The Bonham tension (3) Single strokes: right/left orchestration

“The Bonham tension” refers to triplets with hands against straight notes with feet.
Hand sticking:
R L R L R L
Hi hat:
(R)L R(L)R L
Tom orchestration:
(R)L R(L)R L
Kick drum:
R LKR L RKL
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The subdivisions:
This is triplets:
1 T L 2 T L
This is straight notes:
1 & 2 &
This is triplets and straight notes:
1 T&L 2 T&L
You see there’s both evenly spaced triplets and evenly spaced straight notes in the pattern above.

[@tmaddrummer]

The Bonham Express...... be on it!

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Much better title than the one I put!!

[@alejandroweyland7182]

Thanks easy to understand

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thanks for your feedback man!

[@misfit2022]

Good economy of movement. Bill Bruford esque. Nice play on Max Roach for the name.

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thank you very much !

[@jimbrey1138]

Nice

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thank you Jim!

[@redflag8970]

Cool

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thanks red flag !

I want to try it now !! Thanks

[@DemonDog444]

Kick sounds killer

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thanks! 26” Fibes Crystalite 😎

[@christrudell7966]

I got really dizzy watching that! Great stuff brother

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Hey! Haha, yeah sorry about the shaky camera, early video. Thanks for watching!

[@christrudell7966]

@@bonhamalsowaltzes1601 camera was fine. Your hands were a blur though! Take care 🇨🇦👍

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Ha, I see, take care man!

[@TheBonhamesque]

Brilliant control 👍

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

james spratt thank you James!

[@whatilovebesttv2302]

Thanks for the awesome video dude

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Sure man, thank you!

[@johnb7644]

That’ll be my whole weeks practice piece, 🤘🤘

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Nice! Go for it!

[@anthonyalfieri8271]

Me too, neglecting the maintenance of all my other capabilities till I nail it!

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Best kind of comment, thanks Anthony!

[@user-vy8rc1ft3m]

Nice you just did a video short of Bonham playing this 👍🏼

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Thanks for watching the videos! Actually they are a little different (but similar)
*In “Bonham tension (3)” the hi hat plays:
{R}l r{L}r l{R}l r{L}r l
*In the short “4 against 3” the hi hat plays
{R}l r L{r}l R l{r}L r l

[@bentol86]

Great exercise!

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Hey Ben! Thank you! Have you tried it?

[@bentol86]

@@bonhamalsowaltzes1601 yes indeed, it was fun.

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Cool 👍🙂

[@bob70drum62]

good control and precision !!!

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

bob 70'drum much appreciated comment, thank you Bob! 🙂

[@goesfastandfar]

His arms almost went into a blur. Great buildup-not easy to hang onto it.

[@bonhamalsowaltzes1601]

Haha, I guess I first learned this up to speed: played the triplet roll with the hands and added the straight feet (or played feet and added hands). But this playing slow exercise helps make it sound clean, and understand it. Thanks for watching!