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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