Going to California - Led Zeppelin

[@buddhastaxi666]

Lovely rendition of a beautiful melody...a melody like a 50 acre field of sunlight

[@matthaviland6569]

really felt that analogy :)

[@BassinwBlitzn]

this cover is so good i could have it playing all day

[@bluesmills]

Is there a repeat mode somewhere for stuff like this?

[@alleypez8555]

@@bluesmills you can make a playlist with the video on it like 30 times

[@michaelorourke3976]

I'm so buying a mandolin

[@liquidlinoleum69420]

Michael O'Rourke I just got one for my 17 birthday today, it's so sick

[@kingkaspars9577]

So, did you buy it?

[@felixcoderre6916]

Did you finally buy it?

[@colinlucas7662]

Did you buy it?

[@jeffreyflynn5746]

Did you get the mandolin?

[@paulcarr5555]

no way, killing it once again.

[@blueny2]

You are an amazing guitar player, love your videos. Now we find you can kick it on the Mandolin. Another great video. I can't express how much your work has helped me and how indebted I am to your efforts. You are the best!!!

[@deybydey99]

I'm a LED head from 1973. Nice work.

[@voyagersa22]

So beautiful 👍🏻👏

[@andrewptob]

I've been on a kick of learning Zeppelin songs recently, so your channel, as well as some guy named privettricker, have helped immensely. Now, I just need to get my hands on a mandolin... Rock on!

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

some guy named PT....should we tell him? I think he knows

[@kairosmvr1900]

AOB Hilarious 👍

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

Rogue puts out a pretty decent one....only 50 bucks....its playable ..and when you decide if you want to continue ...then buy a good one. I bought one but I just couldnt get the hang of the tuning.....Everything is backwards...like playing a lefty strat right handed

[@andrewptob]

Andy Wilkinson Cool. I'll look into it a bit more. Thanks, Andy!

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Holden Penaranda. Yeah, "some guy".... heh-heh...

[@Kearflex1]

Now I have to buy a dam mandolin!!! Thanks for sharing... As always

[@lukeswain1752]

ah man this just made my day! thanks James James!

[@DeadDiverDan]

I've took some time away from my guitar, about almost a year teaching myself Scruggs banjo I come back and you're playing a mandolin. Your killin me James, Killin me.

[@CMDRTeatime]

Lovely PT - thanks again

[@dnick1981]

Beautiful!

[@derek3logan]

you never cease to amaze me!

[@timothyworkman1275]

Thank you sir. Your lessons or covers are the best I know and have seen. Thank u

[@samain1804]

Gorgeous! I love the way that mandolin melts my heart

[@budandbean1]

This is so nice to listen to, thank you.

[@leonardsturm411]

Love that song ! Great rendition...

[@polymerchm]

Lovely. And nice and clear for us to learn. Always great.

[@congerscott6064]

Awesome, thanks man, 👍🇺🇸.

[@ianb4music]

brilliant, thanks for posting, gives us a really clear look at what you're doing.

[@kolinhodgson]

Great tutorial! Playing this for an open house and this video was exactly what I needed.

[@snackerjacker3748]

Brought a smile to my face when you first started playing :-)

[@dianaocean2731]

BEAUTIFUL! Simply gorgeous....and one of my favorite songs! Big up....Blessings ~_~

[@boris9809]

Beautiful 👌🙌♥️

[@dalepal]

This sounds great!

[@BaronVonRichtofen]

Awesome!!!

[@vickisexton598]

Thanks for your posts. Been playing guitar for years now time for the mandolin!

[@11randon]

Well, never been a better time than now to bust out my great great grandmother's "the Gibson" 1918 mandolin

[@Dan-Bass]

Loved it.

[@ericvogelsang7629]

Very nice!

[@DougWittrock]

Fantastic :)

[@larryferguson1547]

Lovely stuff Mr James! Years ago I spent many hours while recuperating from heart bypass surgery, working on your guitar lesson for Going To California. Good on ya!

[@andrewptob]

Hope you're feeling good these days, Larry!

[@WC_Beer_Reviews]

That sounded really good! And it seems very easy to follow you

[@josearmandoarcebravo3839]

Very so Good !

[@retrorockdriquesrock9638]

Awesome

[@thisisbeyondajoke6748]

One of few covers I have watched till the end.

[@cainfoxfolkpunx]

spot on

[@kath471]

Great job! I enjoyed this video.

[@Alvicbar]

Perfect!

[@lilSnubby]

Love it, looks really fun to play

[@dkjazzz]

Very nice brother. This is so much fun to play. I actually a new Kentucky mandolin. Loving it !

[@charliebadger]

Beautiful :)

[@hovlandbound]

That is sooooo good, thanks for the video! I have been working on this song with the mandolin and this will really help me out. Great job James James!!

[@s2studlys2]

Man this is bad ass! Then I saw your lesson on your other channel.... fantastic! I can totally see why Jimmy enjoyed playing Going to California. Cheers again

[@SvenTviking]

The Mandolin was played by John Paul Jones I believe.

[@davidcaponetto]

You're a pleasure to follow 🤙

[@j0llyroger889]

wow, you nailed it.

[@ewoe21]

Pretty cool!!!

[@mickeywianecki9105]

That’s Awesome! Wish you’d break it down for us Amateurs

[@karabean]

Of all the mandolin covers of this song on youtube, this one is the best.

[@AuCeVi]

It took me 20secs to give it the thumb up. Lovely

[@strangher11]

well done ... I can learn the right way to play it now ... :-))

[@bolloxmagee4409]

can't help but think of a pear when I see that mandolin. nice music though!

[@josemusiquero]

Beautiful! As I don't have a mandolin I think I'll have to play this on my ukulele! Haha!

[@abarber02]

Nicely done!

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

awesome job !!!

[@djchaseb]

Kick ass man!!

[@verabuen7956]

Cool video clip!

[@Agent-kb3zb]

You are the best, mon.

[@SomeJustice19k]

Well played sir, we'll played indeed.

[@Ystadcop]

Without doubt, the finest mando player in Ireland is a bloke called Sean Gill, from Midleton, Co. Cork, closely followed by Ray Barron, who plays with Cork legend, Hank Wedel.

[@markh.2899]

I have (almost) the exact same mandolin, but I only wish I could play it exactly like this...Thank you; this is fab!

[@matthaviland6569]

what mandolin is he playing in the video? if you don't mind me asking, looking to buy my first

[@bobstarr9867]

Sweet! Thanks for the Encore! Not many good rock mandolin lessons or play-through songs Can't wait to see where your interest takes you?

[@franciscomonsegur4992]

Lovelyyy

[@chipeverettlee6692]

Wow,, that's really cool brother

[@timt6882]

This is great, just a little better than any of the tabs or vids I've seen yet. Just busted out the mandolin to jump on Atlantic City and Levon's go at it... hope you go after that one. This is nice to add repertoire while I've got the mandolin out. Thx

[@blottoinchcago]

nice work James !

[@alan4411]

Thanks, i have learn alot from watching your channel.

[@mountainssea9642]

Yep I think you nailed it mate.

[@pauljenkinsvt990]

Thanks, gotta try this one

[@frankieeeeee]

2:58 my favorite part of the song

[@Andrewausfa]

Well played Sir.

[@1ring2rule3pigs]

Wow, sounds so similar. What make/model Mando is that??

[@YTusercomment]

Would like to see you provide a detailed tutorial on your method of this cover....sounds great.

[@zacharytylerdorr]

Nice

[@jackruby45]

Always enjoy your videos. Nice job! I have the same mandolin.

[@WoodRanger138]

Oh Yeah... Thank You!

[@Ebbrush3]

got it .............thanks

[@bluesmills]

I subscribed James and turned it up to 11.

[@lauriezachwieja]

Fantastic James James! Is there anything you can't do?

[@jamesjames9275]

I can't get no satisfaction.

[@CCB6939]

pretty awesome, sounds great with your track backing it up. I'm curious, do you write your own songs?

[@TypicalGirls]

Nice! Thanks for persisting and finding a workaround. It's nice to see you take a liking to the mandolin too. I hope you're having fun. Edit: Just noticed the shirt change. Nice touch.

[@jamesjames9275]

TypicalGirls That's the shirt I'm going to sleep in, so I guess it's actually pajamas.

[@TypicalGirls]

Good night!

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

You sleep?...lol

[@lukeestep5417]

What model of Kentucky is that?

[@timothylawrence707]

I stumbled on to this video because I'm currently learning this tune. I think we both have the same model mandolin - is yours a Kentucky KM-200S like mine? I bought mine new way back in the eighties and still enjoy playing it.

[@backtoshallabal6662]

I thought a Guitar was doing that part

[@GTrules123]

There are guitar overdubs that play this melody, but there's also mandolin

[@cameronhowe3865]

If you're good enough you can play the guitar and mandolin parts just on guitar and it sounds really good

[@scarredman42]

And... the mandolin playing is done by JPJ.

[@Coopdog1911]

I thought this was a guitar part for years, because I play a 12 string and thought that twinkly part was on a 12. Tried and tried to plat this on the 12 string. I made more progress in an hour with this lesson than I did in 20 years on the 12 string. Damn man I really thought this was a 12 string for too many years.

[@limamarco]

Here we go...you made me buy a mandolin!!!

[@jamesjames9275]

James James accepts no legal liability for your instrument purchases. But I hope you enjoy it!

[@gonzovlogs2505]

what are you tuned to

[@mjt11860]

very nice! where can i find the backing track?

[@jamesjames9275]

The backing track is my own instrumental video from my channel.

[@Kenaroni]

Very nice! Ever play a mandocello? Wow, they sound beautiful. I suspect that Page must've used one on some recordings? I borrowed a friend's once for one minute, and Led Zeppelin immediately came to my mind.

[@jamesjames9275]

The only song Jimmy played mandolin on was Battle of Evermore. Jonesy did the rest of the mandolin parts.

[@F3502000]

James James Jones is an incredible musician! No Quarter one of my favorite songs. That scene in TSRTS is epic!

[@acadianr2leger]

Yaye now we have sound 🔊

[@jamesjames9275]

Todd Leger I figured I could outsmart the copyright police by playing along with my own instrumental version.

[@drdobbs007]

James James Now that's using the 'ol noddle. Outsmarting the man. Nice noodling in every sense of the word.

[@Douglas21450]

James James I've always admired, being clever.

[@ooofest]

Oh, I was wondering what happened. Good grief, they even do takedowns of play-alongs/lessons? Thanks for this great video, btw!

[@muttnaughton9223]

What is the tuning of the mandolin.

[@jamesjames9275]

Regular mando tuniing: GDAE

[@razhua]

I love your channels man, is the mandolin on regular tuning? I have a couple of mandolins but they are very difficult to keep in tune.

[@jamesjames9275]

Yes, regular mando tuning. I'm not really a mandolin player, so I don't know much about them -- but do people play mandolins in alternate tunings?

[@razhua]

@@jamesjames9275 Hi Man thanks for the reply, I'm not a mandolin player but I have 2 mandolins that I never use. Guitar is my thing yet led zep makes me want to pick the mandolin up and so do you

[@jimoconnor1892]

Where can I find this instrumental so that I can play my mandolin to it?

[@jamesjames9275]

I played along with the instrumental I posted on my channel.

[@jamesjames9275]

I played along with the instrumental I posted on my channel.

[@67foxcharlie]

How long does it take you to learn songs?

[@jamesjames9275]

I'm not a mandolin player, but this took an hour. You can see it's not very complicated, pretty much the same patterns over and over. This one and Battle of Evermore are probably the first songs a mandolin player learns. :)

[@wooferdevlin3571]

nice variations. isn't it Jonsey with Jimmy on drop D wood?

[@jamesjames9275]

Yes.

[@mickeywianecki9105]

Nice ,Very Nice. Make a Grown Man Wanna Play Mandolin. Again Very Nice

[@GaryBook]

The guitar part by James. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ64enlsgNWXsJY

[@keithpowell7728]

same guy

[@silkcustoms520]

Awesome. JJ. Are u in a different tuning !

[@jamesjames9275]

Both E strings down to D.

[@jamesjames9275]

Sorry, I thought you meant the guitar part. Mandolin is standard.

[@PETRICHORJKG]

Is this off of Led Zeppelin IV or BBC Sessions?

[@jamesjames9275]

It's me playing the guitar part, from the instrumental video I posted.

[@kairosmvr1900]

James James beast...

[@PETRICHORJKG]

Ah, my hats off to you sir. I see what you did there.