The Solo That Few Ever Attempt To Play Note-for-Note
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2018
- I can see why so many have given up trying to decode the beginning of this classic Jimmy Page solo. It almost cost me my hearing, no lie. Check it out and see if you can play along. :)
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I love this new "I'm done faking" section, thanks.
Incredible, after so many years of discussing this nonsense piece of solo and having watched many tutorials where people just mention the part as "just making noise" SOMEONE finally accepted the challenge
Almost lost my hearing over it too. No lie.
But you reached what no one could before.. or even really tried haha. Great work!
It's these nuances, (that people wrongly mistake for sloppiness), that make Jimmy Page stand out from the crowd of pentatonic rock soloists. It's heartening to know that guitarists far better than me struggle to decipher exactly what he is playing - I've been trying to figure out Dazed and Confused (TSRTS) since 1977!!!
User58747 the different sections on Dazed in TSRTS is sooo difficult to find out by ear...
@@buhlawkaydaboy6129 makes you wonder how the hell Jimmy Sakurai does it all so perfectly with but maybe .5% of it off
He was a sloppy player unfortunately, and occasionally admitted it himself.
Jimmy has actually said that he purposely buried that beginning part so people would actually have to listen really close to hear what he was doing...cheeky bastard!!! 🤣🤣🤣
You’re right, that open G was probably an accident, but it sounds like it belongs there. Incidental contact with open strings happens a lot in his solos. That’s why I like his sloppiness, it adds so much character to his playing.
Jimmy him self couldnt Play the Studio solo if he would try a second time
That's the beauty of it!! That's how Jimmy played.....never the same twice...but always epic!
Because it was improvised on the album
clintostwald I have read that Page would record 2 or 3 solos for some songs and go with the best one. I read on Wikipedia (taken with a grain of salt) that the basis of the song was spontaneous. It didn’t mention the solo. Either way, a great song.
And that's a fact!
he shredded that solo live tho
Hmm...I have old tab from a reliable magazine that I knew wasn't right. Tried that for years. Thanks for doing this. BTW to those commenting about Page's "sloppiness" - I just learned all the parts to Tangerine, which features nice acoustic, electric, and slide guitars - was he sloppy there? Or in The Rover? Or Bron-Yr-Aur? Or all of Physical Graffitti, etc.? He wrote and produced so many songs that are classics. Wish I was as sloppy as him.
fishyfishy tangerine is pretty simple to be honest. So why should he be sloppy on a solo that last about 20 seconds?
Also page was an incredible acoustic guitarist. Nobody gives him credit for that, but the signs are there. He’s never made a noticeable mistake while playing acoustic. I don’t know how, but that’s how it is.
The ringing in the ears is called tinnitus. It’s a sign of hearing loss. It’s not a good sign, even when you do it for so long.
We've reached a point where we're trying to play Jimmy Page's sloppiness note for note.
I do admire the attention to detail though
I'm sure you're a better player than Jimmy.
wastrel09 jimmy was known as a sloppy player, not bad, just sloppy at times
I think his slopiness is what makes him so unique
this solo isn't sloppy at all
Yep, because therein lies the magic. That solo is all about slightly controlled abandon, which is why it makes your heart soar. A perfect rendering would be bloodless, technical, and not remotely interesting.
Maybe this is just him changing things up during live performances, but during in the film, The Song Remains The Same, you can see Jimmy starting the solo by playing the middle section of A Minor Pattern 5 pentatonic. He is playing something on in the 2nd Fret G, 5th Fret G and 2nd Fret B and 5th Fret B. I guess that can give you a clue to how it starts
Adam Bayer oh my god i love that film, their madison square garden gig is probably my favourite concert
@@jimmygubbins it's one of my favorite concerts as well, id say its in the same league as live aid queen
You are one of the best players and teachers! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Greetings from Austria
You and I are kindred spirits. I'm also guitar teacher for over 30 years and counting and this is great fun! Thank you 😊
Very nicely explained. Your videos are outstanding!
Awesome one Mike! Jimmy is my hero!! Thanks for taking the time to make the video bro!
Yes! This is excellent. I love learning stuff that's hard to hear and challenging for the ear but completely playable. The last few years for me has been the studio version of AC/DCs Riff Raff but this is next on my list. Well done sir!
This is really good...lots of great details! One minor improvement, because I am totally "that guy on the internet": for the opening section on the low E and A strings, I think Jimmy's really playing 16th note hammer/pull triplet trills starting with the open A string instead of C on the third fret.
So instead of:
C-A-G C-A-F# etc...
it would be:
A-C-A-G "A-C-A-F#. etc...
It matches the trills he does later on in the solo, Bonzo's "diddlaboomp diddlaboomp" drum solo at the very end, and is generally just more "Page-y". It also sounds like a very drunk Johnny Strabler kick starting his Triumph in 'The Wild One'. Anyway, even if you hear it differently, it's a cool party trick. LOL
O man, you rock! Finally this "noise" as many called the beginning of the solo makes sense to me. Thank you for your work!
Crazy. I’m on the same journey. I bet the list is the same for many of us. Usually when I wake up or get out of the shower I hear these darn Page solos in my ears.
can you please do a full cover of this solo? that would be so much fun to listen to
Good job, I figured it out by ear too and its exactly the same as yours
Killer! Great job. Dedicated you are young Jedi!
Seriously. Thanks brother!
Thank you. Very good audio descriptions! We appreciate that since my guy can't see, so it's all about how you describe what you're doing with words, and you did great. :)
This is a great solo! I've played it a couple of times live but ended up fully improvising the whole thing as it's probably improvised in the studio and Jimmy himself don't know what he played.
I usually improvise my own solos too. Well partly at least. I might have some idea where to go but all the details are improvised. But it seems he does the same. Jimmy is probably laughing: Oh, I played it like that? Damn!
When I get a good take (on demos), I listen what I played and try to make sense of it like you're doing here. Then I make some adjustments to make it easier to remember and play live or in studio if I have to.
i wish i could play that well
Keep going man
Practice and you can
People aren’t just trying to give you hard time when they say practice. Everyone has to practice.
I started 4 years ago at the tender age of 45 3 hours a day on guitar rather than the TV and I'm evolving every day so much fun I can't wait to get home after work and play. What I love about guitar is Everytime you pick it up something else comes out it's really inspiring give it a go ✌🏽
Nice video Mike, well done! And I really like your SG standard ! This shade of oxblood is so nice! If you ever read this message, what color and year model is it, please ?
Keep on rockin'! 👍
I didn’t know what the heck he was talking about UNTIL he played it at the end lol
My favourite solo ever
Jimmy said many times , he doesn’t remember how he played it from night to night on stage , not just this solo but most of them , except the ones that need to be the same . Live from the song remains the same movie. I just starting playing I remember when he steps up and starts the opening lick , his fingers looked like a spider The way he hits the notes. Like his fingers are on hinges, awesome visual.
Awesome video.Thank you.
You help me a lot, thanks
Great work thanks!! You ROCK~!
I just did the same w/ Hairway ti Stephen solo and a number of others. Its rewarding work, when successful!
Isn't that a Gretta van fleet song ?
Jesus fucking Christ man, hats of to you and you have my upmost appreciation. I truly understand the dedication and effort this took. Your whole life!! Thank you for caring about the details 😭😭😭
Thank you. Well done.
I sped your half speed performance up on UA-cam to 1.5x speed and it sounds pretty close!
Jimmy Page was way better than everyone thinks that he is and he knew exactly what he was doing without question.
You just have to understand that he was playing his Telecaster through a Sola-Sound Tone Bender Fuzz which makes his tracking hard to hear and that the loud Rhythm Guitar Track was covering up a lot of the Solo’s detail. But in the beginning part you are definitely in the right spots evidenced by the second solo lick in Whole Lotta Love where he uses these same open pull-offs in a very similar fashion.
Jimmy Page was a better guitarist than his fingers could handle.
I’m pretty sure he used his Les Paul. He only used the telecaster in studio sometimes after 69.
Love the dedication. Don’t hurt your ears. Tinnitus is no joke.
👍🏻..a lot of people should appreciate this...and I do the same thing.. I can spend an hour or more dissecting 1 measure on a loop ...and then the worst part..That loop will repeat in my head over and over all day or more..(like a stuck Cd)...
Try doing “Heartbreaker” studio or live- which be even harder, note for note!
some guy actually plays it note for note on here but hes charging $30 for the damn lesson
@@knottsscary I've seen it. Personally it's sounds too good to be true. In my opinion the closest thing we'll ever get note for note is playing as fast as you can and hope for the best.
@@knottsscary Only gullible types will fall into that
Do you have a video of how to play the rest of the guitar solo on Zeppelin's Rock and Roll? Seen the intro of the solo, but need help on the rest. Thanks.
Part 2 ready??
I need a good starter guitar and amp that aren't too expensive. Any ideas?
Great vid. Nailed it.
I Will like to Knowl the pedal you used to guet the classic rock sound?
Simplest way through that song is to play the first half of the live version and finish with the studio version.
It is very unusual for a guitarist so good not to know which pickups are on his guitar. 😀But I think they're the classic 57.
when do we get the rest of the solo?
This makes more sense than the original. Less sloppy! Some may say this is not authentic, but I actually like it better. Good work!
thanks for this!
Where is part 2?
AWESOME!!!
Good job mate. Not sure it's perfect but it's damn close enough. Has there ever been a song with as much energy as Rock 'n' Roll?
Enjoyed this
Thats a one cool gibson :)
Is that a 2011 SG Standard Limited?
Do you got your ear training course yet?
Amazing work man! I've been doing the same thing and I have a few slightly different phrases that I think really complete the puzzle, let me know if you are interested. Great work!
Jimmy plays it different every time. Page improvised a ton because Zeppelin toured alone and so page had to drag the length of the songs out. So he just went out and played and made stuff up a lot. He still played the song but it was never played the same twice
Nice!!
Thanks.
Nice. That we still study this few moments of sound Only serves to show how great the original was. I think that Led Zep is in a class along with the classic masters like Betoven and Amadeus. There are wannabe rock stars and there are ROCK STARS. Jimmy Page is on another level. So are the rest of the Led Zep crew.
Off topic but that’s not a normal Gibson tailpiece, is it?
I have to play this solo for my school's rock band. I'm gonna just tap this shit
Why don't you do one on the start of the painkiller solo, a lot of people play it wrong
goldennavyviper yes!!!
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I just have quick suggestion, I think it would be better if you play the part of the solo first, start to finish (maybe with the backing track) that way we have the big picture of what you are explaining.
Realistically, until you get to the part on the 5th fret, the lead is so buried in the mix you could just about play anything. But if you want to play it exactly like him, drink 2 bottles of Jack Daniels and have at it. To see an example of this classic technique, watch him play Misty Mountain Hop live on the Atlantic Records anniversary show.
Headline mad eme Laufhing ..LoL ..but i am very Interested !
Please, which pickups do you use on this guitar?
They came with the guitar. I’ll find out.
single coil pickups
Which amp are you using? It almost sounds like my vox ac15
It’s an Engl.
its an example of a guitar genius just letting it rip and blagging it, hes so good that when he blags, its totally awesome and it becomes lore.
Thank you , This is very dificult.
SG. 👍👍
Your awesome!! =)
K thx bai
It's because Jimmy did that amazing ' scratchy' sound that makes it so exciting yet disheartening because the notes are so indistinct.
Slightly like SIBLY.
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I just started working on this a few days ago... it is a Schizophrenc intro
Hey dude WTF- where is the rest? the end bro
Are you the first owner of this guitar?
No. She comes from a good home.
black dog solo is way hardsr
Hi! I thought you sold this guitar...
Couldn’t let her go.
Couldn’t let her go.
I could not let her go either.
It would take me 40
The only way to play this solo perfectly is to invent a time machine, go back to the actual recording and become Jimmy Page for 30 seconds. In other words, what makes this solo what it is, is him just being himself in that moment and letting it rip. Guarantee he never played it exactly the same ever again.
I don;t hear it.
Four years later: it's evident to me that this is a solo that Page takes artistic license on. Sloppy? Inconsistent? Right on point is what it is...every time he plays it. Note for note copy purists will never understand that.
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The most confuse rock roll solo of all times 😂😂
I don't know what the hell he's trying to play. lol
I just play it sloppy. Just like he did
I guess you should just improvise over it cuz you can’t really hear it
uwu first
LMAO. These videos of people saying they're Tired of Faking, The "Correct Way" or Finally Figuring Out the way "whomever" played a song or lick cracks me up. The guitarist who wrote and played that lick or song almost NEVER EVER plays it EXACTLY the same way twice much less Exactly the same way as they did when it was recorded. Hell most of them can't even remember how they Exactly played the day after it was recorded yet someone on UA-cam has finally figured it out....LOL. Honestly if you get the main parts (above 90%) right NO ONE is really going to notice or care for that matter if you miss or mess up a 5 second section of the solo. No matter how hard any of us try this includes UA-cam teachers NONE of us are going to be Page, Eddie, Jimi, Glimour or play Exactly like them.
There's no doubt that Mike here has talent ( more than I'll ever have ) along with others, but if as much time and effort trying to copy someone was applied to creating their own stuff it might be the Their music that someone on UA-cam is figure out. Gotta admit it is entertaining to watch. 😁
I hear this all the time and I understand what you’re saying. I grew up playing many things wrong and continuing to play it wrong didn’t make me more creative or better in anyway. It wasn’t until I dug deeper into the magic of my favorite guitarists/guitar parts that I found something more in music that I am now able to apply to everything I play today.
@@TheArtofGuitar I wasn't trying to be insulting or knocking what you or anyone else does each to their own. It's just I had a teacher years ago that told me basically what I posted because I was trying to get some songs down note for note and he told me I was just wasting time because I'll never get it just right and I'd be much better off doing my own thing. Something that I like doing and really helped me out is to take someone's solo,lick or riff that I like and change it up some to make it my own, I'm sure you've done it to you'll be listening to a lick or solo and think what if I added this to it or play it in a different key. Anyhoo wasn't trying to be too much of an ass or belittling, thanks for your videos!!
I find that, often, those that expound the "Play it your own way" philosophy, simply don't have the discipline or patience to study a part, particularly if the part requires learning a technique or pattern they aren't already familiar with.....because that's what this is right? A study of the guitar, and a forensic dive into a particular part can ONLY be beneficial to a guitar player looking to master the instrument right? As for "I was just wasting time because I'll never get it just right and I'd be much better off doing my own thing", tell that to a working studio musician or a band guitarist for a TV Show. You can bet that Page was learning Blues licks note for note, as an emerging guitarist.
Most of page's solos were invented out of his sloppiness, which is interpreted as brilliant.
People want to believe he's a legend, he made a career out of f/ck ups,
I laugh at most of Zeppelins recorded solos, although I love his chord work.
He's just a hack when he has to do solos but, really good when you need a progression.
My parents went to a lot of Zep shows back in the 70s,
my mom would joke that jimmy couldn't have played on the recordings because,
he doesn't know what the f/ck he's doing.
That's all she ever said about the performances.
Jimmy has duplicated the solo......but.....it's been a long time been a long .....lonely lonely lonely..........
I raise my hat to you sir but I'm Donald Ducked if I'm even going to bother... it's like trying to imitate somebody mumbling.. even if you get it right nobody will know ..... fine effort though!
It dosen't sounds like Jimmy anyhow....!!
Highlights that some stuff is not worth figuring out note-for-note, or if the endeavor even makes sense. When someone plays sloppily, there’s a big difference between what they “mean” to play, and what the actually DO PLAY. I see no value whatsoever in trying to capture slapdash spontaneity, other than for a lark. It totally misses the point.