====================================================================== =Song: Four Sticks = =Band: Led Zeppelin = =Album: Led Zeppelin IV = =Drummer: John "Bonzo" Bonham = =Tabbed By: bonzorocks = ====================================================================== KEY: C - Crash Cymbal T - Tom FT1 - Floor Tom 1 FT2 - Floor Tom 2 Bd - Bass Drum Hf - Hit-Hat with foot Note: x - strike cymbal, HH with foot O - strike Tom The Measures 5/8 time,12/8 time 5/8 12/8 HH |----------| |------------------------| S |----------| |------------------------| Bd |----------| |------------------------| |1 a + 2 + | |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | Drum Kits Ludwig Silver Sparkle: This kit was used in 1968. Ludwig Maple: This kit was used in 1969 & 1970 and had a 26-inch bass drum. A double bass was used in some of the Summer 1969 US tour. Ludwig Green Sparkle: This kit was used from 1971-73. Ludwig Amber Vistalite: This kit was used from 1973-75. Seen on The Song Remains The Same movie. Ludwig Silver Metallic: This kit was used from 1977-80. Bonzo's drum kit consisted of: 14x26 bass drum 10x14 rack tom from 1971-1975 12x15 rack tom 16x16 floor tom 16x18 floor tom from 1971-1980 LM402 6.5"x14" Chrome Metal Supraphonic snare drum from 1968-1973 & 1979-1980 LB417 6.5"x14" Black Beauty Supraphonic snare drum from 1975-1977 2-12" Ludwig Congas: These were used from 1969-70. 33" & 36" Ludwig Tympanis: These were used from 1970-80. Cymbals Paiste 2002 15" Sound-edge Hi-hat: Paiste 2002 16" medium crash: Used on the 1977-80 tours. Paiste 2002 18" and 20" medium crashes Paiste 2002 24" Ride Paiste 38" Symphonic Gong: Introduced in Spring 1969. Drum Heads Remo Black Dots Ludwig Silver Dots Drum Sticks Ludwig 2A The Song: Notes:From listening to the song I think Bonzo uses mallets on the toms and crash so you should do the same. |Repeat-2x-| C |----------|----------|----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------O---|------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|--------O-|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|----------|O--O------|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| Bd |-------o-o|-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |------x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| HH |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |Repeat-9x-| T |------O---| FT1|--------O-| FT2|---O------| BD |-o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + | C |------------X-----------| T |------------------O-----| FT1|------------O-------O---| FT2|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |---------REPEAT---1x---------------| |-Repeat-1x|------------------------| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| HH |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-9x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| but there's a funny feeling going on.... |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |---Repeat---6x----------| C |------X-----------X-----| T |O--O--O-----O--O--O-----| FT1|------------------------| FT2|------------------------| BD |-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-| |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-7x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-7x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |---Repeat----23x--------| C |------X-----------X-----| T |O--O--O-----O--O--O-----| FT1|------------------------| FT2|------------------------| BD |-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-| |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-7x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |-Repeat-1x| C |----------|------------X-----------| T |------O---|------------------O-----| FT1|--------O-|------------O-------O---| FT2|---O------|O-----O---------------O-| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|-o-o-o-o-o-oo--o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | |--------------------R--E--P--E--A--T-----4--x--------------------| C |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| T |------O---|------O---|------O---|------O---|------O---|------O---| FT1|--------O-|--------O-|--------O-|--------O-|--------O-|--------O-| FT2|---O------|---O------|---O------|---O------|---O------|---O------| BD |-o-o-o-o-o|o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-| |-Repeat-4x| C |----------| T |------O---| FT1|--------O-| FT2|---O------| BD |-o-o-o-o-o| Hf |x-x-x-x-x-| |1 a + 2 + |