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John Bonham is one of the legends of rock 'n' roll, and his drumming style helped to elevate Led Zeppelin to greatness. This revised edition contains 23 of Bonham's most famous drum transcriptions from his work with the legendary Led Zeppelin. Also included are editor's notes from each record and note-for-note transcriptions. Titles include: Good Times, Bad Times * Babe I'm Gonna Leave You * Dazed and Confused * Communication Breakdown * Whole Lotta Love * Heartbreaker * Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) * Immigrant Song * Black Dog * Stairway to Heaven * Misty Mountain Hop * The Song Remains the Same * Over the Hills and Far Away * The Crunge * D'yer Mak'er * No Quarter * Achilles Last Stand * Nobody's Fault but Mine * Fool in the Rain. Thanks to Joe Bergamini's usual perfectionism, we have an accurate historical record of one of the greatest rock drummers of all time for the enjoyment and education of today's drummers and all future generations to come. Highly recommended not just for Bonham fans or Rock 'n' Rollers but for all drummers, regardless of style." -Tiger Bill's DrumBeat" Review: We still can't express John Bonham's drumming secret but if you must choose one, maybe this one. - Very good for details and the song choice is also well designed. Very helpful for real Bonham fans ! Thank you ! Review: Accurate, well organized Charts - Working through these Led Zep charts is easy to follow with this book. The format is clean and more concise than other charts I’ve used - definitely professional quality. Notations, BPM and accents also very accurate. They also show just how amazing a drummer Bonzo was. An essential resource for anyone learning his drum style.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 243 Reviews |
J**M
We still can't express John Bonham's drumming secret but if you must choose one, maybe this one.
Very good for details and the song choice is also well designed. Very helpful for real Bonham fans ! Thank you !
R**S
Accurate, well organized Charts
Working through these Led Zep charts is easy to follow with this book. The format is clean and more concise than other charts I’ve used - definitely professional quality. Notations, BPM and accents also very accurate. They also show just how amazing a drummer Bonzo was. An essential resource for anyone learning his drum style.
B**N
Discover Led Zeppelin, again!
This was one of the best purchases I have ever made! I have played drums on an off for over 30 years. I recently got back into playing again this year. I have been a Led Zeppelin fan since the early 80's. When I starting playing my influences were Ringo Starr , Keith Moon and Ginger Baker. I won't forget one weekend when the local radio station had a special on rock drummers. At the end of the show they had a special tribute to John Bonham. I must admit I had never listened to Led Zeppelin that much, in fact the few times previously I heard "Stairway to Heaven", I thought it was "Rush". I remember they started the show with "Good Times, Bad Times", my first reaction was, "Wow! There is no way one person can be making all that sound; it must be studio tricks or something." Then as the show progressed and more of Led Zeppelins music played, I was completely floored by the drumming of John Bonham. I was a fan from that moment on! Joe Bergamini did an excellent job of transcribing, as I listened to the songs and followed the music, I was amazed at how much I had missed over the years, little things like the slight opening of the hi-hat on certain parts of "Dazed and Confused" was one example of something I had never heard. This book not only helped my drumming but fine tuned my ear, it was like discovering Led Zeppelin all over again! Thank you Joe, this book and "Realistic Rock ", by Carmine Appice are now my two favorites in my drum library. One tip, take it to your local office supply store and have it spiral bound, makes it easier to place on a music stand or sit on your floor tom if you are working on the beats without the fills.
M**T
Super book for learning the great Bonzo’s songs
This book is great! It has accurate notes and it has Led Zeppelin’s top hits. One thing thats missing is the song rock n roll. I would have really liked to learn that song but other than that it is great.
S**.
This is the definitive Bonham roadmap
Wow!!! Finally a comprehensive, in-depth, well thought out, and accurate road map for those of us who love Bonham and have been trying for years to learn as much as possible about his playing techniques. For years I thought I was playing a lot of Zeppelin tunes accurately and decided to purchase this book to see if I was missing anything... and I was! I've been going through, song-by-song, and re-learning many of these grooves and can hear / feel a tremendous improvement above what I was doing before. It has also become a really fun way to ramp up my practicing which, after 25 years, definitely needs a kick. In my opinion, this is the definitive & only guide available for Bonham fans.
E**H
A very difficult, but good book
This is a really good price for a book with so many good songs. I am a beginner and have been playing for under a month. I read some of these reviews about this book being too difficult for a beginner and ignored them. I came to find out that those reviews were not kidding. I can play the first 8 measures of the ocean, and that is about it from this book. I'm not disappointed that I bought this just because it is difficult. I am still actually glad that I got this book. It's something I'm going to put away and aspire to be able to play somewhere along down the road. Great price for a quality book with some of the greatest songs of all time.
H**X
Painstaking transcription, commentary a plus
Compared to other sheet music books, this one had a nice plus - the commentary by the author in front of each Zeppelin album, giving some insight as to what Bonham did, how you might think of styling the piece, etc... Not alot of words, one paragraph per song, but I found it useful. The transcriptions show alot more notes than I remember hearing, so I went back and listened to alot of the songs and I conclude that the author really took care in being careful to get as close to possible as to what was recorded. This is the second edition, it seems, revised in 2005. Fwiw, I am not a pro drummer by any means.
N**E
I personally hate the practice of disconnecting the feet from the cymbals ...
Some kooky alignment of the notation that throws of my students. I personally hate the practice of disconnecting the feet from the cymbals and snare, it causes a lot of frustrations. I like the Drum Magazine standard. Drum Magazine has been trying for years to bring together a consortium to standardize drum notation. For some reason everyone thinks they have a better way. Ridiculous. THE BOOK: It seems highly accurate. I love it when my students hit the point they can start playing transcriptions, and the book is lot cheaper that me sitting down to write stuff out for them. We need tons more books like this from other bands. Great for recitals.
A**I
Eccellente
Questo libro mi è piaciuto molto. Le trascrizioni sono abbastanza accurate ed è stato molto divertente suonare i Led Zeppelin con gli spartiti
C**O
Tot perfecte!
L'enviament perfecte i el llibre/mètode és exactament el que esperava!
T**Y
Well written and scored but I would only recommend it for advanced drummers
Well written and scored but I would only recommend it for advanced drummers. Otherwise you can only look in awe!
R**L
Perfeito!
Chegou certinho, bem embalado e no prazo estabelecido.
J**N
A must for Bonham fans.
I’ve only begun to do a cursory if this book but the transcriptions appear to be bang on. It’s a great selection of Bonham tracks and nicely printed. Delivery was fast so this is a five star across the board.
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