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Led Zeppelin – Black Dog – Guitar Video Lesson

Jane — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:34:19 +0000

“Black Dog” is the first track on Led Zeppelin’s famous untitled album which is often referred to as “Led Zeppelin IV”. For the “few” of you that have actually been following my blog, it goes without saying that a lot Zeppelin tunes are a favourite of mine and Black Dog with its cool riff based structure is definitely no exception.

The riff found throughout the song is not hard to learn but if you are a beginner, it will take some time to get to the proper speed. Do not give up! It is a lot of fun to play along with the backing track or in a band situation. Keep rock’in!

Author Note:This is to help someone asking about how to play it on the Guitar Forum. Please note, I’m not a professional player, and I don’t claim to be a teacher. This is how I play (NOTE: HOW – I – PLAY) Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog”, the main riff, the 3/4 time switch riff as well as a real quick view of the chorus section.

If you claim “this isn’t right”, well two things:

I’ve been playing this song for about 15 years. I’ve changed it up a bit because that’s how I prefer to play it now.

Secondly, it’s really close to the version claimed to be “the right way” on the album. If you learn it from watching this video, just re-listen to the original tune and you can figure out the differences really easily.

Black Dog Backing Track

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Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven – Electric Guitar Lesson

Jane — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:05:39 +0000

Arguably, the most famous rock song of all time, “Stairway to Heaven” was released by Led Zeppelin in 1971. Even though it’s banned in most guitar shops, (lol) the sheet music for this song has sold well-over a million copies.

During an interview with Jimmy Page, Rolling Stone magazine asked how much of the song’s guitar solo was composed before the song was recorded. His reply was as follows:

“It wasn’t structured at all [laughs]. I had a start. I knew where and how I was going to begin. And I just did it. There was an amplifier [in the studio] that I was trying out. It sounded good, so I thought, “OK, take a deep breath, and play.” I did three takes and chose one of them. They were all different. The solo sounds constructed – and it is, sort of, but purely of the moment. For me, a solo is something where you just fly, but within the context of the song.”

I managed to find a backing track for this one which you’ll find below. Not a terribly difficult song to play but, it will take some practice.

Stairway to Heaven Backing Track

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Led Zeppelin – Bring it on Home – Rock Guitar lesson

Jane — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:31:53 +0000

“Bring it on Home” was recorded in 1969 for Led Zeppelin’s second album, Led Zeppelin II.

Another Willie Dixon influenced song (of the same title), which eventually lead to Led Zeppelin paying royalties for the song and giving Dixon credit as the song’s composer. In all fairness it is apparent that the beginning and ending of the song are almost one and the same, but the rest of the track is an original Page/Plant composition.

If you’re just a beginner, you may struggle a little bit to get the complete song down. Immediate players shouldn’t have too many difficulties with this guitar lesson.

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