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Play drums likeJohn Bonham

English drummer (1948–1980)

The songs with John Bonham on drums, to play on your own kit: Rock And Roll, Stairway to Heaven and When The Levee Breaks and more. The notes come down in time with each recording, and every hit is judged — so you find out how close you get to the real part.

Start with Stairway to Heaven

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John Bonham playing drums
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Songs with John Bonham on drums

Rock And Roll by Led ZeppelinRock And RollLed ZeppelinStairway to Heaven by Led ZeppelinStairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinWhen The Levee Breaks by Led ZeppelinWhen The Levee BreaksLed ZeppelinDancing Days by Led ZeppelinDancing DaysLed ZeppelinCustard Pie by Led ZeppelinCustard PieLed ZeppelinSince I've Been Loving You by Led ZeppelinSince I've Been Loving YouLed ZeppelinDazed And Confused by Led ZeppelinDazed And ConfusedLed ZeppelinKashmir by Led ZeppelinKashmirLed ZeppelinGood Times Bad Times by Led ZeppelinGood Times Bad TimesLed ZeppelinCommunication Breakdown by Led ZeppelinCommunication BreakdownLed ZeppelinImmigrant Song by Led ZeppelinImmigrant SongLed ZeppelinWhole Lotta Love by Led ZeppelinWhole Lotta LoveLed ZeppelinMore Led Zeppelin songsSearch the whole library in the app

How to play drums like John Bonham

  1. Start with Stairway to Heaven — the easiest of their parts here (easy), at 71 BPM. Take it at 0.75× until the groove sits.
  2. Learn it part by part. The Trainer splits a song into its beats and fills, hands first and then the kick, from 70% up to full speed.
  3. Work up to Dazed And Confused: 2,553 notes in 6:34. Switch on the Easy level to take its hardest notes out, then switch it off.
  4. Check every hit — on time, early or late — and watch your score climb run by run.

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Playing John Bonham's drum parts: questions

What songs does John Bonham play drums on?

On DRUMY you can play along to the songs with John Bonham on drums: Rock And Roll (Led Zeppelin), Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), When The Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin), Dancing Days (Led Zeppelin), Custard Pie (Led Zeppelin) and Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin) and more.

What is the easiest John Bonham song to play on drums?

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin — rated easy, at 71 BPM. Play it at 0.75× first, or on the Easy level with the hardest notes taken out.

What is John Bonham's hardest drum part here?

Dazed And Confused: 2,553 notes in 6:34, rated hard. The fastest is Communication Breakdown at 175 BPM.

How do I learn to play drums like John Bonham?

Pick one of their songs and open the Trainer: it teaches the song part by part — the beats, the fills, then the joins — hands first and then the kick, from 70% speed up to full speed, on your own electronic kit.

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