yeah, marshmellow toms...

[@jakeroach77]

plus some of them were straight up wrong

[@debigboix4390]

I'm glad someone else pointed this out. I thought I was going crazy on Twist and Shout. @@jakeroach77

[@ILDomer17]

And it didn't help to have that fill after the count-in, making it hard when to know to start listening for the actual Ringo part. Poor planning by the creator.

[@mebamme]

I don't usually pay attention to drums, but when they kick in in A Day In The Life, that has to be my favorite ever drum moment. _He blew his mind out in a car - - -_ 🥁🥁

[@victorwilburn8588]

One of the best illustrations of what makes Ringo great. He serves the song perfectly, always.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

And "Something".

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

You delusionally THINK you don't pay attention to the drums. Your brain notices, it's the most important component of a rock song.

[@mebamme]

@@annaclarafenyo8185 Very true! I couldn't consciously recite drum parts though, as I'm sure actual drummers could.

[@kyleh575]

@@mebammeI feel the same way….I thought I was going to do good on this with the first one being so easy. Was really hard quiz for me. Give me the guitar riffs and I can get 20/20 with ease 😂

[@mikelistman5263]

Been listening to Beatles since childhood and I was lucky to get half. In a way, it speaks to how well Ringo's drum parts meld into the rest of the arrangement.

[@scoobydoo4087]

Ringo was just amazing. New beats for every song. Brilliant.

[@W1LKUV]

Ringo IS amazing

[@ghandig8771]

@@W1LKUV when’s the last time he dropped heat

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

@@ghandig8771 He's still alive is his point, and that's not really relevant since he was never a songwriter.

[@jon-paulpowrie6751]

@@ThisBirdHasFlown took the bait

[@mickeyray3793]

This is amazing! I never realized how different Ringo's drumming was for every song!

[@KevyNova]

I’ve always said that Ringo is the only drummer where you could recognize almost any song by the drums alone.

[@ractmo]

Bro any good drummer can be recognized by his song, not jyst ringo. Though ringo is great

[@weehudyy]

@@ractmo Ringo created more iconic drum parts during the Beatles short career that most drummers do in a lifetime ... Sometimes the drummer you thought created a part wasn't even in the studio ... Bun E. Carlos has a great yarn about crediting Hal Blaine for a Beach Boys part at a drum workshop only to have Frank DeVito come up afterwards and say ' Actually it was ME on that track ... Earl Palmer had subbed it to Hal , he couldn't do it and Frank did the date ...

[@ractmo]

@@weehudyy bro I get it what you're saying, but the reality is they were not the greatest outside the beatles. They were at top as a band but in their individual careers none of them top in any category, not john and paul are the greatest songwriter or ringo the best drummer in any charting. Sometimes beatles fans should accept the reality that Beatles are not the only best musicians, they were the pioneer and the upcoming musicians takes inspiration from them but that doesn't means that the generation came after them cannot top them, especially in drumming. But they still tops in song writing duo!!

[@weehudyy]

@@ractmo You miss the whole point , it's about the song dude ... The Beatles weren't great musicians but Ringo made drum parts where you can actually tell the song just by his bits ... I could probably pick Zepp tunes by just Bonham's drum parts , but there are bugger all others . Sure I could probably pick some drummers by their tracks alone but , and here is the point , NOT the song . Incidentally , most recorded music in the last fifteen/twenty years is made or manipulated by machines , no matter who played the drums ... it has been digitised, quantised , looped , samples added ... That is the way music is made and marketed now .

[@ractmo]

@@weehudyy man so many songs can be guessed by their drum, what you are on about?? John Bonham, Keith Moon, etc.. are way above Ringo's league. And they were also from the same era!! My fav band is Beatles but no doubt about that Ringo is not the greatest drummer, although he could be for you. But the majority of the people won't believe he is the greatest though he was legendary. No magazine put him even in top 10, and please don't say that they maybe hating Beatles because John and Paul are at 2nd and 3rd position in songwriters lists!!!

[@Nogoingback424]

I've really learned to appreciate all of The Beatles musicianship over time. After 50 years I'm just starting to be amazed by Ringo. Thanks to videos like this. Amazing.

[@Hkluck]

Same here, after 40 years😂

[@rucolasalad]

Started humming "Something" exactly as you did and had to let out a little laugh. Guess I never really realized how unique and catchy that intro and song actually is.

[@327journal]

Haha. Me too.

[@maxsignori316]

Same here 😂

[@paddy1092]

I also did exactly the same thing 😂

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

Exactly the same thing lol

[@hamzadawud]

Same here, one of only two that I got.

[@corykendall361]

Great job! So interesting to hear the drum parts played in isolation like this. It gave me even more appreciation for Ringo's part writing.

[@gustoppa]

I got 18/20, and I think this just proves how much of a genius Ringo is... so many easily recognizable parts!

[@moremusic99]

Wow that's impressive, well done! 👏

[@espvp]

Which were the other 2 you didn't pick?

[@k.ferguson2982]

This goes to show, how versatile Ringo actually was. Brilliant, educational and interesting idea, Charlie. Also, your recording of the drums, is beautifully done. 👍 PS. Absolutely LOVE the "snap" and echo of the snare, on more than a few of these tunes.

[@Trendyflute]

I do enjoy your song guessing game videos!! Charlie's drum tone is a little off from Ringo's, and Ringo's swing is so hard to match JUST SO but he does a good job and this video really, really proves how much Ringo did what was needed _for the song_ and wasn't just there to pursue his drumming ego with fills and showmanship. What he plays is so difficult and rhythmic which contributed so much to the deceptively complex sounds of The Beatles that keep us coming back 60 years later!

[@tonkaGuy888]

Harder than I expected. I also got 15, but expected to ace it. Fun though. Hope you do another. Kudos to Ringo who always played in service to the song.

[@bettyswunghole3310]

Well, I got a solid 4 out of 20!😁

[@marclaforest3282]

Thank you for being worst than me

[@procrastination2204]

Twice as many as me 😂

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

You kicked my ass... I only got 2/20 lol

[@shattere]

​@@TheKnobCalledTone. Same!

[@bettyswunghole3310]

@@marclaforest3282 I get a lot of practice at that sort of thing...

[@andoros.7017]

the production/tone of ringo's drums plays such a huge factor in the overall drum sound, and these samples sound absolutely nothing like his drums. That being said, it was still an entertaining video and worth the price of admission.

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Thank you!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

What a fabulous episode. Ringo is such an inventive drummer. He was a fellow composer.

[@BareBandSubscription]

These isolated tracks really make you appreciate Ringo more. He was a perfect studio drummer. Efficient and professional, always on the pulse of what the song needed. His patterns and fills were always tasteful and often satisfying.

[@tallmn1957]

Well, these weren't isolated. They were recreated on computer.

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@tallmn1957 I mean, yeah, but same thing. I’m commenting more on the patterns he did rather than the performance itself.

[@tallmn1957]

@@BareBandSubscription Yeah, I get it. 👍👍

[@jonmtifa]

Biggest takeaway; really great to hear Ringo's genius in isolation like that. Drums can easily be taken for granted when there's so much more going on and built on top.

[@hokahey7236]

Except it wasn't Ringo, it was a drum machine. Ringo's actual drum tracks sound way better.

[@godzillabass]

great job! this was super fun to watch. love Ringo’s drumming.

[@zbt_jacob]

As a drummer and huge Beatles fan, I got all of them! A couple threw me off, but I understood them pretty well

[@saitoyuki]

I was interested to see how much I depend on tone and pitch to recognize drum parts. I got 3-4 out of 20, but I think I could have gotten closer to 15 had they been isolated tracks from the real songs. This quiz really does highlight how clever and creative Ringo was and how varied his parts were!

[@matthewklein660]

What do mean isolated from the real songs? Isn't that what they were?

[@saitoyuki]

@@matthewklein660 The drum tone is way different from the originals, and the feel is off, too. Definitely not Ringo's playing.

[@petehealy9819]

I love your incredibly insightful videos, David, but OMG, that was the most fun one you've posted! This 70yo life-long Beatles fan was a sad 12 for 20 - so all the more reason to watch this video again! Great work, as always, and please keep it going!

[@theHAL9000]

Ringo a first-rate drummer to begin with but the real distinction IMO is his feel and interpretation of how he contributes his part to the song. Brilliant!

[@jamesdrynan]

Drummers who admire Ringo say he always played to the song. He had an esoteric approach to the material. In " Ticket to Ride, " his playing is unique. The overdub of bongos on " Hard Day's Night " provides the driving impetus of the song. An original!

[@ewest14]

Paul came up with the drum pattern on Ticket to Ride

[@williamholden9705]

This proves what a great creative drummer Ringo was. He always complimented the melody without ever overpowering the songs.

[@tonymccraw3853]

Great quiz and a great tribute to a great drummer. Well done to both of you.

[@megjulia4007]

"Helter Skelter" almost was "Good Day Sunshine" for me too lol. I never would've thought of the two as having any similarities until hearing just the drums!

[@matzabean]

I was waiting for the last song all the way through! Such a relief to hear it. It’s a great atypical part that totally supports the song, and it feels like something only Ringo could have come up with. I think you did quite well, especially considering the re-recordings don’t quite provide the feel or sound of the originals. Well done!

[@KevyNova]

I recognize it from the lone hi-hat hits in the intro.

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

I felt your pain when I missed the ones I did, David. I grew up listening to the Beatles, especially the red and blue albums. I love these videos (and it's nice to see Ringo get some love 😊), keep 'em coming!

[@DoNuT_1985]

Very interesting video, it shines some light on Ringo's innovative drumming. Had I ever guessed or noticed that Here Comes The Sun messes around with time signatures? No, I always got carried away by the beautiful melody, but there's so much (more) to explore in their oeuvre.

[@thatadhdkid2009]

17/20. Ringo is untouchable. I also love In My Life because it was my grandpa's favorite song before he died.

[@spyderlogan4992]

I was shocked at the number I DID know right off the bat...Proving that Ringo's brilliant intros have been burned into my musical subconscious.

[@nedim_guitar]

This shows the importance for us musicians to make sure that even the drum parts are well written!

[@slidenaway]

Wowowow this was so hard. I mean I think I’m a proper Beatles fan but I only got like 5 of these. I usually do well on these guess the song type things, so I guess I’m just bad at drums 😂 15/20 is honestly amazing David!!

[@ovnisme]

Same here. I think the drummers got the most right.

[@ryan8488]

This was really cool. I don’t know why Ringo cops so much flack, his drum parts are really creative but still slots in nicely with the other parts. Definitely an integral part to the Beatles sound.

[@edwardlynch9973]

Wow! So many varied beats, and all on the simplest of kits: snare, tom, floor tom and of course base drum. An artist indeed.

[@nepesilva2284]

Got ‘em all, even though a few were pretty challenging. Ringo was insanely unique in his grooves and feel. Even the textures of the drums on each individual song always sounded different. If the original drum tracks had been isolated and used for this video, it’d been much easier to guess them all.

[@angeldquintas]

I was going strong until “Don’t Let Me Down”! Love these Beatles quizzes, I got 19/20!

[@stickydrummer1.0]

I did 19/20 as well but didn‘t guessed She Said She Said right.

[@lsmit6121]

I'm impressed with anyone who got a high percentage of these right! This is a fascinating quiz. I was able to confirm most of these with full certainty once I thought of the right song (or once David gave his answer), but only about a quarter of them came to my mind on the spot.

[@PlanetoftheDeaf]

Nice one Charlie! I've come away from this with EVEN more respect for Ringo than I had before. And a score which shall remain confidential 😁

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Thanks! ✌️✌️

[@claudevandog]

This game really makes me appreciate how varied and creative of a drummer Ringo was. He kept his drumbeats simple yet also managed to cram so much variety into all the different songs.

[@schaddalton]

#20 is the trick track I was expecting: It's "In My Life," but Ringo actually used virtually the exact same verse beat in "Anna."

[@jimringomartin]

Exactly

[@bebecatanzaro9362]

I’ve loved The Beatles since my earliest memories. I’m not a musician, and I’ve always heard about Ringo’s innate talent. This was such a curious way to hear it. Just the raw sound. He provided the skeletal framework for all of their music. I have an untrained ear for hearing/understanding drummers💕 This catapulted my understanding so I can listen differently next time.

[@TheHarrip]

I got 7 or 8 but I was amazed I got any. It was fascinated listening to Ringos drum playing isolated 👍

[@DNGINFORMANT]

Ringo is such a underrated drummer. People don’t put him in as a greatest drummer but the guy really is on point with his playing.

[@playlistmaker90125]

How is he underrated? He’s selling out stadiums with his solo band…

[@Firefoxy-rz1nw]

I know. It's a meme to just say, "ringo's underrated" but the truth is he's one of the most highly regarded musicians in the history of popular music.

[@turnleftaticeland]

@@playlistmaker90125People love him for being Ringo but I don’t think everyone always realizes his actual drumming chops

[@playlistmaker90125]

@@turnleftaticeland he literally has no drumming chops whatsoever. Just barely enough to get by…

[@turnleftaticeland]

@@playlistmaker90125 Maybe “chops” in the traditional sense was the wrong word. Musicality, rather

[@sovietpotatoes3578]

I was really hoping for "Rain" it's got my favorite drum part in any song.

[@zoerose3478]

Same!!! Such an underrated song. Every part is so perfect even on its own.

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

Some of my favourite Ringo songs. It's easy to say Ringo's my favourite drummer because I'm heavily biased towards The Beatles, since they're my favourite band, but he genuinely catches my ear more than any other drummer. He consistently adds so much to each song: I Saw Her Standing There Boys Please Please Me All I've Got to Do Not a Second Time Drive My Car The Word Rain Tomorrow Never Knows A Day in the Life Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) Come Together Something She Said She Said In My Life Blue Jay Way Magical Mystery Tour Strawberry Fields Forever I Me Mine Don't Let Me Down

[@RedDogMamaHD]

I've been following The Beatles since before they performed on The Ed Sullivan Show (guess that shows how old I am) but I never tried to identify the songs by the drumming alone. I can't wait to re-watch this video. It's in my saved playlist.

[@benjaminprietop]

If this doesn't convince you that Ringo is an awesome drummer, nothing will. Great quiz!

[@_SliK_]

I love these guess-the Beatles’-song quizzes because it makes me feel good about myself😅🙏🏼

[@Rubberfooted]

Very glad She Said She Said got featured in this quiz. One of my favorites on drums.

[@andremorim6257]

Got 20/20!! It only goes to show Ringo's musicality! Fits so well the song. Super talented musician

[@ronnielyn1489]

i'm at song #10 and i only got 3 right hahaha. i pay much attention to bass and guitar when listenibg to beatles lmao i'll edit this when i finish for my overall score - ... still 3.

[@stickydrummer1.0]

I did just one wrong: She Said She Said, there are so many songs with similar beats like Its All Too Much but there is a bit of Hi-Hat in it.

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Great job!

[@ItsJimbo]

I'm a drummer and Beatles fan. I got 16/20.

[@cathymarczyk7808]

This is so cool! Great job, David!

[@theresalero7039]

I'm no musician, but why is it so perfect and alluring when the drum beat drops or delays a beat you expected? Song # 6 was fabulous.

[@SamHastings1987]

Wow, I got an embarrassingly low 4 out of 20. Could not for the life of me work out when Carry That Weight ended and The End began and obviously went for the wrong one... facepalm Anyway, I really enjoyed this video and please do a "can you guess the Beatles song from the bassline?" video so I can try and redeem myself!

[@walrusgumboot]

Omg yes! Would love to play a baseline version of this game. This was awesome though, great job shining a light on Ringo’s playing. Managed 17/20, the parts are so iconic.

[@billhess6647]

You knowledge and ability impressed the heck out of me and I grew up with the Beatles.

[@skakirask]

19/20. My mind went blank on Strawberry Fields even though I was drumming along with it. t. drummer who got his start learning every Beatles song.

[@djinnisequoia]

That was fun! I made a dismal showing haha. Of all the Beatles's songs, I admire his part on "Long Long Long" the most.

[@IsaacWale2004]

I didn't keep an exact track, but I think I got around the same amount as you (maybe about 17/20). I'll be honest, it being a cover did make it harder, but I found this fun and it proves how awesome Ringo is as a drummer.

[@johnriley7312]

I know a lot people give Ringo a lot of flack, but he is one of the greatest drummers of all time

[@JoshuaKimbrough]

No he isnt. Cut it out.

[@JFFM730]

@@JoshuaKimbrough in terms of actual drumming skills, Ringo's no Keith Moon, but he gave each song the exact type of drumming that worked and suited it. And he wasn't a half bad drummer either. You can't say the drumming on 'She said she said' or 'Rain' wasn't skillful.

[@louzander]

This is the best illustration of his style that I’ve seen yet, and, while I’m no drummer, this has really given me a whole new impression for his style and how creative he is. How many drummers could have this sort of repertoire that you could recognize the song from only the drums?

[@misterflibble6601]

@@JoshuaKimbrough Yes, yes he is. YOU cut it out

[@slandersir7255]

@@JFFM730Keith Moon didn’t earn such a positive reputation by playing skilfully.

[@aydanneilson-bourke7378]

got em all. been studying ringo's parts for a while and I love every one of em

[@bmac4]

I recognize I Feel Fine instantly if only because it was the hardest one to play in Beatles Rock Band lol

[@jimringomartin]

Ringo was emulating the drumming in Ray Charles "What I say"

[@patbrennan6572]

Ringo wasn't just great he was a genius, he would have made any band in the world great.

[@sojournous]

Always been a big Ringo fan. He inspired me to play the drums. I’m embarrassed to say I only got about half right!

[@chrisduitsman2918]

Ringo is really one the best and most underrated drummers out there. So many iconic drum lines and awesome songs.

[@eeeeyuke]

Man, She Said, She Said is such a distinct drum part, and my go to to shut up anyone who calls Ringo basic. Ghost notes. Fills. Variety. True virtuosity. And In My Life....man...you missed some golden ones. Love your vids.

[@thewickedwizard]

Yeah I think I guessed that one quicker than any of the others

[@arnieus866]

That was really fun but I only got about 10. Mostly like you said I have a new admiration for Ringo's contribution to the Beatle's sound.

[@RokDAWG1]

I’ve listened to their Love album so much that I got some wrong because of remixes. This was pretty damn cool to do

[@johnbradley2343]

Song 8 is hard to pick up because the distinctive ring of the bell on the ride cymbal is less pronounced in the isolated drum part.

[@Oshirom]

Cool video! As a fellow pianist that can also play guitar, I found it funny that I missed the exact same songs you did. Granted I also missed #16 since I'm largely unfamiliar with the Yellow Submarine sdtk (hearing the toms intro, all I could think of was Hey Pachuco!).

[@professorpsoop]

Ringo's always been a hero of mine and anyone who creates content demonstrating why he deserves that is also a hero. Thank you,

[@baritony8763]

I thought Tomorrow Never Knows was actually Ticket To Ride. Wow! Ever since the 60s I couldn't really hear Ringo with the others' over top of it. Now I can hear how inventive, embellishing and appropriate it really was. My new favorite drummer!

[@ewest14]

Funny that Paul actually came up with both those drum patterns

[@shemanic1]

Well done, I was way behind & I have had more than 50 years to listen to the Beatles (& other band's) tunes.

[@mirasolbalaga5616]

This was so fun and cool, because I love Ringo’s drumming. I hummed along with you on Something. I love that you love the Beatles so much that it pains you to get any answers wrong.

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

I'm not a drummer so this was super hard. I just never paid attention to Ringo's drumming. This quiz proves his fills are phenomenal though

[@jajaleco]

The fact you've never paid attention to his drumming is IMO why he is so genius. Many drummers like to show off and they almost always overplay. But Ringo is so economical and plays just what is necessary for the song

[@cliffhughes6010]

You did better than me, David, and I've been listening to The Beatles for over fifty years. I was sorry not to see Wait in the list and also Rain which is probably my favourite Ringo performance.

[@ashaphillips7178]

This guy is incredible. Amazing to recognise so many.

[@MushroomVortex]

Missed Twist And Shout and guessed The Word for She Said She Said as well

[@capstan50g]

I love these quizzes, David. I didn't do very well on this one, though. Like you, I was impressed anew by Ringo's tasteful and interesting drum parts. His confidence and intuition made him the only possible choice for drummer of the most influencial pop group in history. Keep the musical info coming, okay? Cheers!

[@tonyward2086]

I love Ringo's drumming.

[@padrejuan7763]

!!! Greetings from Montréal, Québec, Canada !!! I am 62 yrs old, i grew up listening to the beatles as a teenager (1973-1978) My friend and I discovering The Beatles from their early days and on then their solo carreer albums, buying their record (They were RECORDS THEN, not CD's) bought our first guitars in 1976, music books, Ibeing a 'Lefty' bought a Rickenbacker then an Höfner bass so to have the closest sound possible...I tought i knwe the Beatles, but have FAILED MISERABLY to this drum test !!! I tip my hat toy young man for having a GREAT EAR, CONGRATULATION !!! Do receive my warm salutations, may you, your familly and surrounding stay healthy !!! Cheers !!!

[@dampradio]

Great fun! Ringo is one of a kind.

[@jonhattanrai]

I failed #2 and #14 hahaha But the fact that these are drum machines make it way more difficult, because they take away the slight rushes and laid back parts that made his phrasing so cool.

[@jerekp]

Listening to these drum parts, you can't say Ringo was poor or anything like that. This playing is brilliant.