How To Play Ringo Starr’s Most Famous Drum Beats

[@simonkavan4996]

When I was younger I thought Ringo wasn't anything special but the older I get the more I realize how amazing and timeless his playing was

[@erikknudsenmork4536]

Same here. I feel like alot of younger or beginner drummers often find ringo overrated, but the more you grow the more you begin to aprichiate his playing.

[@chathammkm]

And still is 😊

[@batman1169]

I remember my version was they sacked him because he had better access to drugs and women😂❤

[@ryebread7224]

This is the perfect analogy for what it means to age and mature. I feel exactly the same way.

[@makinisify]

Ringo is simply genius on drums. His beats and fills are very nice to listen to. Without his drumming Beatles songs will not be that good .

[@jasonremy1627]

Ringo is the perfect example of how to be intricate without being busy.

[@LJdR14]

This is the best way I've heard this put 🙌

[@SuperPaddyMac]

Ringo’s drumming on “A Day In The Life” is superb. But one could go on and on. Glad you did this.

[@jckhammer]

yes his fills and nuances with those fills are fantastic, contributes a huge part of that song

[@LanceHall]

And they are overdubbed also.

[@MattTee1975]

Ringo talking about his cross-dominance is what finally made me realize after decades of drumming where my "limitations" came from. I had never considered the fact that I was left handed, but did a lot of other things right-handed as a factor.

[@robertmeklosk1277]

I’m also cross dominant I feel like it helps especially with ghosting with the left hand

[@Dawid.Januszkiewicz]

@@robertmeklosk1277 I'm totally the same - snare ghost notes were always a thing that came with much less effort than, say, double-handed hihat patterns or descending tom fills due to leading with left hand on a right-hand kit. And crazy thing is, the same problem/opportunity turned up for me on pedals, as I'm left-footed and had to realize this before I stopped struggling with double bass patterns and started to make them sound like "mine". It was super important for personal growth to realize one's unique context in the instrument. :)

[@TravisPacheco1]

@@Dawid.JanuszkiewiczMe too. cannot play sixteenth notes on the hi hat without leading with my left hand, which really complicates things when a fill is coming. Do you have that problem?

[@Dawid.Januszkiewicz]

​@@TravisPacheco1 Yeah, totally. For me, it's more difficult to jump into and out of 16th note pattern smoothly - especially when I need to connect with a fill. That actually initially pushed me into avoiding those "classic" rock and pop 16th note patterns. I'm gradually easing back into them by making changes, like replacing a pair of singles with a double somewhere in the whole 16th note pattern to switch the leading hand smoothly. It usually works nicely as way to ease into a coming fill, but it's more difficult when I try to use it early in the pattern to open my right hand for playing accents on snare, toms or anything else basically. On the other hand, a year ago or so I added a secondary hihat next to the ride to my right. And being left-handed really opened up nice possibilities for 16th note patterns between that hihat and ride.

[@TravisPacheco1]

@@Dawid.Januszkiewicz I usually end up doing paradiddles so my left hand lands on 2 and 4. Inevitably, though, miss a paradiddle, get confused, and lose the backbeat. I really need to get a second hi hat like you said.

[@RobertT1999]

About a year ago, I decided to listen through the majority of The Beatles' discography in order. Mainly because I'm English. Certainly it was a nice change of pace from my primarily rock and metal listening habits. I found myself feeling happier, as if I was living in a time I've never experienced.

[@artguti1551]

Early Beatles is really happy and energetic!

[@jakeop5871]

Thank you sir for honoring him again

[@GingerGM01]

37 year old new drummer here. Just want to let you guys know how important your content is! Thank you!

[@ROBOG33Kmusic]

I'm an over 40 new drummer and I'm right there with you - Drumeo is such an excellent source.

[@AndyMangele]

What I like about Ringo (and other drummers with a similar mindset) is that he always served the song, but never his own ego. That's the way it should be in music.

[@terryriley8963]

George said he was trying to explain the different time signatures of ‘Here Comes the Sun’ to Ringo and Ringo just wasn’t getting it so Ringo said can you just play it and George played it and Ringo said ‘Okay got it’. That was Ringo.

[@mhinck1]

Ringo epitomizes Debussy's quote - “Music is the silence between the notes”.

[@cfusilier2]

Awesome. I’d like to see Rain, broken down for us. This is one of Ringo’s favorite Beatles songs.

[@tesstikles3225]

Ringo service the songs extremely well, he didn't overplayed when he didn't need to.

[@joef2468]

💯 Similar to George’s guitar playing. Both were superb!

[@diegopeart]

As a Beatles tribute band drummer, this is always very valuable to watch. Thanks for the wealth of information on Ringo's drumming.

[@tdz69]

Lifelong guitar player here and in absolute awe of the drumming genius of Ringo. He played to and for the song, creating his own unique and signature parts that, without them, these songs would not be what they are.

[@stereofidelic67]

You either love Ringo or you don't understand him. Now about time you had him on the show!

[@tylerbailey9329]

If you make a conscious effort to play like Ringo Starr any producer in the world will love you

[@thulsa_doom]

What he created for Come Together is so simple yet so amazing. I think I would never come up with that groove (I'm a bass player mostly, but write drum parts for my own music). Genius.

[@ShanLawson]

I’m not a drummer but love watching Drumeo and it has changed how I listen to music. I LOVE the Beatles and saw Sir Paul McCartney last year. To hear the isolated beats on Something blew my mind ❤

[@Sharif-nl6lk]

Ringo drumming is a Gift from Heaven

[@eduardocervantesaca]

just listen to In My Life and you get a clear example of that

[@dimitreze]

Ringo is amazing!

[@zumb42]

Ringo is the example that what is less is, sometimes, more.

[@lifespanofafry1534]

So is Meg White a better drummer than Ringo Starr? If we are highly praising simplicity and basic beats, why can’t we praise Phil Rudd from AC/DC?

[@matsunami]

@@lifespanofafry1534 A good drummer plays to what's needed in the song. Ringo was amazing at this. Not only that but he was still very creative in the process.

[@tylerdurden3011]

Ironic to say "less is more" with more words.

[@drummerdan95]

​@@lifespanofafry1534we can and do 🤷‍♂️

[@lifespanofafry1534]

@@drummerdan95 🤷‍♂ I wont stop ya! Who the fuck am I anyway!?!?

[@Drum2]

One of my favourite drummers. It still gets me mad when people say he was not a good drummer :)

[@ALTnOtes]

I love playing Ringo’s beats as a leftie! Just so fun!

[@PatrickCainam]

I’m not a drummer. Just another casual Beatles fan. I never realized the drums on “Something” were so elaborate for such a “slower” song. New found respect for Ringo!!

[@ReyArteb]

Happy 84th Birthday RINGO! LOVE and PEACE!

[@abc456f]

Peace and love✌️

[@adamnicol4271]

You're seriously just going to leave rain off the list,probably his best drum work,this was great though thoroughly enjoyed it I've been a drummer and beatles fan since I was 11 and I'm 45 this year,ringo started that.

[@aricurtis1365]

These are like all of my favorite Beatles songs in one video. You can hear a lot of Ringo in Meg White’s playing (imo)!

[@stephenhernandez9099]

So goes the saying "less is more" no matter how technically good drummer you are, Ringo will always be on another level he's totally different ..

[@chrisburns514]

Never thought much of Ringo’s drumming as a kid, then I got Beatles Rock Band, I Feel Fine rocks

[@edsmith6762]

All my life I've never been unable to understand Ringo's grooves by listening or watching. I knew about the left haned/right handed thing but this is the first time it has been made clear. I figured he was mostly just original but now I can appreciate just how good he is.

[@LH-zv2zq]

I'm so fortunate to have seen Ringo play with his All Starr band. He's still a drummer's drummer!

[@kirkmiller869]

Nobody articulates like Ringo. After listening to abbey road once I thought... the drums were perfect. Just listened to "Long, Long, Long... " all-time, monster arrangement. Damn near cried. What the hell is he doing on Strawberry Fields? The Beatles were notorious for the voluminous number of takes and experimentation just honed him. I feel... Ringo is truly to be considered with the all time greats.

[@DanDelafuente]

How'd you know I was spiraling endlessly down a Ringo rabbit hole for the past 2 days....

[@LADrummin]

Love you guys!!!!! Drumming for over 40 + years… never can learn enough!!!! Always love small lessons like this!!🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@TheTrombonism]

In My Life is one my absolute favorite songs.

[@nickentros]

Ringo is a master of space in a groove

[@artguti1551]

I was in a Beatles Tribute band as the drummer (Ringo) And I'm left handed and play a right handed kit. I picked up how to play all the albums songs until Sgt Pepper. The fills on Day in the Life and other songs...had me writing drum tabs so that I could keep up!!! It is so hard to remember all the fills in many of those latter songs...that you'd have to play them hundreds of times to get the right!!! It's not just 4/4 time!

[@ozlion152]

Ringo is the best if not one of drummer of all time not only in rock and pop but in music

[@jsoph4299]

A legend of feel

[@andrewpappas9311]

The Beatles were the very first band I heavily got into when I was a lot younger and a huge reason why I got into music (and why George Harrison became (and still is) the first guitarist I heavily looked up to and my first major influence) and you just can't deny Ringo's mix of simplicity and technicality is why so many people picked up drums because he did so many unique drum parts that a lot of people wouldn't think to play in a rock or pop setting. Also, two other songs I'd like to shout out as some of his best drum parts are Helter Skelter and I Want You (She's So Heavy), which are still just as badass and two massive examples in the origin of heavy metal with how powerful Ringo's playing on those songs are

[@jessecerasus9621]

All those people laughing at Ringo in the comments are probably overplaying every song and nobody wants to play with them.

[@frankernst1987]

Wise comment. Ringo had style, created his own sound, and played in a so big band, got that haters.

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Yes indeed. MANY awesome drummers afterwards have always said Ringo was a huge influence on them. Enough said. Cynics will never influence anybody on the scale Ringo did.

[@Xero-Xmask]

Real

[@bluealvey]

Nobody worth their salt would ever question Ringo and musicality. Anyone who's ever been in the recording studio on drums, we've all got "give me Ringo" a million times. The guy is beyond tasteful, musical, intelligent. You're supposed to play for the song, not the other way around.

[@Gamesforus1]

"all those people laughing in the comments" literally who, I hate this kind of engagement farming lol, makes me feel like in some black ops psyop looney tunes world

[@jacobnacho]

Great choices! I Feel Fine is wrong though, there’s a roll on the tom in the second bar which makes it even more impressive. It’s amazing to me that few people on KZbin ever play this groove correctly, more reasons why Ringo is amazing and hard to emulate.

[@msalzberg4962]

I just made a similar comment, although I thought maybe he play 4 16ths there. I've never quite been able to figure it out. I'm not a drummer, so I'll go with your note that it's a roll. It's really brilliant.

[@gcorriveau6864]

What a creative genius. No matter what level a drummer's chops are at - it takes creativity and imagination to put them to use like this. BTW on the album recording to Ticket to Ride the drum flams are actually different after the bridge... but in live performances they are consistently syncopated (as you demonstrate)... I wonder why.

[@EMCproductions]

Video 108 of commenting until Drumeo makes a "Best Rudimental Drummer of the Year" award category

[@Andoroid]

I did not expect you here

[@robertklein6693]

Awesome job Brandon duplicating Ringo's one-of-a-kind drum grooves!

[@DNAnerazzurro]

one and only mister Starr.

[@pedromdrveiga9777]

Never heard anything like that before nor after. Just watching this video exhibiting the cleanninnes of Ringo's grooves, wow, how well put together his playing was.

[@tresjordan982]

I always loved Rain !

[@marc-yv7cu]

It was too long, but finally the immense talent of Ringo is recognized by all for fifteen years. Thank you for this episode that highlights so well this great and subtle drummer ! Listen so "A day in the life" her drum part is really magic...

[@aussiedownunder4186]

How blessed was ME! Seeing the Beatles Live in 1964!! Sydney Australia!!!!!

[@kepakettunen]

Thank You so much about this ! I think Ringo is one the greatest pop drummers ever and his lef hand leaded groove is really great! Your did great job here!!

[@donfisherjr.2404]

Great work, Brandon! As a beginning drummer, these grooves and fills are beyond me now, but I love how you've broken them down and explained them.

[@westfield90]

I so enjoyed this video. I got chills at how good each song was and his drumming was for each. So deserves a second video for Dear Prudence, old brown shoe, Rain.

[@davebowden4010]

Genius. And I know every other bass player will agree. Love Ringo's drumming so much.

[@Ticonderous1]

The only people who think Ringo is a crappy Drummer , Are people who are not Drummers ...

[@lifespanofafry1534]

I am a drummer, I am a guitarist, I am a bassist, and I dabble with the keyboard. I know a basic bitch beat whenever I hear one.

[@Diatonic5th]

​@lifespanofafry1534 You're likely a shit drummer.

[@Noa......]

Expert, huh.😂​@@lifespanofafry1534

[@socke2745]

@@lifespanofafry1534 I always find these arguments fascinating. On the one handside you have drummers like Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, or Danny Carey, who are all Ringo fans and who publically stated his drumming influenced theirs. And then you have amateurs, who will tell you how overrated Ringo is. Yeah, really hard to pick a side I must say...

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

​​@@lifespanofafry1534considering not s single drummer apart from him wrote those drum lines, they are far from "basic" 😁

[@lkrause]

Totally fantastic. I am not a musician but I am fascinated on how a song is put together. I've always wondered how Ringo did it. Thank you

[@bobtausworthe]

LOVED them all but especially the isolated part to Something

[@boomerguy9935]

I've been playing rock and jazz since the 60's. It didn't take me very long to realize Ringo's creativity and skill. I've always said that not only is he good, but is the reason reason the Beatles had their unique sound. Had they kept Pete Best, they would not have had that sound. Each of them were perfect for their music recipe to be good. In my opinion, non-drummers or poor drummers were the only ones to criticize him. The better the drummer, the better the opinion of Ringo. He is not a jazz drummer or a rock drummer, he is a one-of-a-kind wonderful drummer and a human metronome.

[@pelgervampireduck]

Ringo is the most underrated drummer ever, he's very solid, creative, and he was the reason the band could play live in a stadium full of people screaming without hearing themselves. They coul rely on Ringo being perfect.

[@Blueskies2513]

My favorites she said she said, rain, its all too much, oh! darling and the end. Sublime drum parts!

[@alejolopera]

What an amazing video. Not a Drummer but a Beatle fan. Thanks

[@FourPawsInTheGrave]

I just finished taking a course on the Beatles this past summer. I wish this video had come out sooner. I gained a new appreciation for the Beatles and especially Ringo's drumming. And it is clear as well that people don't know what pickup notes are.😂

[@maxfrudd7666]

Great stuff,and plenty more from Ringo in The Beatles Song list❤

[@gdgreengitters8032]

Oh man, great video. A part 2 would be amazing!

[@JasonMcLemore]

I'll preface this by saying I am absolutely not a Beatles fan nor would I call Ringo one of my influences. But you cannot deny that the guy played an important part in music history and started a whole generation of drummers by his "simple" playing. I swear, if in this day you're not chopping out with typewriter double kick you're just no good. The older I've gotten, the more I realize Ringo's simple playing was perfect for what it was. I've heard drummers in bands over the years cover Beatles tunes and it's never just right BECAUSE of the drummer.

[@af7119]

Legendary playing the suited the song above anything else.

[@natsutamang5721]

Ringo starr was a creative genius

[@Capitan650]

Ringo was GIFT FROM GOD to Beatles.Without him that’s group never gonna be THE BEATLES and number one forever. No One group equals to The Beatles until today Not millions and millions fans going meet any rock band to airport’s Sidney,London,New York….Amazing

[@nancy5689]

Ringo is an excellent drummer he remarked the Beatles ' sound❤

[@billrosmus6734]

Medley. Don't think it needs more explanation. 🙂 Including his only sort of drum solo. If you haven't watched it, check out the Fab Faux's cover of this. Amazing. Will Lee bassist from Letterman's/Shafers band, Jimmy Vivino (Conan, Johnnie Johnson, and others), Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello, and Jack Petruzzelli.

[@damonmoon436]

"Dont Let Me Down" is my favorite drum performance along with Something 🗣️🔥 both poetically simple and sophisticated

[@ZillaYT]

The groove on Something was my favorite in this collection.

[@MarkMonolithOfficial]

This was great and those drum kits are ❤‍🔥

[@ThunderTaco206]

Those drum kits are heartburn?

[@albertocoutinho7318]

Another fantastic beat is in a Day in the Life.

[@ryebread7224]

Ticket to Ride isn't the same without the flams. Ringo always played the absolutely perfect notes for every perfect beat.

[@bbj7383]

Ringo... What an absolute lovely human being. Guy doesn't seem to age. Ive covered a few Ringo parts and they're so out of left field that it takes a decent amount of concentration... You can't just sit back on auto pilot. Also as a blues drummer feel is so important to me and Ringos got that down... He can swing with the best of them and his wiper technique is genius. I use it exclusively on all my slow blues numbers

[@AkbarNurPribadi]

Ringo is such a monster, one of a kind. Danny Carey, MP, MM are the top dogs, but no one study their stye like everybody does to Ringo's as extensively.

[@AdiFarhanYusof]

damn those iconic drum patterns!

[@makinisify]

I don’t understand drumming, I’m a Beatles fan- . I always listen to their songs and they are all beautiful. I always listen to Ringo’s beats in every song and all I hear is perfection. I mostly dance to their songs that’s because his (beats) are danceable.

[@GaborEID]

Kudos Brandon for this respectful presentation

[@oao8227]

I'm sure several people have already said this but here goes.. McCartney came up with the ticket to ride groove. Although I believe Ringo laid down the track. Other Beatles nerds feel free to chime in or correct me. Great video. Cheers

[@rickgarcia5985]

That is correct. Paul came up with the drum part.

[@jmfjcas6014]

The Beatles music is genius and Ringo is part of that. No matter how hard you try to play and imitate Ringo style, you will never play like that. Only he could do that.

[@victorsoares1001]

Awsome!! Ringo was wild

[@robertgould3280]

No one else good fit the Beatles like he did rock on ringo

[@msalzberg4962]

I think on I Feel Fine, he plays 4 16th notes on the 2nd beat of every other measure on the rack tom. Subtle, but definitely there. Even more brilliance on Ticket to Ride where he varies the groove subtly with each verse. Then there's his subtle work on the high hat on Oh, Darling!...

[@RHCPsTv]

I saw about 3s of the preview on mute and knew exactly what song Brandon was playing.

[@mikelarson878]

Been seriously learning drums for about a month. The Beatles are a long time favorite and I can play the bass and guitar stuff and can't wait to try these out! Also very great video work that shows all the thing us learners need to see. Before I use the search, I hope there are some Dennis Wilson videos too! Or Hal Blaine for Pet Sounds.

[@applejayz1987]

A lot of the more "standard" things Ringo did are standard because of him, and while some of his compositions may seem simple, he knew how to make the most put of the smallest things, had impeccable consistency, patience, and endurance

[@TerryTrowbridge]

He played the perfect parts for the Beatles, he’s a GOAT.

[@RodrigoRaez]

Incredible video. Thank you very much. It would be amazing if you could break down the whole "A day in the life" drum part, honestly, one of my favorite drum parts of the whole Beatles repertoir.

[@businessconsultant7917]

Brandon I am going to sound like a broken record but you have done it yet again. Great analysis and playing. Several Commenters have suggested other songs for Part 2. My choice would be Strawberry Fields. I think what makes this tougher for me is the slower tempo and space between notes. Cheers. Bill.

[@gmultimedio]

Nadie toca batería como Ringo, nadie. El maestro de lo "aparentemente" sencillo.

[@cuda426hemi]

That "In My Life" beat sticks out to me because it's a take on the year and a half earlier release by Zombies She's Not There beat. But then if you go back to Feb 11th 1963 there's ol' Rings playing virtually the same beat for Anna!!!! Go finger !!!!! If I'm lyin' I'm dyin' !! To me the "standard" NEW beat Ringo brought to the table starting in early '64 that I hadn't heard before in Pop was the beat he uses on You Can't Do That, A Hard Day's Night, I Call Your Name, When I Get Home and more.... those dbl pops twice on kick separated by a snare pop - that's Ringo V1. 👀

[@mr.galactic8064]

That drum kit is so iconic

[@dalilmady]

Ringo sempre foi um herói pra mim.

[@paulfoy789]

One of the other things that this video highlights perfectly is how varied and eclectic The Beatles discography was... especially when you consider they were all released within a 7-year period

[@countrydj2]

I used to work with a guy who was a huge Beatles fan. He was a walking encyclopedia of knowledge.

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

Sounds like myself

[@oscarballesteros225]

Ringo might not be the best drummer ever but he was THE perfect drummer for The Beatles. No one could have done it better.

[@bluemanfansam]

Don’t forget about Bobby Parker’s “Watch Your Step” also for “I Feel Fine”

[@frankernst1987]

Sixty years and still we are talking about him. Drumeo you need to talk about Charlie Watts.