how to play "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin on guitar | rhythm guitar lesson

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This is a repost of a lesson I made in 2014 that had the audio muted. Hopefully this one will survive.
An electric guitar lesson on how to play Black Dog by Led Zeppelin on guitar. This is for the rhythm parts only.
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[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

🎵 For more information on this lesson and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/black-dog--rhythm.html

[@jdaywork2693]

Rick Beato was ableto get one of his Zepplin tunes put back up after protesting it's blocking. Maybe he helped?

[@dougthePogingguitarist]

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[@tiedyedakman017]

My favorite zeppelin tune by my favorite guitar tutorial guy !

[@martinhaggan6408]

He can't be your favourite cause I saw him first - methinks, LOL!

[@lylez00]

I'm starting to think that Led Zeppelin's success was due to more than just luck! :)

[@f33dback]

Wait... if you have trouble with the turn around what will the rest of us do?

[@-Thunder]

At least I know I'm not alone. That part has always been a buttkicker. This breakdown really helped out.

[@paulschedler]

Well, that's it then. Apparently I'm one of very few weirdos that got that freaky turn-around as a kid in high school in the 1970s, but forget some of Jimmy Page's other stuff!! As a player/performer/teacher, my advice is stick with Andy!!! He's the best I know of!

[@-Thunder]

Black Dog is the song that made me want to pick up a guitar. I remember thinking, if I could just play that riff I'd be happy. I'm still not perfectly happy, but I'm getting there.

[@christophersullivan2845]

Same here

[@MrStooge.]

It's not an easy riff. The timing is weird!

[@napoleonkrishnabayu9768]

3:54 Main riff 8:29 Turn-around 12:32 Chorus (Oh yeah) 14:51Bridge (Hey baby)

[@Jaywt95]

An absolute electric guitar standard taught by the best teacher on KZbin!! Killer killer killer

[@joptionaljohnson6302]

agree. lot of talent here.

[@geraldhartley]

As always such a joy to hear you play and teach!! You're a fantastic teacher. THANK YOU!

[@paulawilliamson637]

Thanks for your very cool tutorials, love the way you listen to the album and catch each chord, riff, rhythm and nuance that each song you’re teaching simply awesome. I know that you are a drummer that teaches really good guitar, just as I am a pianist that prefers the guitar, my band and I write heavy alternative rock songs that we plan to record after this pandemic is over. I am kinda not a beginner, but something in the middle and you’re tutorials are so very helpful. We wrote a,”silver wheels, ourselves when we recorded our first demo and we have met Ann and Nancy Wilson and your right about Nancy being humble, she’s a really cool lady. You are the rockstar here, Mike, love your playing and everything else about your channel. I promise that when we make it big, I will definitely get some monetary value for your channel. Battle on my friend.

[@ekew1974]

Everything is so precise....great sounding...not sloppy like plenty other teachers. All the little nuances..... Thanks man.

[@tomminet]

As usual, best lesson on the internet. Killer. All the nuances. You're the best Andy.

[@some.weirdo.guitarist]

Could you possibly do dazed and confused

[@antonchigurh3794]

I've heard that they initially wanted to make a song that you couldn't dance to. However, with the inherent Bonham groove, that would never work.

[@danlam153]

Been "playing" this for about 25 years and missed several subtle details like fretting that A note with the middle finger to hold it longer and properly counting the turnaround. Seems minor but makes it sound so much more pro. I feel like I'm learning much more than just songs from your lessons, thank you!

[@joptionaljohnson6302]

Thank you. Enjoy reading tips.

[@-Thunder]

I always played the high E note with my pinky, now I'm barring 3rd and 4th string with my ring finger to hold that A note on the D string. Easier for me and I never have to slide my hand up.

[@juana1483]

How can we be sure you aren't Jimmy Page???? You sound just like him!!!

[@me-bk9er]

what??!!! ...ahahaha. he sounds nothing like Page. Page was sloppy as hell

[@juana1483]

@@me-bk9er GREAT reply bro!!!!

[@me-bk9er]

@@juana1483 thanks BRO!! knew you'd see it my way. anytime you want advice..dont be afraid to reach out.

[@GD22xl18]

Hey hey mama said the way you move gonna make you sweat and gonna make you groove

[@laurensnoy5778]

Wil you do a solo on this one?

[@mrshiney2]

The only reason I can play that turn around lick is because its been pounded into my head for 50 years

[@grahambambrook313]

Same here!! I have a nephew who is a more skilled player than I but he just cannot get his head around that lick. It forces me to show off occasionally. Many thanks JPJ. LoL :)

[@liamcage7208]

I love the colour of that guitar.

[@Fret-knot]

Classic Zep! Nothing better. Great detailed lesson as always.

[@TheJedi1980]

No one does it better than Andy. If you’ve learned something from him, consider donating to his page.

[@gavinleyfield3195]

Nice! I’m still trying to learn those Gary Moore licks you did a few years ago lol 😂 they are killing me.

[@josephcarter2523]

gotta start spending more time on this channel.

[@nickshields1011]

Oceans of awesomeness when Andy delivers Zep!

[@damianstenberg3761]

Houses of the holy shitstacks!!!! How C😎😎L was that,...dynamic as ever thankyou man🎸👏🏻

[@wvwoodworker]

You have really been turning the wick up on your tutorials. Excellent!!!

[@StreetArtistsOfTheWorld]

Is the backing track available with the lesson?

[@denmar355]

Just play it with Jimmy.

[@johnsmith5022]

The tutorial ive been waiting for just to master that head masher 2nd riff

[@FU05241960]

head masher lol, good description

[@joenosser]

bad ass great lesson

[@antonchigurh3794]

Mystical Time Signature lol

[@jimduffy9773]

Another great job. Thanks!

[@PhilFeedback]

Good job 👍 Kudos to you!

[@georgewood1720]

Great teacher. Not to much talking , practical instruction. THANKYOU

[@RollingStoneZzzzz]

As usual...Great lesson! Great Job! Your Amazing Andy! 🎸 Thanks!👍🏻😉❤

[@matthewgodkin3714]

Excellent, would be cool if you did some Deep Purple or Judas Priest

[@keithcourneyea1609]

So much fun to play

[@fredericdobbelaere7725]

hey man i am french from normandy next to Rouen, i am a huge fan of your channel; the explanations are clear and very convincing ; great job with your axe ; long live your youtube channel frédéric

[@realtimecartravel]

"Now, I might have took the priesthood but I ran into Don Juan .... and I dropped the cloth..."

[@thebookofeli849]

Well I learned BlackBird now I need to learn Black Dog

[@midi510]

Then on to Black Magic Woman.

[@joshwmusic6838]

Would love to see more Van Halen and Motley Crue. Beautiful Girls, I'm The One, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, Hear About It Later by Van Halen. Looks That Kill, Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S), Dr. Feelgood, Piece Of Your Action by Motley Crue

[@grahambambrook313]

Meanwhile, Bonzo is playing 4/4 all the way through!!! One of the best!!

[@michaelleigh]

I read John Bonham couldn't figure out how to play the song, trying different timings until he realized he could play it straight 4/4! You're one of the best player/teachers I've seen on here, everything note for note!

[@antonchigurh3794]

I've been playing along with Bonham for years as a drummer. Some of these songs make a lot more sense on guitar when you take the drums into consideration

[@dougstewart3243]

The play between guitar and drums is superb in Zeppelin

[@FU05241960]

@@dougstewart3243 Never thought about that, but yeah.

[@benmaguire4098]

Hello there .. This may be of some interest to some folks perhaps help to put things into context .. I am guessing you are Canadian or maybe Californian .. I can't quite be sure of accents as a a Scots guy .. But I lived thru the early times of Led Zeppelin & I was living in Cardiff when this album came out .. The thing is that while in America Zep ' were being treated like Demi - God's .. in England two things were happening in the British Press that annoyed the Band . First of all the ordinary peoples press just hated them .. Long haired druggies .. slated the 3rd album as " Having lost they're testicles etc " .. & in the Music press New wave & Punk etc were becoming a thing .. So "4 " was meant to be Take that ... I saw several interviews where Robert complained that no one wanted them in their own country which the Press translated as Abandoned Britain & too big for they're boots etc .. The Fans loved Led Zep' it was just the press & Jimmy stopped doing interviews .. plus I am convinced that the Top Ten guitar players List as published in the melody maker .. Jimmy's rankings were poor undeservedly .. & in one rare guitar magazine interview he was quoted as saying " No one can play Black Dog exactly like me " .. Ego's are strange things .. millions of records sold sold out concerts in enormous stadiums & a few bad reviews really got to him .. Plus having seen them live at Earls Court as close as any fan could get Try playing it with a les Paul hanging below your knees & held almost vertically at times .. He has been accused of being a bit sloppy .. but come on .. he was incredible live & yes JPJ was often playing huge parts that carried the songs .. But in Full swing as a live animal they were so much in touch with each other it was just an amazing thing to see & be a part of . The dynamics of the show .. 90 minutes plus most nights .. But yes a bit like who can really play the Key's part in Stevie Wonders multi tracked Superstition " .. Jimmy was on a mission & JPJ to be voted among the top ten players on the Melody maker list's .. & in Britain they were being .. I think paid back by the press for not playing the Game .. No singles No top of the Pops etc ( a pop t.v. show where no one played live ) .. But I do think you did a wonderful job of picking out the main parts of the song . Incidentally JPJ said in an interview after John Bonham had passed that no one ever played whole lotta love right either as he claimed to be playing most of the sound / riff on the bass ?? Thanks for an entertaining insight into the gtr riffs .. Have you seen Sheryl Crow doing Rock N Roll .. with Peter stroud on gtr .. I don't care what anyone says but Sheryl standing on top of the Grand piano shaking her ass that was worth the ticket LOl . cheers

[@somerville_official8120]

Thanks for posting! If you have a minute, we posted an Eddie Van Halen tribute video. As fellow music lovers, we'd love if you'd check it out. It's on our page. Don't go too hard on us :)

[@fakenewsmindcontrol1508]

So I have been playing it right for 40 years

[@lurgy5177]

My god thank you so much for saving my head cause i keep bumping my head just to nail the right timing, it frustrates me for years to the point every time i hear this song it stills haunts me. Thank you my life is complete now

[@nickyliebenberg2511]

Awesome tutorial thx so much! You’re incredibly thorough.

[@doctorbills790]

Great song!

[@yaboiiwithnousername9167]

Can you do a tutorial for deep river blues by Doc Watson. I see a lot of people who do them but none of them sound close to the recording.

[@windyworm]

Brilliant! Thank you.

[@josecamilolega7906]

Great guitar tutorial .

[@jefft5854]

Thanks!! I've studied several instructional videos about this song and yet you give useful playing tips to improve. After a couple of months practising I can get the syncopated part right if I keep an 8th note pause between the 5 notes' group and the main lick; if I play the A5 note in between I stumble :(

[@andreaslundhall7195]

Thanks for Your amazing content! Great songs explained thoroughly and most of all - fantastic performance! I’m foremost a bassman but I have quite a few guitar students. Both them and I draw great inspire from your work. Keep it up forever!

[@trevorganoe748]

So glad you reposted this. I’ve wanted to learn the harmony, since the old lesson got blocked it wasn’t so easy. Thank You!

[@marvinjasonkenneth3969]

I am missing a Hendrix lesson on ur channel and I love ur channel!

[@brozo89]

Cool lesson! Also, hidden lesson for Smoke on the water on 09:16 :D

[@TommySG1]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@Lester-Paul]

I think that intro scratch is done with his palm not a pick. You do great lessons. Right to the point. Makes my life easy!

[@labin2213]

YES !!!!!!!!!

[@dantepozzi7277]

Sei il Numero

[@davidlambert1450]

God you are so right on that G bend to A Jimmy is so great at adding little embellishments... You hear it in so many things he does including "Out On The Tiles"

[@jayroc9933]

really liking these lessons, great job

[@FrancoM7747]

Teach us the solo please.

[@atakdragonfly1675]

There's something similar in "the wanton song," right before the big descending chords...

[@geoffreykennard5829]

this is definitley A1 guitar song..thanks for the tutorial,,I have no problem with the sync run ...what gets me is the timing at the end of the vocal line before the main riff! i cant seem to read it! It changes several times HElp!

[@cragway]

Can anyone tell me why there's no audio viewing on smart tv...yea the tv is configured...but get the audio on my iPad 🤔

[@Turboy65]

It helps that you've got a good and more or less correct tone, too. Some people think that teaching this with a strat and a cheap fuzz box will cut it. No, it won't. Do it right or don't bother. And THIS is right.

[@jimmuller]

Great job. More Zep! I wonder how many guys on here know where Shutup and Play came from? I'll give you a hint, he didn't make it up.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

We or at least I know. just a little Terpsichorian geothermal ejectamenta , while at St Alphonso’s

[@scott729]

Amazing how when you are a kid how simple this song seems, but then ......

[@lfader]

The truth !!! 😆😆😎

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

Best vid on this song I have seen.

[@leehallman5104]

Finally . . . Audio. Thanks for fixing.

[@hankgutter8669]

i often wondered if the harmony guitar part of the riff was an octave or a 3rd up..i guessed a 3rd..it just "out of the box" sound

[@dougstewart3243]

Nailed it

[@RobertSoza-m8i]

Best guitar Playing IN U tube

[@michaelyork4554]

The staggered note is the Cherry On Top of this song. Love to play this on guitar. Thanks for Your breakdown. Now the Lead Part.😎

[@BrickBlacktoe]

Andy, did you see Phil X's performance video of this? Damn, that guy can play.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Phil X is a bonafide rocker. I think he's a great guitar player, but what always blows me away is his singing! Unreal. Here's the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6aznXqgZ9N-rqM

[@BrickBlacktoe]

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials Yessir, he truly does it justice.

[@user-mf1sj]

does someone know how to get this sound on fender guitar and fender amp? Thank you so much

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

Great video as always!

[@PretzelBoi726]

Andy, please teach the solo to this song.

[@daicon2k6]

At 19:45 you say "B4 to B6" but it's G4 to G6.

[@ВикторЗайцев-э7п]

Ну ты реальный монстр,брат

[@vanekirk]

NAILED IT!

[@chrisjames1924]

That is a beautiful Les Paul.

[@GSG834129]

Another GREAT TUTORIAL I've always wanted to learn Black Dog the right way!

[@stratman9449]

cheers Andy for this again...funnily this is one of my first Led Zep songs a could play back when it "came out".....(this and heartbreaker) but you pointed out the little but important details to make it right......thx...and i still enjoy to play it over 50 years later.....so good...

[@DrJoshGuitar]

12:23 the bridge on Unchained is a little weird like that IMO. Always gave me a difficult time, especially if you try to sing the back ups and play it...

[@kenlelon369]

if not for Black Dog and LaGrange I probably wouldn't have bothered with guitar

[@rmatrix4777]

Where do I send the cash?

[@JeromyBranch]

Hey yo! My guitar looks good playing that song! Hadda look on the wall make sure my 78 wine standard was still there hyuk hyuk. You good dude thanks. Again making sure I was playing things correctly and, DAMN! 2 outa 2 today, I'm feeling Alright Now.

[@ninjesus4079]

Hi Andy! any chance you could teach us some Yes songs in the future? Starship trooper, I've seen all good people, roundabout, and you and I, siberian Kathru.. cheers from France!

[@craigcampbell8595]

couldnt help notice that your pickups are inverted compared to my LP Classic, did you invert them and if so, to what benefit was it?

[@robertsales1576]

GREAT SONG.. THANKS...

[@autk]

Great lesson!

[@tonymessinajr]

I just watched Jimmy play the whole song with most on camera and we can see exactly what he does.... a '95 show....

[@joptionaljohnson6302]

This used to be a challenge. Humbly what do now? We are all just visitors here. Great band in Heaven. Not in a hurry, but will be fun.

[@kaylahoffman2788]

Lol "That's pretty subtle right.."

[@skyeditor1740]

Hey dude, do you have any Ted Nugent lessons? if not could you please make a few? He wrote some great music. Thanks in advance.

[@ryanwoodardrocks7]

The Audio works. I can definitely hear it.

[@harrypalmer3481]

The timing, the ti ming, the TIMIN-G! THANK YOU!