Chords for Carmine Appice on Meeting John Bonham
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
Bm
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [C]
[E]
[D]
So in 1968 [F#] in December, [C]
[A#] we were in Vanilla Fudge and we were doing great.
We had three albums on the charts, a hit single, everything in the top 20.
And we took a new band on tour with us.
His name was Led Zeppelin.
I met this new guy, this drummer, John Bonham.
Nobody ever heard of him.
I heard of him because we had the album before anybody else.
So we listened to it.
When in those days, if somebody wanted to tour with you,
you got a hold of their album.
If you liked it, you let them do it.
If you didn't like it, they can't do it.
We loved their album.
I loved what he did.
And when I met him, he was green.
Nobody ever saw him.
John Bonham was totally unknown.
And the album wasn't even out yet when we met him.
And they did the first gig with us.
And I found out a couple of years ago that we actually paid half the fee.
They got $1,500 for the first gig they ever did in America.
And we paid, Vanilla Fudge paid $750 of it.
That's pretty funny, right?
But when I met John, he was totally unknown.
And he had told me that I was one of his influences,
idol influences like Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, me, and a few other people,
Bernard Purdy.
And I said, oh, thank you.
And again, you got to understand, nobody ever heard of this guy.
And I told him I loved his bass drum.
I loved the bass drum thing he did.
And he told me that he got it from me.
And I said, no, I don't do that.
And he actually pointed out to me on the Vanilla Fudge album
where I did do it once.
I did it like a dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot,
quarter notes on the snare, and the triplet on the bass drum.
And I just played it.
I didn't even know what I was doing, probably.
I went back and listened.
And it was there.
I said, wow.
And he went back to me.
I said, you're right.
It was there.
He goes, yeah, I took that, and I made it into my own thing.
And I said, well, I love that thing.
Then when he saw my big, blonde maple drums, that was it.
He flipped out.
He said, can you think you can hook me up with Ludwig to get a kit like that?
I said, well, I'll see what we can do.
I remember calling Ludwig, saying, this new guy, John Bonham,
his group Led Zeppelin, I think they're going to be big.
Understatement of four decades?
Yes.
[E]
Got John the same exact kit as mine, double bass drum even.
And he did play that double bass drum kit in 1969
when we toured together for the whole summer.
And after that, Robert and Jimmy told him it was too much,
and they got rid of the one bass drum.
When they did that, that's what became the Led Zeppelin drum set,
the big 26 bass drum, the big front tom, big toms on the side,
the 6 and 1 1 inch deep snare, and the gong.
Yes, I had the gong also.
But he was a great guy, and I loved him.
And he even came to one of my clinics one time in New Jersey.
I ran into a guy who ran the store.
It was a Sam Ray store.
He said he still had the beer bottle that John drank out of that night.
So he was a great dude, and as we know, went on to become fantastic.
[N]
[E]
[D]
So in 1968 [F#] in December, [C]
[A#] we were in Vanilla Fudge and we were doing great.
We had three albums on the charts, a hit single, everything in the top 20.
And we took a new band on tour with us.
His name was Led Zeppelin.
I met this new guy, this drummer, John Bonham.
Nobody ever heard of him.
I heard of him because we had the album before anybody else.
So we listened to it.
When in those days, if somebody wanted to tour with you,
you got a hold of their album.
If you liked it, you let them do it.
If you didn't like it, they can't do it.
We loved their album.
I loved what he did.
And when I met him, he was green.
Nobody ever saw him.
John Bonham was totally unknown.
And the album wasn't even out yet when we met him.
And they did the first gig with us.
And I found out a couple of years ago that we actually paid half the fee.
They got $1,500 for the first gig they ever did in America.
And we paid, Vanilla Fudge paid $750 of it.
That's pretty funny, right?
But when I met John, he was totally unknown.
And he had told me that I was one of his influences,
idol influences like Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, me, and a few other people,
Bernard Purdy.
And I said, oh, thank you.
And again, you got to understand, nobody ever heard of this guy.
And I told him I loved his bass drum.
I loved the bass drum thing he did.
And he told me that he got it from me.
And I said, no, I don't do that.
And he actually pointed out to me on the Vanilla Fudge album
where I did do it once.
I did it like a dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot,
quarter notes on the snare, and the triplet on the bass drum.
And I just played it.
I didn't even know what I was doing, probably.
I went back and listened.
And it was there.
I said, wow.
And he went back to me.
I said, you're right.
It was there.
He goes, yeah, I took that, and I made it into my own thing.
And I said, well, I love that thing.
Then when he saw my big, blonde maple drums, that was it.
He flipped out.
He said, can you think you can hook me up with Ludwig to get a kit like that?
I said, well, I'll see what we can do.
I remember calling Ludwig, saying, this new guy, John Bonham,
his group Led Zeppelin, I think they're going to be big.
Understatement of four decades?
Yes.
[E]
Got John the same exact kit as mine, double bass drum even.
And he did play that double bass drum kit in 1969
when we toured together for the whole summer.
And after that, Robert and Jimmy told him it was too much,
and they got rid of the one bass drum.
When they did that, that's what became the Led Zeppelin drum set,
the big 26 bass drum, the big front tom, big toms on the side,
the 6 and 1 1 inch deep snare, and the gong.
Yes, I had the gong also.
But he was a great guy, and I loved him.
And he even came to one of my clinics one time in New Jersey.
I ran into a guy who ran the store.
It was a Sam Ray store.
He said he still had the beer bottle that John drank out of that night.
So he was a great dude, and as we know, went on to become fantastic.
[N]
Key:
C
E
Bm
D
F#
C
E
Bm
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
So in 1968 [F#] in December, [C] _
_ [A#] we were in Vanilla Fudge and we were doing great.
We had three albums on the charts, a hit single, _ _ everything in the top 20.
And we took a new band on tour with us.
_ His name was Led Zeppelin.
I met this new guy, this drummer, John Bonham.
Nobody ever heard of him.
I heard of him because we had the album before anybody else.
So we listened to it.
When in those days, if somebody wanted to tour with you,
you got a hold of their album.
If you liked it, you let them do it.
If you didn't like it, they _ can't do it.
We loved their album.
I loved what he did.
And when I met him, he was green.
Nobody ever saw him.
John Bonham was totally unknown.
_ And the album wasn't even out yet when we met him.
And they did the first gig with us.
And I found out a couple of years ago that we actually paid half the fee.
_ They got $1,500 for the first gig they ever did in America.
And we paid, Vanilla Fudge paid $750 of it.
That's pretty funny, right?
_ But _ when I met John, he was _ totally unknown.
And he had told me that I was one of his influences,
idol influences like Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, me, and a few other people,
_ _ Bernard Purdy.
And I said, oh, thank you.
And again, you got to understand, nobody ever heard of this guy.
_ And I told him I loved his bass drum.
I loved the bass drum thing he did.
And he told me that he got it from me.
And I said, no, I don't do that.
And he actually pointed out to me on the Vanilla Fudge album
where I did do it once.
I did it like a dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot,
quarter notes on the snare, and the triplet on the bass drum.
And I just played it.
I didn't even know what I was doing, probably.
I went back and listened.
And it was there.
I said, wow.
_ And he went back to me.
I said, you're right.
It was there.
He goes, yeah, I took that, and I made it into my own thing.
And I said, well, I love that thing.
Then when he saw my big, blonde maple drums, that was it.
He flipped out.
He said, _ can you think you can hook me up with Ludwig to get a kit like that?
_ I said, well, I'll see what we can do.
I remember calling Ludwig, saying, this new guy, John Bonham,
his group Led Zeppelin, I think they're going to be big. _ _
Understatement of four decades?
Yes.
_ _ [E]
Got John the same exact kit as mine, _ double bass drum even.
And he did play that double bass drum kit in 1969
when we toured together for the whole summer. _
And _ _ after that, Robert and Jimmy told him it was too much,
and they got rid of the one bass drum.
When they did that, that's what became the Led Zeppelin drum set,
the big 26 bass drum, the big front tom, big toms on the side,
the 6 and 1 1 inch deep snare, and the gong.
Yes, I had the gong also. _
But he was a great guy, and I loved him.
And _ he even came to one of my clinics one time in New Jersey.
I ran into a guy who ran the store.
It was a Sam Ray store.
He said he still had the beer bottle that John drank out of that night. _ _
_ So he was a great dude, and as we know, went on to become _ fantastic.
_ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
So in 1968 [F#] in December, [C] _
_ [A#] we were in Vanilla Fudge and we were doing great.
We had three albums on the charts, a hit single, _ _ everything in the top 20.
And we took a new band on tour with us.
_ His name was Led Zeppelin.
I met this new guy, this drummer, John Bonham.
Nobody ever heard of him.
I heard of him because we had the album before anybody else.
So we listened to it.
When in those days, if somebody wanted to tour with you,
you got a hold of their album.
If you liked it, you let them do it.
If you didn't like it, they _ can't do it.
We loved their album.
I loved what he did.
And when I met him, he was green.
Nobody ever saw him.
John Bonham was totally unknown.
_ And the album wasn't even out yet when we met him.
And they did the first gig with us.
And I found out a couple of years ago that we actually paid half the fee.
_ They got $1,500 for the first gig they ever did in America.
And we paid, Vanilla Fudge paid $750 of it.
That's pretty funny, right?
_ But _ when I met John, he was _ totally unknown.
And he had told me that I was one of his influences,
idol influences like Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, me, and a few other people,
_ _ Bernard Purdy.
And I said, oh, thank you.
And again, you got to understand, nobody ever heard of this guy.
_ And I told him I loved his bass drum.
I loved the bass drum thing he did.
And he told me that he got it from me.
And I said, no, I don't do that.
And he actually pointed out to me on the Vanilla Fudge album
where I did do it once.
I did it like a dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot, do-da-da-dot,
quarter notes on the snare, and the triplet on the bass drum.
And I just played it.
I didn't even know what I was doing, probably.
I went back and listened.
And it was there.
I said, wow.
_ And he went back to me.
I said, you're right.
It was there.
He goes, yeah, I took that, and I made it into my own thing.
And I said, well, I love that thing.
Then when he saw my big, blonde maple drums, that was it.
He flipped out.
He said, _ can you think you can hook me up with Ludwig to get a kit like that?
_ I said, well, I'll see what we can do.
I remember calling Ludwig, saying, this new guy, John Bonham,
his group Led Zeppelin, I think they're going to be big. _ _
Understatement of four decades?
Yes.
_ _ [E]
Got John the same exact kit as mine, _ double bass drum even.
And he did play that double bass drum kit in 1969
when we toured together for the whole summer. _
And _ _ after that, Robert and Jimmy told him it was too much,
and they got rid of the one bass drum.
When they did that, that's what became the Led Zeppelin drum set,
the big 26 bass drum, the big front tom, big toms on the side,
the 6 and 1 1 inch deep snare, and the gong.
Yes, I had the gong also. _
But he was a great guy, and I loved him.
And _ he even came to one of my clinics one time in New Jersey.
I ran into a guy who ran the store.
It was a Sam Ray store.
He said he still had the beer bottle that John drank out of that night. _ _
_ So he was a great dude, and as we know, went on to become _ fantastic.
_ _ _ _ [N] _