How to play When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin

[@SpedSpedding]

Hey everyone, just pinning a couple of the links from the description as that's what all the cool kids do. 🤘🏻 🔶 Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/59168367 📖 Zeppelin Book: geni.us/WIcnLY 🎸 Guitar Strings I used today: geni.us/1FinOL

[@KitWN]

There's no cooler kid than Sped Spedding!

[@AuntAlnico4]

Is that white guitar have ebony fretboard ? I used to have the exact same guitar but black and I got rid of it because the fret board was like chip board crap but the guitar was freaking amazing but the fret board was so bad ! It would have been a good slide guitar I guess !?

[@meg-jones]

Omg that Jimmy voice impression was absolutely spot on. Hilarious. Thanks for putting this up, it's amazing and well researched!

[@SpedSpedding]

Hahaha thank you Meg! 😂 Stoked that you enjoyed the lesson, thanks for learning with me. 🙌🏻

[@evidenceia5699]

You're sent directly from heaven!! Your lessons are great, I swear to God Tysm for making these for us You're like a lighthouse which shows the right path to many lost and confused ships out there!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Fac yeah!

[@SpedSpedding]

Hahahaha! Fac-in brilliant mate! 😂

[@mr.thesneijder5555]

Quite obvious that you are an exceptional teacher. I never technically studied music. I learned so much with just one clip! Quite impressive that you can reach such a wide spectrum of learners.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you so much, that’s amazing to hear. I really do appreciate people taking the time to comment and leave feedback on the lesson. I make changes based on what people do and don’t like which is how the videos have ended up as they are today.

[@omniral908]

Had to like the video before even watching it.

[@SpedSpedding]

That’s exactly what I’m talking about! 🤩

[@rihamy2nd]

@1:59 man, you kill me with your sense of humor and just your overall ability to entertain. I’ve been following you a while and slowly but surely going through your catalog to get caught up and finally got around to watching this one. Your videos get an automatic thumbs up from me as soon as I start watching them because I know they’re going to be great. Keep up the good work, Sped.

[@RhythemNBlues]

Sped, the kinda fellow that you'd love to spend a couple hours playing guitar with and then head to the pub for a pint or two! Great lesson BTW!

[@SpedSpedding]

Talking my language there. I’d be there, for sure. And it’s definitely at least two, never one. 🙌🏻😂

[@stratman9449]

i#d joyn you....:-)...but for the time i'm (still) stuck here in southwest germany.....:-(

[@markhill9275]

Knoath i would be in that cobber! Sped, you are better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick ! Gotta say, you're not a wanker unlike so many others here! Goodonya mate

[@1967SL]

just a pint of Chatsworth Gold to cool the Old Toby throat for me.

[@darrentatem429]

This is FAC'n awesome

[@SpedSpedding]

Hahaha brilliant Darren! 😂

[@KitWN]

Another Truly Scrumptious lesson! All the hard work in sorting out the tuning and making it playable in real time for mere mortals is excellent. Even I might manage this! Having the TAB is as helpful as always.

[@SpedSpedding]

First one to leave a comment Mary Poppins style. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 You’ll get this no problem, obviously you’ll need to purchase a guitar just for FAC sake. 😂

[@KitWN]

@@SpedSpedding I've actually started drawing the wide-neck design I want to build in the new year. Maybe I should also start writing software for the 10 position self-tuning knob!

[@CYRAX0520]

you are the first person in years to manage to play the guitar riff as it really is👏👏👏👏... I have seen many tutorials and this is the best ...congrats Amazing work 🤙🤙🤙🎸🎶🎵🎼🎼 I suscribe🤙🤙🥁🎤🎸🎙🎤🎼🎶🎵

[@SpedSpedding]

Ah thank you! So crazy when people say that, in a good way of course! I just know how huge KZbin is. I let my ear guide me on this one and didn’t do a huge amount of watching other people. I don’t like to copy. 🙌🏻🔥

[@douglasgugel2752]

So all these years I've been creating songs from standard E tuning and of course the Hendrix , Malmsteen , satriani tune down a half step from standard tuning but your telling me Page is such a genius wizard that he made up his own weird tunings and chords and voicings in weird tunings ? That's insane !!! I thought I was getting smart learning legato finally and other weird techniques but then of course Jimmy page has to blow my mind once again with his guitar genius !!! Great lesson by the way !!!

[@madduchefe]

That’s right! When it comes to learning a Led Zeppelin Song, make sure you have a tuner next to you because Jimmy was the master in composing songs with weird tunings🤣 I remember when I learnt Going to California.. it’s composed in Double drop-D.. I still can't explain how you can be such a genius!

[@SpedSpedding]

I love a good double reply thread, people scouring the comments looking for things of interest. Reminds me of old school forums. Hey you two! Yeah there are a bunch of tunings Jimmy composed with. My lesson and cover of Going to California was a real test; getting that intro part down took me ages. Worth it though and Gab did a great job singing it. I have two things on my desk right now, my phone and my tuner. 😂

[@bonzology322]

TWIMC levee was recorded in its entirety and slowed down before the vocals were added, there is an out take somewhere here on KZbin that has a faster tempo and higher pitching, you can hear the hi hats are lower pitched which is the dead giveaway, the drums were recorded with a pair of Beyer dynamic M160 ribbon mics hung from the 2nd floor of the stairwell at Hedley Grange, the recording console and rig was The Rolling Stones mobile recording truck with the Helios console in it, all the pre amps used were in the console, the compressors used were also in the console, they are the famed F760’s aka compex f760, the echo effect on the kick drum is primarily from jimmys echorec bucket brigade delay unit

[@brotherbungle]

Haha. And the Page impression comes out again! Can't wait to learn this one. Excellent video once again!

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks David! Yeah a little cheeky one for everyone who found it funny in the first video. Might put it to bed now before he turns up at mine. 💪🏻😂

[@badgerz2883]

Sped , thank you for all the great lessons. You are my go to guy for all the Zep riffs . By far the best. I’m glad I found you…

[@SpedSpedding]

You’re welcome, thanks for supporting and learning with me. 🙌🏻✨

[@timporter6112]

These zeppelin videos make my week…keep them coming…bought that book too…great read for zep addicts! Cheers Sped!!

[@SpedSpedding]

Amazing Tim, thank you. I will do, wanted to keep this month focussed around them for the celebration. Excited for what’s next. 🙌🏻

[@crmolnar1]

Thank you for teaching us how to play this sans slide! I too struggle with a slide. Now I am even more encouraged to give this awesome song a try!

[@harveymulock5891]

I can always count on you, Sped. Something new and even some things I never even thought of! Thanx bud, you are a genius!

[@SpedSpedding]

Very kind Harvey. Thanks for learning with me. So stoked you get so much out of the videos. 🙌🏻🍿

[@sixgunlover274]

Brilliant thanks for this Sped. Beenmeaning to learn it for years.

[@SpedSpedding]

You will have a lot of fun bringing it to life for the first time. Lemme know how big the smile it. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@AnthoBalto-pj9vl]

Dude you are humble in your teaching and approachable in your technique thanks!

[@newhampshirelifestyle4233]

Great lesson! A song I rarely (if ever) hear other guitarists play. The camera angle and lighting you use on the finger board are excellent to see how you place specific phrases. Keep up the good work!

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you! Yeah I don't hear many people play it either. Glad you like the camera angles, some people like to moan saying they don't but I think it breaks it up nicely and gives a different perspective.

[@RA-yc9fb]

Holy cow I've been waiting for this. Gratitude man, gratitude. 🙏

[@SpedSpedding]

Amazing, so glad I could get this out for you! You’re welcome, have fun learning.🤘🏻

[@kcd2120]

That was absolutely brilliant - I’m very glad that I found your channel and will do the Patreon in December. Your version seems quite a bit more interesting than the other tabs I’ve seen so I’m definitely gaggin’ to see the tabs! I’ve just been upstairs giving this a go and your other recent lessons have also been perfect for my current level. I’ll be adding Levee to the list of LZ songs I’ll be trying to play with my brother over Xmas when I travel to England. Love the content, absolutely love your delivery and humour and I hope that Santa brings you many more richly deserved subscribers. Cheers!

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you so much! I love this comment, and it brings me joy that you’re having such success with the other lessons as well. You and your brother are going to have a right old set list to get through! Have a couple of big fat whiskeys on me. 🥃

[@richsele9617]

This was such a great lesson. Thank you! I’m terrible on slide but this gave me a great alternative that sounds awesome. Keep ‘em coming! I just signed up as a Patreon so I can really get the most out of your knowledge.

[@SpedSpedding]

Me and you both Rich! Haha, chuck your slide next to mine and have fun!

[@frankpaparo6002]

God BLess you man, giving us a chance to play like our heros, so unselfish, thank you for sharing your gift

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks Frank! 🙏🏻 It’s my pleasure, if these videos can help people put learning stuff so they can enjoy themselves rocking out then I’m sold. 💪🏻🔥

[@metalmig]

great lessons didn't missed the Slide at all! .. what about you teach us "In My time of dying" next.

[@SpedSpedding]

Glad you liked it Miguel. I definitely didn't miss the slide. Haha

[@nathancl2k]

So happy to have found your channel. Awesome song breakdowns. I'm going down a Zeppelin rabbit hole and I'm loving it!

[@SpedSpedding]

Yeah there's a nice juicy playlist for you to get stuck into there. Glad you found me too!

[@coleschweitzer4851]

Awesome lesson Sped, just what I was looking for, very well laid out and explalained musically. I can get this down and take further if like. Keep up the great lessons I really like your format.👍🎸😎

[@SpedSpedding]

Appreciate that Cole! Always lovely to hear from people who enjoy my natural style. ✨🙌🏻

[@TatenomicsMoneyClips]

I was just listening to this song lol, what a coincidence. I might have to learn it now. Thanks for another awesome lesson man!

[@SpedSpedding]

I know, I could hear. Anyone who plays this song has it on at least 450% volume. You're welcome, go knock it out the park! ✨

[@Zoso_1990]

❤❤❤❤❤ My man. You hit it out of the park. Thank you so much. Words cannot properly express my love for this episode.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you Marko! Oh that’s a lot of love. I certainly had a go, I wanted to do something a bit different to what I’d seen before, obviously without the slide that was always going to happen but I feel like I grabbed a few of the notes that are integral to matching the sound on the record. 🤘🏻🍿

[@micajones1483]

"Hit it out of the park..." Thats a baseball reference, and I wonder if English folk know what that saying refers to?

[@theduftmeister]

The slide. thanks for the honesty Sped. Like you, I never really picked one up. Sound mega cool IF you can use them properly. keep the great lessons coming please.

[@SpedSpedding]

Yeah I ain’t gonna embarrass myself with the slide, bought one just to chuck in the corner. Hahaha. 😂😂

[@teddwayne]

Awesome as always! New here ! Love the channel,the story time/book! Been a Zep fan since I was a 10 year old kid/now a 62 year old man! You make those songs reachable for a guy like me.Thank you

[@KitWN]

Just tried this on my 4-string guitar built especially for slide playing. Seems to be working! Bedtime here, will give it some more attention in the morning.

[@SpedSpedding]

That’s great to know, like I said, you got the notes so slide away. Sleep well. 30mph winds here and 2 degrees. 😂

[@KitWN]

@@SpedSpedding Summer starts in a couple of days here, we're loving this Northern Tasmanian weather. Pop down sometime if you can during a cold Manchester January.

[@TheZayne34]

Don`t it make you feel bad when your tryin`to find your way home, and you don`t know which way to go? If you`re goin down south they got no work to do , if you don`t know about Chicago! Sped you have done every song on this album beside "Battle of Evermore". That song is in need of a mandolin player to do it proper. Thank you Sped, for yet another Zeppelin Gem!!

[@SpedSpedding]

Never say never, if I figure out a really decent way to play on guitar I’ll be sure to share it with everyone. It’s been awhile since I was in Chicago, me and Gab loved our time there. A really cool city. ❤️

[@jasonprice9823]

I just recently found your channel but I love it.

[@SpedSpedding]

Amazing Jason, thanks so much. Hope you like everything else that you find. 🍿

[@CalebePriester]

There was this time when I listened to this song with faulty headphones and somehow I could listen guitar parts that were hidden in the mix! I was amazed by how great the guitar work is in this song! I don't know what happened, I think some of the frequencies were not being reproduced so I could hear guitar parts that I could not listen normally! This song has so many hidden awesome guitar parts! I was shocked! There are so many layers of guitars in this song, it's crazy!

[@SpedSpedding]

That’s totally possible, some of my decent headphones broke the other day and when I tried to fix them drums were on the right, vocals were on the left; it was all horribly wrong. But it meant that some parts were isolated and I could hear them, kind of cool. There’s also a trick you can do where are you phase invert audio to cancel out of the instruments, you can isolate guitars quite well to help work things out.

[@bleachbumm5975]

The Led Zep IV Deluxe Edition has an alternate mix version that seems to have less reverb and the tracks have a little more clarity.

[@williamhiles7404]

Jimmy's Guitar Army. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

[@lucaspage3538]

Man, you are amazing! I waited for this lesson so long...Anyway a brilliant lesson as always :)

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks so much, it means a lot coming from you Mr Page! 😉

[@КобландыСерикбол-ю5ч]

Спасибо за туториал, очень благодарен. На английском писать лень(да я ленивая собака). Молодец👍

[@SpedSpedding]

С моим лучшим манкунианско-русским акцентом: Добро пожаловать, Lazy Dog. Я тебя сейчас стыжу; Вытащил переводчик и все такое. Спасибо, что учились вместе со мной.

[@jpbraun5285]

Hello from the US. Really appreciate your videos. You have a great teaching mannerism. For many years I only played acoustic type stuff but my son got me a new amp for my birthday and it's been great to use your lessons to jump back a few decades. Holy crap I can (sort of) solo now. Thanks!

[@SpedSpedding]

Hello 🇺🇸! You’re welcome for the videos, stoked that you are getting so much out of them. 🙌🏻 Your son sounds like a legend, what amp is it?

[@jpbraun5285]

@@SpedSpedding boss Katana mk2 100w.

[@thekey0]

What a lesson ❤❤

[@SpedSpedding]

You’re welcome! 🙌🏻✨

[@zositosjm57]

I haven’t seen the video but I already left my like! Thank you sped for this tutorial!🤘🏻

[@SpedSpedding]

You’re welcome, and I appreciate that. Liking the video now and then coming back to watch it later just adds that extra boost in the meantime.

[@flatsix666]

Can’t wait to try this at the weekend! Thanks Sped the Led 😉

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha, liking the new name. Thanks, have fun. Let me know how you get on with it.

[@bswat60]

Wow thank you. Your an excellent teacher, really dig your channel

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks so much Brian, glad you like what you see. More to come for sure.🍿

[@DirtCityMTB]

Great lesson and Hagstrom's have the coolest headstock in my opinion.

[@SpedSpedding]

They actually do don’t they, power and elegance in their design; and the machine heads are pretty cool too.

[@guinn2415]

The fact that such talent resides in your 10 fingers to be summoned so apparently effortlessly is an injustice to the rest of us mere mortals

[@alpenglow1235]

Well done! Keep 'em coming.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks! Will do.💪🏻

[@gigiadd2816]

Traveling on riverside blues Is another incredible blues by Led Zeppelin in open G

[@davidmugglebee523]

I can’t stop laughing whenever you do the JP impersonation. The Story Time vid is great too! Loving your channel so much. Been living on the TYG vid for the past week, and your teaching style and breakdown of the song have helped me tremendously and brought me so much joy. Thanks again, excited to learn more ✌🏼

[@SpedSpedding]

Amazing David! Haha they are funny looking back, totally unplanned and everyone went wild for it! So happy you're enjoying learning with me. 🤘🏻

[@ernestguerrero3934]

Man this man is a good teacher.of all the utube lessons he has to be in my top list.🎼🎸📈🎶

[@SpedSpedding]

Love this Ernest! Thank you, happy to help. I want these to be entertaining and educational at the same time. Glad they’re working for you. 🙌🏻

[@DavidRFIT]

The thumbnail is pure awesomeness.

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha thank you!

[@IncendiaDivinus]

As a teenager growing up in the mid seventies and not having people to learn guitar from, between this song and Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain' , I would try to play them in standard tuning ( I used a tuning fork ;P) ) I drove myself insane !! Needle on the record player up! Needdle on the record player down... I became an expert at 'Sucking at the guitar ;p) !! Nowadays I can safely say that I have a gift that very few people have " I can turn any chord or note into sounding like shit !! ;p) !! Thank You for all that you do brother !! Stay safe !!

[@johnglennon5623]

Remember them days , needle on needle off . I was the same lol

[@SpedSpedding]

What a different an mp3 and a mouse click can make when working out a song. In fact, an mp3 became so powerful that it completely changed the music industry. I still rock my vinyl, you've probably seen in the last couple videos. It's the only format I buy now, I like holding it in my hand, huge glorious piece of art.

[@AvonNabors]

Came for quality zeppelin lessons stayed for the page impressions.

[@SpedSpedding]

Hah, amazing. One guy left a comment yesterday saying “don’t do the impressions! Who do you think you are?” 😂 I’d like to think that the guys in Led Zeppelin have a pretty good sense of humour and would clearly see how much I respect them.

[@jgeraci1]

As one of your new subscribers I have to say you do a great job mixing your brand of humor with absolutely fantastic lessons! No wonder your channel is blowing up! Hope you get to a million subs soon!

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you friend! Appreciate you supporting the channel and leaving comments like this. 1m would be absolutely incredible, I’m happy hanging out with everyone in the comments in the meantime. The community here is 🔥❤️

[@francesco0185]

I absolutely love your tutorials. The third Led Zeppelin song I'm learning thanks to your accurate lessons. ;)

[@SpedSpedding]

So cool! What were the other two? Have fun.

[@francesco0185]

@@SpedSpedding Black dog and The ocean

[@blancolirio]

Interesting about the F tuning…I wonder how many BPMs equals one tone (G to F) lower. In other words It’s all played faster in reality than the recording…. Great stuff Sped!!! Subscribed!

[@SteveJones379]

Sped Strikes Again! Excellent! Love Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks.

[@SpedSpedding]

It’s one of the most badass tunes ever. I feel like if it came put today it’d be just as huge. 💪🏻🔥

[@Khurrum07]

Sped these lessons have been amazing 🙏🏼 Praying for a new guitar for Xmas

[@SpedSpedding]

Ouhhh any one in particular? You’re welcome for the lessons. You can thank Zeppelin for the hard work, I’m just celebrating the anniversary. ✨🤩

[@Khurrum07]

@@SpedSpedding hoping for a 72 Telecaster deluxe or Les Paul tribute, either with locking tuners (essential with my vision) but I doubt I'm getting one 🤷🏽 You make them enjoyable 🔥

[@SpedSpedding]

@@Khurrum07 Get your letter in now, surely one of Santa’s luthiers has experience with Telecasters? They lived through the ‘70s! 😂

[@Khurrum07]

@@SpedSpedding already sent off! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@gtrrobster]

Nice!!! I knew it was in F. But had no idea it was recorded in G, and then slowed down the equivalent of a whole step. Page! SO SMART! Thanks man. So glad I have found your channel, via 10 Years Gone

[@SpedSpedding]

You're welcome and glad you found me through that video. It was a whopper of a lesson. 🙌🏻✨

[@jimcolangelo8064]

Sped...you are Amazing! I've learned so much from you! Huge Zeppelin Fan!!! Love your style and accuracy!!! I can know play When the Levee Breaks, and many other Zep tunes properly, they sound great! Thank you so much! I also appreciate your humor and the Story times!!! Keep on Rockin!!!!!!! Thanks for all you do!!!!

[@SpedSpedding]

Wonderful Jim and my pleasure; thanks for watching. Stoked that you e got so much out of my videos.

[@tomosborne6274]

Really nice tutorial for those of us that are allergic to slide,put me in the mood for a nice cuppa as well 10/10 sped

[@SpedSpedding]

Ha, great. Need to get some tea brands involved done we. Some fat discounts for my subscribers. ❤️

[@lees7836]

Excellent Sped. Thank you for this. ❤

[@pandy7329]

Just found your channel and really enjoy your lessons. I’ve been looking for Mother’s Daughter by Santana, but no luck yet. If you’re ever at a loss and decide to give it a go, I’ll be all over it.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks Pandy! Awesome that you’ve joined the channel and you like my lessons. I do have a PRS so never say never.😉

[@jakewaldman6243]

Just when I thought my day couldn’t get any better, Sped uploads a Zep lesson 🤤🤤🤤

[@SpedSpedding]

I got you Jake! Have fun playing this badass tune all weekend on full volume. 😂😂

[@jakewaldman6243]

@@SpedSpedding Appreciate it brother! Hey since we’re on the topic of LZ 4 I was curious if there’s anyway of playing the mandolin parts from the battle of evermore on guitar, assuming you’d have to use a capo. Thanks!

[@ikegarley4045]

Another Brilliant lesson, Great work Sped, Got my eye on that book now too. Cheers,

[@SpedSpedding]

It's a good book, will need a VERY strong arm and a lot of eyes to get through it! 😂

[@mikeburtonphillipson5900]

What a tune to wrap the celebration up with.. not sure how you worked it out but it sounds huge, great work!!…

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha I pressed that headphone into my head pretty firm. Glad you liked it Mike, might have one more surprise to. Who knows. 👀

[@shannonbunch1003]

Kinda strange, I've never played guitar ( C+ drummer maybe) but I've always loved Jimmy page and led zeppelin. Listening to you play is very therapeutic, so even though I have no idea what your talking about, I love watching and listening to you play man.

[@SpedSpedding]

Ha, that's really cool thank you. Did you catch the Zeppelin Story Time video? It's basically me but if I joined audible. 😂

[@shroompicn-shrooman]

I liked it ... just found you on here and I'm going through every video...and love the format....keep it up young man!

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying all the other content. Keep in touch. 🙌🏻

[@craigcampbell837]

another awesome version and lesson Sped. Thank you

[@SpedSpedding]

You’re welcome Craig. And in a comical tuning, absolute win. 😂 From SS to CC, enjoy it man. 🙌🏻🔥

[@richpriest9284]

Brilliant, love yer honesty....makes me laugh every time 😅 By far the best version I've seen ✌ Cheers 😎

[@chriss1492]

You bendy solo instead of slide sounds great! Very cool! I appreciate your lessons immensely! Would you do Dancing Days one day?

[@SpedSpedding]

Ha, yeah it was a bit of fun. Enjoyed working it out. There’s a few more tiny variations but I figured people could start here and use their ear to try and figure the rest out.

[@inyourbusiness73]

I'll tell you what I don't like about this video... Is the fact that beautiful Hagstrom guitar in swedish frost isn't in my guitar collection. Other than that I love your videos and your guitar playing. You are truly a gifted teacher as well. There I said it!

[@SpedSpedding]

That’s really kind, thank you so much for the compliment. I feel like I’m starting to find my feet on the channel and play to my strengths. Everybody has been so kind in the comments, yourself included. And yes it is a glorious guitar, as you can tell by the thumbnails I consider it to be a wizard staff. ✨🤩

[@TheSchumijr]

Great lesson. Just started following you and was happy to see sooo many Zeppelin tutorials. But what about “Hey, Hey ……”?

[@rustysilk685]

Mate yes im am british with some Irish And scottish thrown in lol. You did a great job here without using the slide. That is a nice sounding axe too you have there🎸🎼🎸💜💙

[@richsele6333]

That was a great lesson and alternative to the original. I suck on slide so this is awesome!

[@SpedSpedding]

You and me both Rich haha! Glad to help.

[@PearlJamaholic]

Not even a big Zeppelin fan, was big into them for a summer 20 years ago and that was kind of it, but this song I never tire of. Always liked that swamp blues tone of this song. This song makes you want to sit in a witches hut with a guitar, and forget the rest of the world. The only thing I didn't like about this video was, where were the drums? This is one of the songs that got me starting drums the other year.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks for your comment. I agree it’s a song that doesn’t tire. It sounds as relevant today as it did then. In terms of “where are the drums…” this is a guitar lesson? 😂

[@1967SL]

Tasty with no wasty. I'm also fond of the OG version. Someone like Will Self did a deep dive into Memphis Minnie. Reckoned she was a hardcase hustler who didn't write , sing or play on WTLB. Or something.

[@JB_Eckl]

This is infinitely more practical than my version! (You already know that)

[@SpedSpedding]

Hahaha I hope you said "FAC sake after watching."

[@JB_Eckl]

@@SpedSpedding I went down such a rabbit hole trying to make it sound EXACTLY like the record, I ended up deep in the weeds. I knew there was no way it could be done that way in real life, but it was a lot of fun. This, however, makes it possible to play the song in an actual band…

[@plasmalab1]

Awesome lessons. Thanks mate!

[@philfyphil]

Can you do one for Achilles Last Stand? Love that track.

[@jimmuller]

Great job and great tuning. Everyone has their own tuning for this song for some reason. Guitar tip of the day: Slide guitar is not as easy as it looks.

[@SpedSpedding]

Yeah, I haven't got the time to master slide I don't think, not on top of everything else I've got going on so as much as I love the sound I settled on FACFAC.

[@bighardbooks770]

"Tuning of FUC*!" _Love_ it 🎸

[@StarDarkAshes]

I saw so many versions of this in the Led Zeppelin books, and every time I even tried to play even a tiny little bit of it I almost threw up. It sounded so wrong, and I just moved onto something else. This is probably going to be the thing that I’ll go with because it’s definitely pretty good.

[@Diver114]

As always-great job,man! Keep on doing what you do.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thank you, I will don’t worry! 🙌🏻

[@martinvalach7550]

Thank you so much for the great lesson! Subscribed!🎶

[@SpedSpedding]

You’re welcome Martin! Welcome to the crew. 🔥

[@Custard_Pie]

Great job. Led zeppelin played this song a couple of times during 75 tour only. This is the only lz song, that i prefer the album version over live

[@SpedSpedding]

I mean, it’s got to be that drum sound, surely? It’s absolutely immense isn’t it. The mix on this song really hasn’t dated. I could imagine a modern band like Elbow dropping something like this and it’d still being huge today!

[@alekp6822]

Your Thumbnails always catch my attention, good job !

[@SpedSpedding]

That’s great to know. Changed things up recently. 🔥

[@alekp6822]

@@SpedSpedding Man, you are doing great , but maybe you should do the short ones too....Here is my thing : i rarely watch the whole video, i get hooked up by title ,e and then when you start explaining note by note i lose interest. I dont think your target group should be beginners!Hope its a useful feedback, cheers!

[@fredfloyd68]

Sped hey you are hitting on fred zeps best tunes awesome tutorial ...brilliant keep on doing it...

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha thanks Fred! 💪🏻🔥

[@Texas_montantero]

Oh man, absolutely torturous to see one of these lessons pop up while I'm still at work and can't start working on it immediately

[@SpedSpedding]

Oh no, sorry to put you through it. Just use the flash from Men In Black when you get home and pretend you’re seeing it for the first time!

[@michaelgallagher3640]

@@SpedSpedding Everyone should have neurolizer. Don't forget your shades or you'll flashie thing yourself & forget how to jam.🤪

[@steelydan1242]

First heard. this song in 1976 but still very relevant today especially in the movies.

[@SpedSpedding]

It’s just got swagger hasn’t it. Perfect pacing, perfectly played and mixed. ❤️

[@merkin771]

that was KILLER!! Man!! Thank you!

[@SpedSpedding]

You're welcome Chris, stoked you liked this one.

[@malsanders609]

Awesome lesson Sped

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks Mal. Glad you liked it. I had fun figuring out a new way to play it without a slide. 🙌🏻

[@LesPaul-MorePaul]

FACin’ hell this tutorial is absolutely brilliant!! Cheers 🇨🇦

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha thanks, glad you FACin' liked it!

[@pikiwiki]

genius. you've done the work. i'll do the picking. thnaks

[@SpedSpedding]

Haha, get to it!

[@BlueberrieVR]

That sounds awesome, definitely on my list for songs to learn. Need to finish your Ten Years Gone lesson first before I move onto this, as I'm not jumping between tunings constantly 😂

[@SpedSpedding]

Sounds like we need to go guitar shopping. 💪🏻😏

[@BlueberrieVR]

@@SpedSpedding that's what I've been telling the wife

[@dannyhood8857]

Good lesson. The part at 4:08 to 4:11 I changed. I play C chord 5th fret (B flat chord on 3rd fret) C chord, and then open G (open D and G strings makes a G chord) (The Same exact chords you already play starting the main riff) It needed to be filled 4:08 to 4:11 ) after the slide riff when Bonham crashes the cymbles. That's the only part didn't sound full 'imo . Don't take my word for it though. Trust your ear. If this is exact, correct way jimmy page plays levee breaks on record, John Paul Jones must be playin the notes on his bass, or the chords or on his keyboard. C, B flat, C back to G. I play in standard tuning in the key of F, so for me its (B flat ,A flat, B flat, back to F. You probably already know this.

[@SpedSpedding]

Cheers Danny, appreciate that and cool to hear about the ways that you do things. You trust your ear too. I mentioned to another person in the comments below I’m not here to preach or profess that this is exactly the way it’s done. This video was supposed to be me figuring out a simple, cool way to do it, different to other people and specifically without the use of a slide. I enjoyed playing it this way and it fits nicely over the track.

[@sharonkaskowski9338]

Hell ya this is an awesome riff not to mention the song 🤩

[@SpedSpedding]

Absolutely Sharon, 100% agree. Hope you enjoyed my lesson.

[@garygoodman3664]

Your TONE IS KILLER!!!

[@patriciacipa379]

Sped, great lesson. So I understand and appreciate that you modified the playing not only to eliminate the slide, but also the tuning. So since we know that Jimmy did not play the recorded version in an F tuning, does it stand to reason the the F tuning used here transposed up is not the exact open G tuning he would have used? The would make the 6th string at G and the 5th string at B, and open G is usually D and G, respectively. Or did he? Just wondering.

[@SpedSpedding]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Yeah apparently he recorded it in open G as I mentioned reading from the book, then slowed it down to draw it out and make it sound huge. The funny thing is I put it in this tuning FACFAC but we never even hit the lower strings… 😂 I just like the idea of saying FAC tuning for a laugh. But musically, it would make sense to drop those two lower strings as well in case you accidentally clipped them they would ring out in tune. I was also messing around with some lead playing and sometimes shitting that low F/big fat root note and it sounded cool… so have fun experimenting.

[@kcd2120]

@@SpedSpedding “...and sometimes shitting that low F...”. More brilliant humour from Sped! And yes, saying FAC is funny, indeed. Thanks again for your superb content.

[@mikeoliver198]

That was so neat. Thank you.

[@EasyChairGuitarTutorials]

After the first one is done two times but before the third one is done a second time, do I repeat the third one after the first one or do I make the second one sound like the third one without the first add on? Or not? You officially rock, bro.