{"id":7621,"date":"2017-10-19T09:12:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/blog\/?p=7621"},"modified":"2023-03-05T15:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:23:30","slug":"when-the-levee-breaks-drum-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/when-the-levee-breaks-drum-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play &#8220;When The Levee Breaks&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/703eNA26KNM\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/Resources\/when-the-levee-breaks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the Sheet Music \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When The Levee Breaks&#8221; by Led Zeppelin is an iconic rock tune that has arguably one of the most well-known drum beats in history by the legendary John Bonham.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start by establishing the meat of this groove &#8211; the kick and snare drum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084523\/Untitled-7.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re comfortable with that pattern, add in a straight 8th note pattern on the hi hats. Dig into them a little!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084622\/Untitled-71.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up to this point this just looks like your average rock &#8216;n roll drum beat. What makes it so special? How do you obtain that signature sound that makes this the iconic groove that everyone&#8217;s come to love?<\/p>\n<p>Ghost notes give the groove the giant, echoey sound that makes it seem like you&#8217;re playing in a concert hall. We&#8217;re going to start by placing one soft kick drum right after the very first hit, then add two snare drum ghost notes &#8211; each after the snare hits on counts 2 and 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084802\/Untitled-72.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before we put it all together, let&#8217;s try isolating the two hands. Make the ghost notes as quiet as you can! We want there to be a big contrast between the back beat and soft hits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19084922\/Untitled-73.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All good with that? Alright &#8211; let&#8217;s put it all together!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/19085102\/Untitled-74.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t sound exactly like John Bonham when playing this groove. Every drummer sounds different, so add your own flair to it! Make it sound good to <i>you<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More lessons from Randy<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-be-a-rock-drummer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock Drumming 101<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-sound-better-on-drums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Your Grooves Sound Better<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-chart-a-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Chart A Song Quickly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download the Sheet Music \u00bb &#8220;When The Levee Breaks&#8221; by Led Zeppelin is an iconic rock tune that has arguably one of the most well-known drum beats in history by the legendary John Bonham. Let&#8217;s start by establishing the meat of this groove &#8211; the kick and snare drum. Once you&#8217;re comfortable with that pattern, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4016,4022],"tags":[13,501,48,408,152,4052],"class_list":["post-7621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-songs","category-tutorials-and-transcriptions","tag-drum-lessons-2","tag-drummer","tag-drumming","tag-drums","tag-free-drum-lessons","tag-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7621"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10343,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7621\/revisions\/10343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}