John Bonham Single Bass Drum Triplets | John Bonham Drum Lesson

That bass drum part in "Good Times Bad Times"? CRAZY!!!

John Bonham's bass drum patterns are legendary. What he pulled off with a single bass drum, many drummers have a problem pulling off with a double bass drum.

He had one pattern that he used often in his playing...and that's playing single bass drum triplets with one foot. It's a lot of fun to work on and takes a lot of practice to do correctly.

In this short drum lesson I break out what he is doing and give you exercises to work on it.

And if you dig John Bonham, you need to check out the other lessons in this John Bonham Drum Lesson series:

3 John Bonham Drum Fills Every Drummer Should Know:

And want even MORE FREE drum lessons on John Bonham?

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[Ticonderous]

Good Times Bad Times ...28 seconds in ....First Album, First Track ... Hello everyone my name is John Bonham and this is what i do, just because i can ....

[safwannizam]

He has so many underrated beats (especially from live performances)

[HeeleyDrums]

Thanks for this. Was doing an open jam the other night and “Good Times Bad Times” was suggested. I was embarrassed to say I didn’t have a grasp on the Bonham triplet and this explains it really well!! Thanks again!!

[richardedupre]

Thanks Stephen I Practice this for 2 hours today & I got it! My right calf is twice the size of my left but I got it! Get for Good Times Bad Times, Monroe’s rock candy! Etc! It just sounds good on my kit when im jamming, having a great time behind my kit!

[moyhernandez]

Bonham was a true legend of all times. Much love Stephen!

[PaulAuriti]

Thanks for the simple but enlightening lesson !

[rich]

I don't think my band plays a song slow enough for me to get in that triplet. I'll add this to my practice.

[waynesmith]

Excellent explanation Stephen I am really enjoying all your John Bonham videos he was the master.

[peacefulbliss]

Decent of you to be sharing your talents. You have your act together.

[georgefox]

Definitely going to look for the “ drum better daily link ! Man you have Mad skills !

[MegaLJ]

Thanx a million Stephen. You're a gentleman as always.

[grachisol]

You make this look so easy! Thanks Stephen!

[alldog]

Funny thing is grinding these into the ol muscle memory was hard, and a awesome lessson.
However, Some times out of no where in a groove, the old pedal mind, wants to put all this stuff in. Whether I like it or not. 👍 But I would rather have it and know its there . TY man

[egepeker]

I follow and love this Bonham series, please continue

[pedroandrade]

Great series on Bonham lately, Stephen! Bonham also had a very specific drum tuning that always grabs our attention. Would love to hear your take on that! Thank you

[jonao]

Your drums sound really good man! Great lesson!

[isihernandez]

Yeah...!!! This is one of my favourite "Bonham's things" ever...!!!

[doultonduck]

Thanks to taking the pedal right out of the box and playing it, I can play this ;)

[StephenTaylorDrums]

That bass drum part in "Good Times Bad Times"? CRAZY!!!

John Bonham's bass drum patterns are legendary. What he pulled off with a single bass drum, many drummers have a problem pulling off with a double bass drum.

He had one pattern that he used often in his playing...and that's playing single bass drum triplets with one foot. It's a lot of fun to work on and takes a lot of practice to do correctly.

In this short drum lesson I break out what he is doing and give you exercises to work on it.

And if you dig John Bonham, you need to check out the other lessons in this John Bonham Drum Lesson series:


3 John Bonham Drum Fills Every Drummer Should Know:


And want even MORE FREE drum lessons on John Bonham?





Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts!

[creekcritter]

Bass drum is sounding nice and meaty. Love it!