Drum beat in the style of “Fool in the Rain” — Led Zeppelin
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Led Zeppelin’s 1979 song features John Bonham’s famous half-time shuffle, full of ghost notes and swing.
- Tempo
- 130 BPM
- Time signature
- 12/8
- Groove
- half-time shuffle
- Genre
- Blues & shuffle
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||
| Kick |
Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.
Who plays what: notes per bar
| Cymbal hand | 8 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 4 |
| Kick foot | 3 |
The kick always lines up with the cymbal, so the work is in the snare hand: 3 of its 4 notes are ghost notes.
About this groove
At about 130 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 462 ms and a 12/8 bar takes 1.8 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “So What” (Miles Davis, jazz swing groove), this groove adds kick notes on 1, 2a and 4a, adds snare accents on 3, plays a shuffle on the cymbal instead of the swing ride pattern and adds 1 ghost note — and it runs 6 BPM slower. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. So What →
“Rosanna” (Toto) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 44 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Rosanna →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Fool in the Rain” by Led Zeppelin, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Led Zeppelin.