The Beatles: I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Drum Cover)

[@thexdude]

A great song. I especially like the last few minutes with Paul going crazy on his bass, the guitars sounding evil, and the drums doing their nice groove.

[@davidmontis7259]

The outro is definitely a highlight of the song. Lots of nice stuff happening in those final minutes. Thanks for commenting!

[@Stack-12]

Those Ringo grooves are simple but they’re so iconic

[@davidmontis7259]

@@Stack-12 absolutely!

[@Steveaky]

Ringo was a genius all Beatles records have their unique drum patterns and fills

[@TheGodsMustBeCrazy]

People love to diminish Ringo's accomplishments because he wasn't a songwriter like the other three and he wasn't technical. But god damn they would have not gotten to where they were without Ringo. He was a song drummer. George said Ringo only needed to hear the song once and he knew what to play. That's incredible.

[@davidmontis7259]

I 100% agree! Ringo was the key to their sound. Really tied all the songs together with his groove. Always played exactly what the song needed.

[@Belchmaster41]

yep.. and he sang lead vocals on some songs, starting w/ "What Goes On" on Rubber Soul, Honey Don't (written by Carl Perkins) and Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby.... some folks also don't know that George and Ringo wrote Photograph together

[@Steveaky]

Ringo was a genius all Beatles records have their unique drum patterns and fills

[@davidmontis7259]

@@Steveaky 100% correct!

[@MattMann501]

That fill at 6:33🤯🤯🤩....just spectacular

[@davidmontis7259]

One of the best fills Ringo has ever played in my opinion! The only time he’s done that fill to my knowledge.

[@MrGreggallman]

I saw Ringo in concert last night in Montreal! He looks so amazing I can't believe he's 82. His playing alongside Greg Bissonette was terrific. I couldn't believe I was in the same room with this rock royalty.

[@davidmontis7259]

That’s awesome! I saw him in 2014 in Williamsport PA. It was an incredible evening. Greg Bissonette was playing with him as well. He does look good for his age. Still a great singer, and a great drummer! Glad you got to see him! Thanks for commenting!

[@shemp_]

Ringo is such a genius

[@davidmontis7259]

Yes he is! Thanks for commenting!

[@RideTheLightning18]

Great cover. I like how in the outro Ringo's fills start off as simple ones and they get progressively more and more like a crazy Ringo fill were he starts off on the Tom leading to the snare and so on. Brilliant.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! I believe the outro fills are some of the best that Ringo has played. They sound like they would be simple to play, but when you actually go to play them, that is where the challenge begins.

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

This is great. What's so interesting is that listening to the record, it feels like Ringo's playing gets really wild near the end, but seeing the parts, he's really maintaining the groove, even in the fills.

[@davidmontis7259]

He’s really letting it all out in the outro while still holding that groove. That’s what makes him one of the greatest! Thanks for commenting!

[@stephenstrang590]

Lord have mercy what hole did you crawl out of? You are the most accurate and soulful cover simultaneously, on the internet. Thank you for gracing us and the internet. No but seriously jesus that was good.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@fsvoorhies]

you can see that left hand influence, great drumming here!

[@davidmontis7259]

@@fsvoorhies thank you very much!

[@pumajlr]

I love this song. And your drums sound is amazing. Great work.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@chris012569]

Great dude. I'm a bass player 36 years. Love your playing. I always said Paul became a badass on this album as a bass player. He sounds great

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! This album has some of Paul’s best playing in my opinion.

[@SelfdefenceSteve]

Fantastic, love this song and great you've shown Ringos drumming.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! It’s a great song!

[@CesitarLabarthe]

Congratulations you have done a very, very, very good job and I will try to imitate it. Thank you for the Masterclass.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@firstname_69]

simple and accurate. love it

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@sallykohorst8803]

I just love this song so much. Thanks for the drums❤.

[@davidmontis7259]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!

[@jajaleco]

Watching this video, it's clearer than ever: Ringo is a genius. What a brilliant drum part! Thanks for the baffling cover

[@davidmontis7259]

One of Ringo’s best performances! His drumming on the entire album is fantastic

[@robertokinks7251]

Bravo. The latin-like drumming in the middle for the solo is another touch of Ringo Genius. Well Done . one of my favorite songs ever.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! One of my favorite Ringo parts to play!

[@bobbysands6923]

Great job on this. Your kid sounds great, perfect really, for this song. Glad to see you went out of your way to get the sound right.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@GromitOfficial]

There’s really no true way to play the end of this song when I’m jamming to it I just get progressively more crazy on the drums the longer it goes on 😂

[@diegopaicov.2048]

El mejor cover de bateria que he visto en mi vida. Y no por ser The Beatles, sino por lo prolijo y fiel a lo que hizo Ringo. Un aplauso, eres un músico excelente

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@IsaacWale2004]

Perfect as always.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@kevinmoore4237]

Wow - I missed this one. This is a tremendous labor of love - beautifully designed and executed. Thanks!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@justinhamilton8647]

Amazing absolutely incredible the breakdown in the end is just top notch

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@mosescastelo7945]

Amazing job my friend, thoroughly enjoyed this video

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@patrickdelacour4166]

Great song, great cover . My band decided to play that song. I hope i'll play it as good as you🥁

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! Have fun playing the song! I’m sure your playing will be fantastic!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! Have fun playing the song with your band!

[@doktoruzo]

Nice, well done. Great sound. The genial simplicity of Ringo.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@BASEDSAKRI]

nice, this is my fav song off abbey rd.

[@davidmontis7259]

It is a good one! One of the many great songs on Abbey Road. Thanks for commenting!

[@Klinkerklunk]

You know at 6:26 when the cymbals start crashing that the bottom falls out and he just starts going crazy on the kit to the bitter end!

[@carloscuegarcia9600]

Simply perfect.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@doctorlawrence4676]

Very good

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@KyleCastroTheDrummerBoy090613]

Such an excellent cover my Big Brother David!! Love and respect Kyle!! 😊🥁🇵🇭

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@philowens7680]

beautiful .... thank you!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@quiastje6316]

I just found your channel and already saved like three videos 😂 fantastic covers thank you for posting!!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! Glad you found the channel!

[@timebandito4278]

This is such an elaborate drum piece and you nailed it!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! Definitely hard to figure out with all those fills in the outro.

[@igorjajic2726]

Glorious drumming from Ringo indeed..in outro. Thanks for the efort. Love it

[@estayunita]

Nice, dav! love it.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@joc8]

I was looking for the drum notation for Ringos' short solo The End on Abbey Road, and came across your cover of She's So Heavy, I've always loved this song, and you nailed it! Great playing!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@josemietlicki8377]

Ringo is a genius

[@davidmontis7259]

Yes he is! Thanks for commenting!

[@thesideyardsnakes]

This is great!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@RicksMusicChannel518]

Nice man!

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@MattMann501]

Extremely accurate and impressive drum cover, David! Keep it up. Can you please do a cover of 'Helter Skelter' next?

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! I’m surprised I haven’t done any songs from the white album considering it is my favorite album. I’ll have that song be my first song I do from the album. Thanks for commenting!

[@newtonmourao2845]

👏👏👏👏amazing cover !

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@essexboy5520]

So good watching you play its spot on. Approx 1.03 into the song is that an odd time signature?.

[@davidmontis7259]

There are time signature changes throughout the song. When Lennon sings “driving me mad” going into that build up with the organ there is a measure of 2/4 (or 6/4 depending on how you count it). I think 2/4 is easier. So just count two beats instead of 4 during that measure. Hope that helps. Thanks for commenting!

[@essexboy5520]

@@davidmontis7259 Thanks David. Keep 'em coming. 🥁👍

[@jojolovesfrenchtoast4413]

I didn’t even realize you’re the same dude who made the Helter Skelter cover until I saw your channel. Once again, I like the song and video and I like you even more now.

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@brenthenshaw3585]

Well done. Ringo's fills aren't easy to duplicate, being that he's lefthanded, but play's a righthand set-up, so his fills are somewhat backward.

[@davidmontis7259]

thank you very much!

[@garywoolcott4271]

Excellant !

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@stephenstrang590]

Can you give details on your gear, and the mics and placement of your mix?

[@davidmontis7259]

Certainly. There are four mics used in this particular video. The hi hat has a Pyle PdMic78 as well as the snare drum. The snare is miked underneath (a common recording used by the Beatles at this time). The mic I have on the kick drum I’m not sure what type it is. It was given to me by a friend and I never looked up the exact model. The overhead is an audio technics at2020 placed about 4 feet above the kit. The drums are: Snare - 5.5x14 black oyster snare Hi Tom - pearl 12x10 Mid Tom - Ludwig Classic Maple Black Oyster 13x9 Floor Tom - Ludwig Classic Maple Black Oyster 16x16 Kick - 22x14 ludwig classic maple black oyster. Cymbals: 20” Zildjian Avedis Ride Cymbal 18” Paiste PST7 16” Zildjian ZBT 14” Zildjian Avedis Hi Hats. The stands are just the pearl cymbal stands I got when I first obtained my pearl drum kit. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for commenting!

[@elangelitopojllo8529]

mereces el mayor premio mi causa

[@ha11morton]

How were you able to post this? I am trying to do a Beatles guitar cover and KZbin blocked my video for copyright claim. I would appreciate help. Thanks

[@davidmontis7259]

I think it depends on how loud you have the track. When I uploaded this video, it did get a copyright claim but I was still able to upload it. So I recommend turning the track down, or in some other songs I’ve done, I added a slight touch of reverb or pitch the track down. I usually do a half step. It’s altering the track just slightly that allows you to get through KZbin blocking your video. So try those things and you should be able to. Hope this helps.

[@thedrspod]

what ride is that it sounds amazing

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you! It’s a 20” Zildjian Avedis from the 60s.

[@lex1726]

what cymbals are you using because they sound amazing

[@davidmontis7259]

From Left to Right: Zildjian 16” ZBT Crash Paiste 18” PST7 Crash Vintage Zildjian Avedis 20” Ride

[@Baconbecon6791]

The new iam paice!

[@davidmontis7259]

Ian Paice is one of my favorite drummers! I love Deep Purple!

[@idoesntmeanlikethat4564]

0:10

[@asger7442]

6:33 that's a really interesting way of playing that fill i always just thought there was something off with the recording

[@davidmontis7259]

It does seem like a rather odd fill. It’s unlike anything Ringo has played, but that is how it was played. I wish ringo played more fills similar to this. It seems rather stiff, but it is a very cool fill.

[@asger7442]

@@davidmontis7259im still confused as to what you’re actually playing is it 16ths or triplets or what

[@BassicVIC]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@davidmontis7259]

@@BassicVIC thank you!

[@CapellaOnDrums]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much!

[@mandarinambulante]

Yep, yep i knoooowwwww can you believe it’s Ringo?

[@roodolphnwendy]

what cymbals do you use? and drum set

[@davidmontis7259]

Cymbals: 20” vintage zildjian Avedis ride. 18” Paiste pst 7 crash 16” Zildjian zbt crash 14” Zildjian A hi hats. Drums (all ludwig classic maple except one tom and kick) 5x14” snare 12x9” tom 13x9” tom 16x16” floor tom 22x14” pearl kick drum Thanks for commenting!

[@roodolphnwendy]

@@davidmontis7259 where is the 13" tom from

[@davidmontis7259]

@@roodolphnwendy the 13” tom comes from the Ludwig kit that I have. The 12” comes from the same pearl kit the kick drum came from.

[@roodolphnwendy]

@@davidmontis7259 what pearl set was it from

[@davidmontis7259]

@@roodolphnwendy I forget the exact model of the lot. I got the kit about 10 years ago so I can’t tell you because I don’t know.

[@bunnyleaningonasquishedbun5542]

I just came here for 6:33

[@davidmontis7259]

Probably my favorite fill in the whole song, and there are a lot of them! It’s so unique. Thanks for commenting!

[@박은수-w7n]

Where did you get score? Can i get a pdf or link for score!!!

[@davidmontis7259]

If you’re talking about the fills that I play during the outro, I listened to the isolated track and then just wrote down what the fill is. Isn’t not sheet music or anything but a bunch of symbols that represent each drum.

[@benjamini8146]

Hi

[@davidmontis7259]

Hello!

[@jhovanybustamante4158]

Nice bro can you actually play like a hard day's night

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@CurtF94]

Damn if I said clean drumming,must make sense to someone

[@davidmontis7259]

Thanks for commenting!

[@elfirulaisasesino7697]

Greta great great

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you kindly!

[@igorjajic2726]

Thanks my man one of my favorite if not The favorite drum part of all times.....

[@davidmontis7259]

Thank you very much! One of my favorite performances from Ringo!