"Rock'n Roll" intro explained by Gregg Bissonette 🤘

[@elduderino73]

I've never understood why anyone would have a hard time playing this. I nail it on my air drums every time

[@irafair3015]

Lmao!

[@user-bk6vq3xm1t]

Can i borrow the nail

[@stanislouse4168]

air drums are not REAL drums.If so ... then I'm Buddy Rich.

[@roundaddy8609]

Yeah what's up with that?

[@franciscocorona6753]

Hilarious

[@luvmedrums4057]

A gift to the drumming community

[@samchoate1719]

I will always remember this because of the “you keep on KNOCK-in” example. Thank you

[@robilon]

Same here! When I heard that part everything made perfect sense!

[@markgeiger7700]

well it's the intro from Little Richard's "I hear you knocking " that's how the song developed out of a jam in thy studio... according to a Bonham interview... cool huh?

[@starjunkie5328]

It's taken this guy at least 43 years to figure out just how brilliant and special John Henry Bonham was.

[@CheekmeatChannel]

Holy moly, that makes so much sense when you point it out!

[@mateoes207]

Bonzo has to be the most sampled drummer in RnR history.. RIP John

[@Dreyno]

Pretty sure it’s Gregory Coleman. And he never made a penny from it.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Definitely the most emulated and copied.

[@brockmannolaf7182]

Greg Bissonette is a real Drumhero! ❤

[@DavidGonzalez-qq4vj]

Excellent vídeo Gregg Bissonette 🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@buffalohorn]

This has always been the most rock n roll rhythm of all time.

[@frusciantegeartone]

Perfectly explained. Thank you

[@modelcitizen1977]

I've been trying wrap my head around this intro for 30 years. Thanks, Gregg!

[@MoonmanSpacejam]

He turned that into a high school concert band rhythm, even had the hand motion lol love this guy

[@Thomasgene]

This Man is a great player, teacher, and Drummer!

[@cgoose34]

This has escaped me for 30 years. Thank you!

[@GZeta789]

I'm not a drummer so I read so many explanations of this intro rhythm but never really understood it. But this "you keep on knockin'" thing made me understand it perfectly. This is great.

[@dgodrummer8110]

in music/rhythm there's a thing often referred to as "displacement". which simply means not starting a rhythm on beat one, but rather starting it on a subdivision of a beat elsewhere within a pick up measure, prior to beat one where the music would start. drummers often study this type of application b/c it makes one groove or particular rhythm sound completely different when started elsewhere other than beat one. if we use 16th notes as a subdivision, and we have a four beat measure, this opens up the opportunity to start the single rhythm in 16 different places in relationship to beat ONE. Starting the rhythm on any other subdivision give the rhythm a completely new "feel" in relationship to the "beat" or music being played. Dave Weckl explained this thoroughly in a few articles in MODER DRUMMER, again, way before internet.

[@KevinZ2269]

Love Gregg ! Great human being and great drummer ! God Bless brotha !

[@humblehombre9904]

Gregg Bissonette was referred to as “the Prince of POUND”, by David Lee Roth. That is awesome.

[@johnsoos6907]

He also called him "The King Of Heavy Artillery". Gotta love Diamond Dave!

[@gnosticreverend6354]

That's what your mom calls me

[@RikJSmith]

​@@gnosticreverend6354 Oh shit that cracked me up !!! LoL !! 😂🤣

[@jamescassidy3995]

Greg’s freaking great.

[@fire777ish]

Saw Greg playing with Dave Lee Roth back in the 80's...that was awesome!

[@kirkmcknight7595]

I recently seen him playing in Ringo Starr’s All Star Band….he’s still got it.

[@somerandomdudeable]

Best explanation I've heard of Rock and Roll's intro! You keep-a-knockin!

[@sebastianmillie4163]

Now that I finally understand this intro (I’m 44 and a drummer) I can’t stop smiling when I listen to the song (which I play over and over in my head as well 😂)

[@terracecrofts7581]

Fantastic drummer

[@thomascollins1739]

Bonzo was such a powerhouse. Incredible drummer he was.

[@Henninchs]

I love the warm and full sound of that Drums.

[@theknightofhyrule]

I saw Greg with Ringo live last Friday. Absolutely amazing, definite highlight of the show!

[@johnrobinson8323]

Thanks Greg! I'm one of those dummies whose been playing this wtong for years. Finally you cleared that up.😅 🥁❤️

[@donnieolaughlin1758]

I like this video before he even said anything because I saw Gregg bissonette and he is great I mean I never met him but I love his energy his advice and his videos I just like him and like Taylor Hawking God Rest his soul Gregg is a drummer Drummer he plays for Ringo.

[@haroldseaman4243]

Best drum talk ever 😊

[@iandavis-fj2ty]

Awesome drummer, awesome bloke.❤

[@user-ei8ln3kv7l]

Me too! Exactly! We were just “faking it” to start the song Lol

[@filsolano5465]

Greg is an awesome teacher.

[@TheNo1red]

Surly Rock n Roll Led Zeppelin

[@JohnSmith-oe5kx]

Exactly. Although the way Bonzo accents the very first note disguises that it is an upbeat. Your ear immediately assumes it is a downbeat, which is what creates that weird moment when you realize it isn’t

[@rickgruenwald7187]

Gregg, I used to work with your dad at taystee bread. Budd was one of the best dudes I've ever met. I was a young punk and he was always close to the last dude to return depot . He talked about you to me, all the time about who and what you were doing. I've never met you personally but feel I've known you a while. Mike Vozza worked for me . I worked with Karl Vass and Tommy My name is Rick You came a long way my friend

[@rossatlan5348]

Gregg! Thank you man! when I was a kid we played this in my high school rock band and I thought the same thing you did as a kid... UNTIL NOW! WOW my mind is blown! Love you Bro!

[@rhinoskin7550]

Yall drummers are different breed. Respect.

[@skytheguy0438]

Got to meet him and hear him play at the fest for beatles fans in Chicago. He's an absolute gem of a man

[@SethBergile]

Beautiful kit! Big sound too!

[@stanislouse4168]

Very simple. Beautifully explained!

[@pthompson108]

Warning .... never try to explain this to a guitarist.

[@rickymartinez2316]

That's right.....I never noticed that until now.... Led Zeppelin took that intro from Little Richard ( keep on knocking)

[@w.c.orielly9059]

i wish this guy had been in every band i was ever in that tried to play that song... cuz bad/new drummers had a hard time so it innevitably ended up trying to watch the drummer break with his snare hit to start the guitars.. with this guy its not even a question where the start is... 🤘😎

[@tecaman]

What a beautiful drum set, wow!

[@Willie_McBride]

He doesn’t just play it and say ‘like thT’ he explains it so even non musicians can at least understand what he’s talking about.

[@nasty.habits]

Def one of the most recognizable drum parts in rock n roll music.

[@69voxbeetle]

OMG... I was this many days old when I learned this. Don't know how to say thanks for the explanation!!😊❤👍

[@HBSuccess]

One of the GOATs for certain!

[@kirk-b-patrick]

Most cover bands fail on coming in after that intro. One thing that really helps me is thinking about the guitar intro to Johnny b Good.

[@viralmusicshootouts8481]

You did all what all other videos couldn’t do it 🤘

[@dgodrummer8110]

a bassist taught me the proper count in for this intro. he learned it form a drummer he knew. all before the world wide web of information.

[@wphh7272]

I’ve experienced both! From the time I heard this song until about the year 2006, I (incorrectly) felt it and counted it off like the first part of the video. I always knew something was wrong, so I counted the total strokes until the definitive “one” downbeat when the rest of the band comes in and counted backwards from there. It was at that moment that it hit me… the first stroke from JB is an eighth note “pickup” after the “three” on the count-in!!

[@drbassface]

Well explained, especially with the lyric Rhythm👍🏻

[@novola1972]

Well Greg… you still are a kid and that’s why we love you

[@daffyshakilfur3563]

Snare sound very nice

[@bobgosselin4402]

Interesting! Never thought of it that way. Such a great groove

[@stevebravo1422]

You keep on knockin!!!

[@adikumpul]

Thank you soo much Gregg❤

[@blockaid]

Those hats sound great

[@markgeiger7700]

yes yes.. so cool...I did the thing as a kid... the later really analyzed it...... he comes in with the band on 1.. so I had to back it up and count to see where he started....off the beat.... and later heard an old interview with Bonham and he described that is the intro to Little Richard's " I hear you knocking" when he started a jam in the studio with Zep and that developed in to...."Rock and Roll".... cool...

[@muchagrande1687]

Great explanation, thanks, even I get it!

[@Hindzmusic]

This is gold

[@ricktangora4131]

Finally, I understand-Thanks

[@jravell]

He’s really talking about Keep A-Knockin' by Little Richard. It’s where John Bonham borrowed the drum intro from.

[@rbolwell]

Absolutely. Did Zeppelin write anything original?

[@mikewalsh7318]

Great explanation and badass playing!

[@hugotahell]

Just blew my mind man. Could never figure it out 😂

[@grizzlywhisker]

When I first heard the song, I worked backwards to transcribe the intro because I knew it sounded wrong with that missing beat. My brain also wanted to interpret it incorrectly and I knew John Bonham would never intentionally create such a broken/bizarre intro like that so I just mapped it out on paper to finally hear it properly.

[@gamedieval4809]

Great 🖤

[@tjnugent62]

Excellent lesson!

[@jg1503]

You can also think of roll over Beethoven or Johnny B Goode intro Works too.

[@wallyallyn5473]

Hey Greg great I just want to let you know that my name is Wally and I got to meet you at the drum clinic in Albany Oregon several years ago but I don't know if you remember me or not thank Greg for your lesson

[@JimGeigerMusic]

I don't know how many drummers I tried to explain this intro to... none of them could get it

[@bryanhamner]

Man, I can play that on guitar pretty well never could get a drummer to play along not once in 20 years of gigging even in Nashville course we were playing blues music, but I still wanted to play some Damn rock n roll good job man made me wanna jam Hey if it’s been five minutes, it’s been along time since I rock ‘n’ roll

[@hotlanta35]

I hear ya, sometimes blues is like jazz, a little too uptight.

[@JohnCerbone]

Thanks, this was awesome.

[@markgeiger7700]

Gregg is awesome

[@stanislouse4168]

Greg knows his shit.

[@drumrooster]

I learned that right then the band couldn't come in on time lol so I added a few notes to the end

[@Methodmemo3000]

I've spent a lot of time trying to get it exactly right. Even have three different variations of it. This video is literally gold for me. Thank you very much 🫡

[@matthewghardy]

Crystal clear...

[@flddoc2]

I cannot tell you how many guitar players and singers have tried to tell I’m playing that song wrong due to the 3, 8th note bass drum pattern.

[@stixkid9811]

The simplest way to explain this is to say that the drums actually begin on the and of three. One and two and three and four and. The drums start on the and of three.

[@brianj4090]

Hi hats sounds nice

[@porcaro4ever]

If you do not love Gregg maybe it's time reevaluate your life choices!!❤❤

[@BobSperber]

It’s like I’ve been living in a cave, and someone just let me out into the sunlight.

[@adelaidewestphysio]

Fantastic

[@joqu6971]

That rocked

[@mccloysong]

So THAT's how to count it in! and then, to add confusion, Page comes in on the "one-and".

[@heatmyzer9]

I still just count 12345… to get into the jam.

[@YAS6931]

Thank you 🎉 💕

[@snaprockandpop]

Ahhh lord have mercy. NOW it makes sense. I was hearing it wrong

[@cragkeeper]

Not easy to get it right. He nails it. Jason has trouble with it. Watch the O2 reunion encore .... left hand on hi hat, right hand for snare to make it easier. But not even close this this guy.

[@RealAlphaDrum]

same with Peart's YYZ triangle intro. It's the guitar riff in the intro.

[@josephreelz7617]

Thank Earl Palmer for this one.

[@shannongreene1796]

Those wood hoops are unreal

[@claudeabraham2347]

Very good Gregg!

[@j.p.f.4007]

Imagine being so good at something that even after you're dead, people are still trying to figure out what the F you were doing!!

[@NotAFanAnymore]

Bonzo was a beast

[@michaelhansbury4791]

Is this the drummer from DLR. He kickes ass.

[@hamhead2765]

I heard bonzo was playing the beginning guitar riff to Johnny b good on the drums. I think I heard Jason say that once

[@themusicwriter1]

First heard Greg when he and his brother, Matt, were with Maynard Ferguson neck in '83.

[@OFLHLGZ28]

I never had a problem figuring it out….