The Beatles stand above all rock bands for what they did, what they were, and how they forever changed popular music around the world. And Ringo was a very important part. Ringo was part of impact on the world of rock and roll and the legacy that he helped to build.
Ringo played his part well, and The Beatles would not have been The Beatles without him. He was the right type of drummer for that particular band. Team work makes the music work. He made many important contributions , but he mostly enabled his bandmates to do what they needed to do. He knew that he played a vital role in the band: “I am the foundation, and then I put a bit of glow here and there. … If there’s a gap, I want to be good enough to fill it.”
Is a band’s drummer who dutifully keeps the beat, ensuring that all the other band members can do their work together and in perfect coordination.
His legacy will endure for generations to come.
Ringo is responsible for making drumming look cool and inspiring countless people to take up the instrument.
Whether he was playing with The Beatles, the All-Starr Band or others, his one-of-a-kind approach set him apart from other drummers and he always wrote parts that elevated the song.
Ringo is a left-handed drummer who plays a right-handed setup. You can hear how he often uses his left hand to play accents and keep time on the hi-hat, and he executes his fills leading with his left.
Ringo has a unique way of hitting the drums, the way he moves affects his feel and his swing.
He’s notable for his simplicity, Ringo could write the right parts.
Listen to the song “In My Life“. Where many drummers might’ve played an 8th note hi-hat groove, Ringo chose to hit the hi-hat just once per bar. That note placement makes all the difference.
“Love Me Do” is kick, snare, and hi-hat the entire song. Fills in “Let It Be” and “Hey Jude” don’t need to end with a crash, either.
Why hit a cymbal for the sake of it? Ringo decided it wouldn’t fit the music, so he simplified the part.
He knows how to serve the song on the drums, and this is one of the reasons Ringo Starr is one of the greats – and the perfect drummer for a band like The Beatles.
Without Ringo’s creativity and imagination, the Beatles wouldn’t have sounded as original. He created drum parts you wouldn’t typically hear in pop or rock songs in the ’60s and ’70s.
The tom and hi-hat part in the bridge of “Something“. The unconventional opening beat in “Come Together“. Who expected the drums to sound like this?
In the song “Ticket To Ride“, Ringo doesn’t play a metronomically perfect groove, and that’s part of the beauty of it.
Ringo’s signature style includes quarter note triplets (“Day Tripper”, “She Loves You”) and atypical drum solos like in “The End”, which features 8th notes on the bass drum, a broken 16th note fill on the toms, and an 8th note build in the final bar.
Listen to the proggy bridge of “Here Comes The Sun” (it alternates 5/4 and 4/4) or the bridge of “Happiness Is A Warm Gun” (9/8 and 10/8).
One of the world’s most recognizable drum parts is the main theme in “Come Together.” Ringo says he played it counterclockwise (starting on the floor tom) because he’s left-handed. However, if you check out the isolated track, it sounds like he’s descending from left to right.
Most drummers might have opted for a backbeat, but Ringo chose to play 8th notes on the floor tom with quarter notes going on the kick.
Ringo’s drumming on “Tomorrow Never Knows” , “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and "I Want You" is special.
Ringo’s fills are often original and memorable, he’d often play two 16th notes followed by a 16th note rest, and then a group of four or five 16th notes. You can hear this structure in songs like: “Golden Slumbers”, “Octopus’ Garden”, “She Said She Said”, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”.
Ringo is also a fan of triplet fills (“Oh Darling” and “A Day In The Life”), Ringo has already left a legacy. He has already had a massive impact on multiple generations of drummers. He understands the role of the drummer and what it means to support the music.
Songs like “I Feel Fine” or “Ticket To Ride” wouldn’t be the same without Ringo’s unique parts. The drums mirror the bass perfectly in “Come Together” and the main theme is immediately recognizable. The groove from “In My Life” only has one hi-hat hit per measure, it’s so effective.
Many people started playing drums because of Ringo. He’s got a real swing to his style, which probably comes from his favorite drummers, like Cozy Cole. Even when the tune has a straight 8th note feel, Ringo tends to swing his fills (“Strawberry Fields”) which adds perfect unpredictability and feel to the song.
Ringo also led the way in how drums were recorded. The compression on the drums and cymbals, the sound, the tuning…it was a real game-changer at the time.
Ringo Starr was ahead of the game as a drummer, and he has forever changed the landscape for beat everywhere.
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