John Bonham's CROSSOVER TRIPLET ** A PARTICULAR BONHAM TRIPLET

One of Bonham's many MONEY SHOT fills. Definitely in the top three..
Played often at the end of songs (the heavy endings), and of course almost always as the Driving Walloping Intimidating Rhythm Mechanism to lead the band back in at the coda of his Moby Dick drum solo, Bonham employed this crossover triplet around the drum kit. Played on record only once-toward the end of Dazed and Confused on Zep I.

[@robsteele8689]

What messes up a lot of guys that went to the 80's and 90's metal scene we started out doing it exactly like Bonzo but when we switched to double bass all quads and all that fancy crap had to absolutely start right-handed unless you were Simon Phillips or Terry Bozzio both pretty much have the nervous system of a octopus and could make anybody want to quit drums if you went to one of their clinics.... guilty as charged. Those guys are in another dimension thank God for Joe Franco to bring me back down to earth LOL so I'm in the process of relearning the old way that I bang my head against the wall trying to learn in the first place LOL but it is an honor

[@keithmounts1305]

These videos of Terry's have opened my mind and expanded my horizons. Been playing for a long time but got too complacent in my abilities. This stuff is what I needed. Thanks so much, dude.

[@josephgurzynski1053]

Couldn't agree more. Such a great player and teacher with a refreshing sense of humor.

[@MikeNewland]

Playing to the radio is good makes you play everything

[@gideoncyrus1464]

Nice Bonham sound

[@TheJJDrums]

Your floor tom sounds amazing.

[@keithmounts1305]

If I had the technology, I would make a video of all the funny ass shit terry says.

[@azuzastreet9087]

Another excellent video! Thank you again Terry!

[@timbretrent113]

fantastic teacher and hilarious haha! I wish you were my neighbour dude lol

[@BrianRussick]

awesome Bonham demonstration

[@CRC780]

My guru!!! I’m so greatful for your tutorials Terry. Best breakdowns ever.

[@davesims7917]

You are such an awesome teacher! I have always been much more of a guitar player than anything that dabbled in every other instrument but I am slowly becoming more and more of a drummer thanks to your videos... honestly thank you!!!

[@TPBass1224]

Great breakdown of an iconic drum fill. I now know how to play the crossover without knowing how to play the drums. Really good technique.

[@m42037]

Ya right lol

[@jamesbell9011]

Thanks TERRY for another great lesson for triplets=Iam gonna have too learn slowly on this triplets CROSSOVER OVER...exercise!!! Anything having is worth working for!!! Thanks TERRY🥁

[@tecnotone]

yet another Bonzoleum classic. Thank you Terry :)

[@MikeNewland]

Was listening to a talk on the UK economy sitting in the front row and tapping this with my fingers and foot - two jobs at same time. Suddenly noticed someone on the panel looking at me and smiling. I think she spotted what i was doing and thought blimey Bonham triplets. Drummer or maybe her man a drummer. Funny world!

[@bonzoleum]

Ah, nice!!!

[@brent3760]

Great video Terry, very informative!

[@mlaugh3]

I love the Bonham triplets. You do great Terry. I have tried the left hand lead and it messes my mind up. Oh well.......................I will keep on trying.

[@gregwilliams2764]

That was great. Good speed when you wanted

[@nedkelly1385]

Classy. Good stuff.

[@bonzoleum]

Thanks, Ned!

[@stilljazzed]

Awesome! Very helpful, especially in tying the part together at the end. Thank you!

[@henry5617]

1:14 I can't be the only one who saw that lol terry

[@Bonzo2002]

So glad I found this as I kept getting tripped up on HH. Now I know why...it's on the 1! Thanks Terry

[@Malegys]

I found that by drinking 40 shots of vodka & puking in my sleep really improved my technique of mastering this triplet.

[@dennygreen3035]

Yeah man love these videos you put out I'm a huge bonham fan and this is just what I've been looking for to improve my playing so thanks bro!

[@bonzoleum]

Thank you, Denny! I'm very glad it's helpful.

[@iplaypearldrums7935]

Bonham was a bricklayer.

[@AdrianShawDrummer]

Recently been learning Bonham Triplets with left lead and struggling to get the hi-hat coordinated. This really helps. Very clear explanation - eventually 🤪. Thanks Terry.

[@vigt548]

Very good. I need to find your more beginner lessons.

[@steveareeno_yt]

So awesome, thanks for the insight!

[@gabesstarwarscollection]

I'm right handed but was told to learn it left handed so now I can do it both ways equally. : )

[@1111Paiste]

I'm also lucky when it comes to this. Right handed drummer;always lead triplets with my left hand. I never knew anything different until I watched Dave Weckl's first VHS were he said (and demonstrated) to practice triplets and lead with a different limb each time. When Bonham slowed them down on TSRTS, at the end of MD, you can hear it; high tom, low tom, kick...repeat. It just made sense to me that he lead with the left.

[@tautou182]

rele wanna thank you for these. your love for JB is inspiring lol. zep for life. you gotta ten years gone vid?

[@scorpiousjr]

Excellent!

[@NintenDub]

6:47 damn those sticks n drum keys are dancing

[@ludwig11933]

Hard to get my brain to tell my limbs the right way to do it.great teacher

[@goosegutz]

6.50 wow speedy playing, sounds amazing. I' m about half that speed after 6 months

[@m42037]

Play 20 years then ...

[@cra5hproductions]

Great vid. But am I the only one to notice that he air stroked when he said "I do a couple things left handed"?? hahahaha

[@MatchingMoleII]

I wonder if Bonzo ever used right foot lead. Gadd, another triplet enthusiast, likes to use it in this manner.

[@m42037]

I always hit the snare with my right hand first, and I'm a left handed drummer, except I play the HH and ride on the left with the left hand! 30 years, I'll never get it lol

[@troublemaker._]

"I do a couple things lefty" he says while casually making a stroking motion with his left hand

[@wadecottingham]

9:40 shows the triplet slow with counting.

[@JimmersThomas]

I'm right handed but lead triplets with my left, also I used to play a double kick pedal and I'd lead quads with my left foot.. so would be LRLkRk if you follow. Wasn't deliberate, like you say some of us must be wired that way. I struggle to play ordinary singles left leading though

[@steveperez3501]

Can you breakdown what you call the"sweep" and the bo diddly for a beginner. Ive heard you talk about it but im a lil slow

[@lonnieljones]

As it was explained (by Carl Palmer I think. Perhaps Simon Phillips) British Drummers play triplets with a left-hand lead while North Americans lead with the right hand. I think it has something to do with a classical background; starting the descent with the hand that plays the highest note.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

Or perhaps its because Americans (as we once knew them) always liked to do the opposite of what the Britts do (i.e. drive on the opposite side of the road)

[@misfit2022]

This was something I struggled with being a right handed and remember mentioning it to a drum teacher and he said it has to be left hand so I lead with my left hand but for normal triplets I still lead with my right because for the crossover triplet I can do it but it does not feel natural so I have trained myself to do it that way but the normal triplet right hand lead is easier. I know it is lazy of me. I had to tap out the rhythm over and over again to try and make it natural. Just one more remarkable thing about John Bonham. I wonder if Jason leads with his left. I have never noticed.

[@rondeangelis7384]

Oh btw, at what tempo are we shooting for?

[@Bob-nu3xe]

Terry left lead?wow great drumming think Bonzo must have been ambidextrous to put himself though that. that said that's why he was at the very top many thanks

[@hkippOH]

😎👍

[@67cruiserbmw]

Eres Chingon terry.

[@jamesrichardson887]

Terry. I am like you. I can play all the left handed stuff easily. although, I'm right handed. but would you say that this rudiment, for the most part is linear?

[@bonzoleum]

+james richardson Yes-there is no beat overlap (if that's what you mean!).

[@td-12kx53]

Hey James! Like you and "Terry", I also am a right handed drummer who initiates all of my triplet fills with my left hand. Yes, all triplets are linear or they wouldn't be triplets. My biggest problem is creating equal distance between notes to give my triplets that machine gun feel!

[@drumrooster]

were is your drum shop Terry?

[@MONGO10US]

I think it sounds better leading with the left is because it is descending.

[@TheApostleofRock]

I don't know about any of you, but I'm not so sure the leading with the left hand is so much an inherited thing as it is a practiced thing. At least for me. When I was learning to play triplets, I heard/observed that Bonham led with his left, so that's how I practiced. Now I literally cannot do triplets right handed to save my life.

[@1111Paiste]

Ditto, almost. I've practiced the RLF pattern and have gotten better at it over the last decade or so.

[@rickyparish1805]

Practice the alternating triplet. It works both RLF and LRF

[@rondeangelis7384]

Great job terry . Funny I started practicing this yesterday. I downloaded sheet from www.johnbonham.co.uk/tutorials/triplets/john-bonham-triplets-tutorial.html. I'm a lefty so was doing right hand lead. Air drumming this out know with left lead to see what it feels like. I'm assuming I should be practicing right hand lead? Whenever I see sheet music I reverse everything. I luv listening and watching u. Entertaining...

[@thomasherdle296]

Ron Deangelis thanks for the sheet music!

[@keithmounts1305]

Ahhhhhh hahhhh!!! I figured it out!!!!!😂🤣

[@walther9161]

I don’t cross over I simply double hit the rack Tom with my left hand.. 👍

[@iplaypearldrums7935]

I call this "truth in drumming" after watching Meytal jiggle & barely hit the drums (& getting 4 mill hits).

[@geniusdrummer643]

9:40

[@sticksbass]

its weird how people lead those w their strong hand when drummers are already used to starting w the l for flams even to follow w a kick.

[@keithmounts1305]

Ok now that I've figured out commenting, god I'm embarrassed, anyway!!!! Question?? Do you know if Bonham was left handed? The left hand lead thing is so not common in drummers these days due to (In my opinion) the triplet patterns are typically played.......... R-hand/ L-hand / R-foot / L-foot. This is what is burned into my brain from listening to a lot of Mike Portnoy and Danny Carey. I think, single bass drum drummers will tend to use the Bonham chop, but the majority of metal drummers, playing 2- kicks, will lead with right. Again, this is just my opinion. Anyone here where I coming from?....

[@Yellowjacket307]

I lead with my left and am a right handed drummer but one problem. i can play a bonham triplet but i do WAY better doing Bass, Tom, Floor Tom. but thats just me

[@Thorum13]

Excellent!!