Chordplay - The Acoustic Side Of Jimmy Page

[@Michael-bl4no]

I auditioned for a really good Zep tribute band and got the gig. Two months and 32 songs later, first show is this weekend! Wish me luck, Brew!

[@mitch5699]

where at...

[@Michael-bl4no]

@@mitch5699 it was in CT. In MA this weekend.

[@godbyone]

Awesome

[@lees2oo8]

1 year later, how you getting on?

[@BlueTeamer_]

2 years. Still at it?

[@joelfildes5544]

I’ve met Pagey,lovely guy,and about ten years later (six months ago) I picked up his son who was hitch hiking in Wales…he saw my guitar in the back seat,and asked if I liked led Zep stuff,I hit him with my tales of the great man,and all my Wales/Zep knowledge…it was only as he opened the door to get out that he told me who he was…Ashen Page ! Anyways,I always play Rain Song in normal tuning,but I’ll tell you,it doesn’t half make for some weird open chords…Eb anyone ?! Cheers

[@mjt11860]

Great story. What were the circumstances that led (no pun intended) you to meeting my ultimate idol?

[@michael_caz_nyc]

I honestly believe that Led Zeppelin were The Perfect Storm of 4 super-talented musicians. When I think about what it-means to be a Rock Star = it's Led Zeppelin. They were phenomenal. My all time favorite rock band. Great stuff here. Enjoyed it.

[@Scottocaster6668]

The rain song is probably the most beautifully written tunes, and my favorite.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

Makes my hair stand up everytime

[@parrisgjerde9212]

Then ending of the rain song is just gorgeous!

[@Scottocaster6668]

@@parrisgjerde9212 Yes it is.

[@marions.120]

That, and Ten Years Gone! ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@godbyone]

My teacher figured out by ear. On standard tuning. He was like wtf. I can’t imagine Jimmy doing this. My hands looks like twister

[@bradleybriscoe2608]

Page's acoustic instrumental entitled 'Bron-Yr-Aur' on the 'Physical Graffiti' album is a beautiful composition piece in a C6 open tuning. I believe the C6 tuning is CACGCE.

[@yiranimal]

Same tuning as 'Friends.'

[@seanandben]

C6 is probably the most popular tuning with pedal steel and lap steel players.

[@thomasaquinas601]

Page was, and still is, the best acoustic rock guitarist. Beautiful, melodic, and take you on a journey.

[@philhellmuth2771]

Ever heard of tommy emmanuel?

[@rauldorsman8191]

Page and Keith Richards are phenomenal on the acoustic guitar

[@vibefrequencyable]

Ummm he's good... but I agree there's pretty amazing guitarists who play steel and nylon ...far better...technically... Leo lottke... monty montgomery... ..Tommy Emmanuel...al dimeola..John mcgloughlin...just to name a few...takes nothing away from Jimmy's greatness at a beautiful melody ..but best?

[@aaronrogers8846]

@@vibefrequencyable All great players but I wouldn’t classify any of them as “rock guitarists” What sets Jimmy apart from other rock guitarists is his catalogue of acoustic songs.

[@vibefrequencyable]

@@aaronrogers8846 guess i am not talking about his song writing skills but more about technical ability on acoustic...

[@STAMPER-DESIGN]

Said it before and I'll say it again. You're the best guitar teacher on the platform. Thank you Mr Brewster!

[@thedenoftone3900]

5-Stars! ★★★★★ - Attended Zeppelin show in the 11th grade as a gigging kid drummer... May 10th 1973 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama was life changing ~

[@smith9808]

Jimmy was a genius. Led Zeppelins music genuinely transports me to another world when I close my eyes.

[@mrmillcake8525]

He's still with us and turned 78 ten days ago! =)

[@jkljkl1945]

is

[@Geotubest]

Agreed.

[@hadara69]

Been playing slide in open G for years. Never thought to try it on acoustic! Zeppelin’s “In my time of dying” solos along with “You Shook Me” are still the warm-up benchmarks for me. Matching him means the blades are sufficiently SHARP… Thanks for the acoustic lesson!

[@AndrewLykins44]

Going to California was a must learn for me. It took me months to master it but I finally got it. Most beautiful song I know how to play

[@GlobalMiles]

At the moment I’m thinking...nothing new here, basic, boring...David starts playing Going to California and I felt chills down my spine. Magik.

[@darrellheck7214]

I saw Zeppelin in 1970 in OKC. Zep 3 had not been released yet, and they opened with Immigrant Song. After playing electric they took a break and came back for an acoustic set, then finished up with more electric tunes. Jimmy is amazing, thanks for the video.

[@Callmenobody174]

Another great lesson, Dave! As a 46 year old guy who's been playing guitar since I was 10 or 12, I always appreciate watching your videos on youtube because I don't play with a band or anything, just at home by myself, and I do get burned out sometimes. I can always count on whatever you cover to light a fire under me to play something different and get me interested again. You always make it interesting and entertaining. Thanks!

[@highwayscribery]

I'm in the same situation. I bought a "looper" and it's a great practice friend. Can lay down some rhythm and practice lead solos or, even more fun, layering them.

[@markforier4667]

You should think about getting a band together. I was like you playing alone. I hooked up with some guys a few years ago right after I turned 59. It has been super fun learning songs, practicing together and playing the occasional party. I never thought it was something that I could do. I only wish I had done it sooner

[@highwayscribery]

@@markforier4667 I will. It's a little tricky in L.A. because everybody's a "pro." You go to Karaoke here and it's like a final of "American Idol." There's a guy across the street plays on this front steps all the time. I'll try him first.

[@agrahazl]

Me too. got you by 8 years though. Acoustic Zep is soup for the soul.

[@coinraker6497]

Yeah you're absolutely right about Jimmy's electric & acoustic side. Most of the I'll say "casual" Zeppelin fans probably aren't even aware of how amazing he is on the acoustic. It's a shame their 3rd album got panned by the critics so much. Possibly caused them to move away from the acoustic side a bit more than they otherwise would have on their subsequent albums.

[@basilperdikakis7627]

The critics panned led zeppellin until the early 90's. Just sayin'...

[@donaldshidal851]

I chased "Goin to California" somewhere I got the triple D tuning, finally it unfolded. I kept the guitar that tuning for over a year and other songs became evident: Gold Dust Woman, Black Water, Part of the Plan. Most songs in D or G will wok, some are really great. Thank Jimmy

[@jonathannelson3562]

Oh man, thank you for those tunings! You totally unlocked some special stuff here.

[@leechild4655]

Jimmy`s Rain Song tuning was his own tuning he said, he made it up.

[@tonymcnamara9368]

It was Jimmy Pages acoustic playing that got me into Zepplin. The Rain Song in particular, one of my favourite songs of all time! I don't want to know anyone that doesn't like Led Zepplin! 😕

[@bubhub64]

Man, just hearing those chords from Going to California took me be back to memories and places in time that I havn't experienced in a while. Music is powerful.

[@kellycarr4701]

Awesome lesson man! Jimmy's acoustic stuff is killer.

[@tristanhefner5150]

Hey David, I don't know if you remember me, but I took lessons with you a few years back at guitar center (Asheville NC). I just want to thank you for completely changing my life by opening the door to be able to do what I love, and it has saved my life every day. I often think to myself when trying to accomplish something musically... "what would David say." I haven't stopped playing even for a second and have been a part of many projects in and out of the studio. I hope all is well, and again, thank you from the bottom of my Les Paul. Keep being you!

[@Skynyrdforever]

Jimmy Page's guitar opens your mind to a whole other world of acoustics. Been playing since I was 12 and his guitar work has always been a huge influence. Always loved Led Zeppelin. Missed an opportunity to see them in '75. Tour was cancelled after Robert Plant's son died. Thanks for lesson, great stuff.

[@markbundy1694]

IMO, Jimmy is the Goat of Guitar, none better. Great Video, keep the vids rolling…👍🤘🏼🎸

[@PetraKann]

Jimmy Page was a Magician at his peak.

[@andymellor9056]

Thanks for this - any fan of Page's acoustic work needs to check out Bert Jansch, especially his early work. Jack Orion a good place to start.

[@thepaganash]

This was very helpfull, thanks alot for explaining these tunings :)

[@bryanmoraski7005]

Love Jimmy acoustic. I was obsessed with Zepplin 3. Thanks Dave.

[@rickbullock4331]

Just ran across your channel because of an algorithm probably. I too love Led Zeppelin. I don’t play guitar but I love to listen to someone like yourself who definitely can. I really don’t understand music, I don’t read it and all of those tunings are Greek to me but I love listening to what you can do with them. 👍👍🇨🇦

[@richwest6282]

David, you've got to check out some of the amazing pioneering dadgad work by the late, great Bert Jansch, both solo and with his band Pentangle. In fact, that's pretty much where Jimmy got the arrangement for Black Mountainside which was based on the Old English folk tune She Moves through the Fair, which was originally made popular by Davy Graham; there's some really great stuff there.

[@mattwestcott1663]

Perhaps not DAGAD, but let's not forget the origin of our favorite Stomp! Bert was unreal, his influence is adding a while new element to my acoustic approach. A terribly underrated musician.

[@londoner752]

Bert & Davey both a huge influence.

[@merrillhess5626]

Page loved both Bert and Davey. Bert once said Page actually plays folk music, but rocked up. However, Black Mountainside was inspired by Bert's Blackwaterside, a folk song he learned from his friend and folk song revivalist Anne Briggs. You may be thinking of Page's White Summer, which was inspired by Davey's eclectic fantasia of She Moved Through The Fair.

[@joegonzales3361]

You make me feel like I am hanging out with an old friend thank you so much

[@merrillhess5626]

When you dig into the people who influenced musicians, you discover some amazing music that would otherwise go unnoticed. For a little historical research, check out Davey Graham (sometimes Davy) and Bert Jansch. Both were huge influences on Page. As far as I know Graham originated the DADGAD tuning from his experiences in Middle Eastern music while traveling to Morocco. Graham was a great experimenter who developed a style blending jazz, classical, blues, rock and roll, and ethnic music into a completely new sound. Pages White Summer was based on Graham's exploration of the folk song She Moved Through The Fair. Bert was like Graham's musical successor. He learned what he could from Graham and took it further. Page's Black Mountainside is a reworking of Bert's Blackwaterside, a song he learned from folk revivalist Anne Briggs.

[@EarthAltar]

"It isn't hard to recognize These things are clear to all from time to time" James Patrick Page was, is, and will always be a guitar God.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

It's always been my favorite Zeppelin song.

[@sergedenovo2389]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 I often ask my wife which one she likes. She can’t make up her mind. …and neither can I.

[@franksergiovanni1981]

I'm sure Lori Maddox would agree

[@mjt11860]

Those lyrics should remind everyone what a master lyricist Robert Plant is.

[@mjt11860]

My favorite led Zeppelin song changes on a daily basis.

[@coled2048]

As a teenager in the 70s, I realized then as I played a little guitar and drums for local musicians, that I was living in a very special time when musicians like Hendrix, Beatles, Stones, Sabbath, Floyd, Zeppelin and many others were the zeitgeist. Thanks Mr. Brewster for reiterating that here. I wish the youngsters of today had just an inkling of what that experience was like.

[@michaelstevens972]

I love watching you give lessons David Brewster. So I started practicing guitar 🎸 just 2 years n 2 or 3 months ago. Bought a Les Paul just like Page's. It's not even a Gibson but I fell I got very lucky with the quality for my first guitar. Anyways... Needless to say it's my passion now. I can play so many songs now thanks to watching you and I had Justin Guitar beginners course to start with so I wasn't just winging it. I wanted to know the basics. The chords. The strumming patterns. How to hold the pick correctly and how to use alternate finger picking. I didn't half ass it you know. I watch you I see how relaxed you are and I like how you explain the things that you are teaching. I ONLY KNOW PAGE SONG FROM LED ZEPPELIN BUT BOY WHAT A GOOD WAY TO START.😎🎸 Keep these videos coming Brewster. Theres so much I want to know and I love that no matter where your level is,,, it's still a challenge with something else to learn. Thank you David!

[@John3_16andthensome]

Pure GOLD here! Thank you so much David.

[@billcavin3554]

when I first started playing 45+years ago, I had no idea about alt. tuning. (just an impatient kid, never learned theory either, just wanted to play). you know how frustrating it was learning by ear in standard only to say something is not quite right.... but it is funny to watch people who know Alt. tuning ask how the heck are you playing that..... anyway, from an old timer, thanks for the lesson... one last thing , even though I know most of the songs, or thought I did, going through all of your video lessons has greatly improved my playing. playing it right is definitely the way to go....close enough is only for campfire playing.... thanks again.....

[@normanmcdonald6924]

I discovered Jimmy Page through listening to Def leppard back in 1987. Steve Clark was a massive fan. Unbelievable guitarists. Many thanks for your lessons and insights. So cool ✌️

[@jeffosborne1147]

Great job. I love Jimmy page and led zeppelin. Awesome talent with awesome music. Thank you.

[@coryphillips4436]

Thank you for this. I was a huge fan of Zeppelin in HS and what really attracted me to their music was all of their acoustic and harmonica work. Now in my 50s and learning to play guitar for the first time, Page’s acoustic riffs are a big inspiration to me.

[@imacmadman22]

Jimmy Page was my original inspiration to play the guitar as a teen and today remains one of my biggest guitar heroes. This video is a wonderful look back to my teenage years, I listened to Led Zeppelin daily for years and years and I always loved how Jimmy kept his playing interesting and varied. He was never boring to listen to, always keeping things interesting with all of his guitar parts, electric and acoustic and all of the embellishments and little surprises he'd put into songs. While I don't listen to Stairway any more (it's severely over played and there are arguably better songs from Led Zeppelin, guitar-wise) Jimmy Page remains one of my all time favorite guitarists. Great video, David.

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Superb David, Jimmy is the master. Cheers

[@jobaci]

Great job ! Enjoy your playing. Thanks for the lesson.

[@theoperator9474]

Thanks ! I broke my E-trying the Rain Song tuning. Fuggin Fabulous. I don't even know why I try.

[@MT-or7lv]

I love Jimmy's acoustic side. Great stuff!

[@mma1st105]

No matter what I'm really into playing or learning at the time I tend to go on a jimmy acoustic kick for a few weeks when I hear his playing. I love it. Thanks man.

[@renatols1995]

Page's guitar work and specially his acoustic work transports me to my childhood as my dad introduced me to Led Zeppelin and it was all of a sudden never the same for me and made me immediately ask for a guitar. Beautiful music this people made that will live forever on us.

[@traviskeeler4533]

One of the absolute BEST breakdowns of Jimmy's tunings and chords I have ever seen man. Great job. (Forwarded it to my 14-year-old Guitar Prodigy son...lol...kid has been playing for less than 2 years and he is too good for me to even jam with at this point!)

[@423Bruce]

Black mountain side was the track the turned me onto Zeppelin. I remember listening to it on repeat for about an hour. The rest is history.

[@sergedenovo2389]

I’m a hugerer Jimmy Page fan, Dave! When people were listening to hair bands when I was a teen, I swear all I listened to was Zeppelin. Have a VHS Song Remains The Same. I love Ten Years Gone, dude. I looked for this guitar (I like it). Sweetwater doesn’t have it anymore. Thanks, Dave. :)

[@youtoo2233]

Same here. I had that Vhs too, and also Supershow where Led played Dazed and Confused in March '69. I was born in '69 so I grew up in the 70's and 80's. I just couldn't get into the hair bands, I was into mostly 70's rock like Led, Rush, Sabbath, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, etc

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

I was a child when it came out and got to see _The Song Remains The Same_ double-billed with _Live At Pompeii_ in the local theater. Quite the magical journey that was. ^-^

[@sergedenovo2389]

@@youtoo2233 Yup. :) I couldn’t get into any of the 80s bands. I was in high school. Everyone was listening to motley crew and glam rock. I never could relate to it. There was a classic rock station here in Chicago 105.9 wckg they played classic rock. That’s all I listened to. But I went through a stage for like probably for a couple of years where all I listened to was Zeppelin. Scraping up money- my now wife - would buy me cassettes…. But yeah. Those were decent, simple times. :)

[@sergedenovo2389]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 Floyd live at Pompeii? My first Floyd album I bought was the quadraphonic version of Dark Side of the Moon, I bought from a friend. The second one was Meddle. The wall, always depressed the shit out of me. I never liked it. I know it’s iconic but I never liked it. Take care. :)

[@burnsZY85]

Their acoustic sets live are a joy to watch.

[@johnpierson8398]

I really loved this lesson! Thank you for this.

[@jamessator5564]

OMG ! Dave, you never disappoint ! WOW , thanks I’m going to have to try some of these of those runs !!

[@mossrun]

Mammouth lesson! Really helps in understanding how the various tunings are related.

[@bennycristantielli4818]

Thank you David for creating this channel. Highlighting Jimmy Pages' acoustic side brings the love of Led Zepplin to so many acoustic players. Especially to intermediate players like myself. Bravo.

[@maineiacts]

Whoa!! This is like a key to my Sep Puzzle of how they played or tunings...All these years, playing my faves by ear to learn now how to do it right! Game Changer! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Niw, if only you played them all thru heh heh! Beautiful!! Can't wait to practice and learn these tunings to create my own songs..!💗🤗🤗🤗💗👍👍🎶🎸🙋‍♀️

[@voronOsphere]

Wonderful lesson, David! Thank you!!!!

[@cymro6537]

David, thanks - really insightful lesson. Another one of Jimmy Page's amazing compositions is a song called ' *Wonderful one* ' , one that he wrote with Robert Plant on the post Zeppelin project ' *Unleaded* It's played on his twin necked acoustic - one part of the song in standard tuning,and the other Just like the tuning for 'Rain Song' 'DGCGCD' . Really beautiful - worth checking out. Regards from the land of 'Bron-yr-aur', Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🤘

[@greg77hot]

AWESOME!!! THANK YOU, Dave,

[@russell_szabados]

Thank you for not dumbing this down and presenting it like we were two fans, just trading licks. Led Zeppelin is the soundtrack to my life, my cousin gave me LZ IV when I was in first grade in 1973, and I’ve been a fan ever since. After years of piano, I taught myself guitar to Led Zep, Rush and Black Sabbath records in high school. I’ll never forget the day I heard Kashmir for the first time. I still get goosebumps remembering it. I teach most of my piano students The Rain Song as is…it doesn’t even need to be re-arranged, it translates note for note perfectly.

[@brirags]

I'm 62 started about a yr ago and this is a video I'm saving.

[@johntownsend2943]

The Rain Song....Beautiful, and compositionally brilliant....far more emotive yet less obvious than 'Stairway'. Love what you do on these vid's David.

[@aidanbyrne5008]

Than you Dave , as a 60 year old (playing about 2 and half years) I never though I would be able to play The Rain Song but after your lesson I'm getting there. I was lucky to see Robert Plant's Saving Grace gig last week in The Spiegaltent Wexford, Ireland with 600 people, what a show. Robert was amazing and so were the band, he still has the magic. Keep up the great work

[@iannash1027]

Thanks David. This lesson is a great reminder of Jimmy's brilliant creativity in his acoustic playing and a reminder to us players to get out of our standard tuning (plus an occasional drop D) and explore more alternatives. Nice sound from that Breedlove too.

[@chuckbouscaren3898]

Another awesome lesson David! I really appreciate and generally dig your channel.

[@ClassofEighty2]

VERY Inspirational David. Huge thanks.

[@mitch5699]

I love playing along with Four Sticks , love playing along with all of them , Jimmy , the riff master of our time , literally ours and at least 100 years to come , maybe 500 years ..... thanks for the tuning tips , wish we could jam together, you sound great 🤘😁🍺

[@patrickhawkinson8399]

Thank you for this video. I've always had an affinity for the acoustic/folky side of Zeppelin music. Probably because I had Zeppelin albums, but only an acoustic guitar to work with early on. Rain Song with the DADGAD tuning was one of the first songs I learned and it really opened my mind to the different avenues you could take a 6 string guitar down.

[@Owl-qh2rh]

Wow! Been following your channel for a while and now this comes up out the blue! Thank G I didn't miss it!!! Great vid! About 30 years ago I learned Bron yr aur and this brought it all back! Rain song is a song to want to go forever once it starts!!! On SRTS right at the end where he flicks the pick and fingerpicks the end is just.. can't find the words.. so effin good lol mind melting.. 🤯 and I never realized thank you had drop d! Gonna have to get some new strings for my 12 string lol 😊 Thank you for this vid Mr B!!! Legend 😎🙏🕊️✨❤️

[@victorformosa2825]

Nice one David, your going to have to do a part 2.

[@normjones6916]

One of your best lessons ! a great reminder to use alternate tunings to discover new song ideas :)

[@lookmammesonyaotoob5392]

Thanks David. Zeppelin were a supergroup and each member was a talented musician and I wish Bonzo was still alive. I've seen his son play drums and he is very much like his dad.

[@billwarkentin3630]

Great lesson, David! As heavy as Zep and Jimmy could be, their brilliance was they could also write these beautiful, tasty acoustic masterpieces! Thank-you!

[@traviskeeler4533]

Best Zep quote of all time was from JPJ when he said: "It wasn't just that we were the best band of the time...it was how much better we were than whoever was second!" Truer words were never uttered.

[@michaeledwards1097]

thank you so much , you have really opened up some doors for me and helped me to look at things a bit different, i have always loved jimmy's guitar playing but have never really dabbled in his acustic stuff untill now !!!

[@jonfobes8448]

Fantastic video! Came as a shock to me to find, a couple of years ago, that even "Dancing Days" is in alternate tuning! No wonder it always grabbed my attention!

[@Tbone1952]

I can't read music or understand the fret board but this is cool I'm also a huge zeppelin fan, I'll be trying some of this, great video!!

[@lukemanning5618]

David another great lesson which showcases why we love Jimmy so much. Maybe not the most technically accurate guitarist, but my God he could craft elaborate and addictive guitar parts across so many genres. His feel and musicianship was and is truly incredible. On another note, would love to see you do a Chordplay for John Butler Trio 👍

[@ransbarger]

Another awesome look behind the curtain. Thank you David.

[@MarkWilliams-tj3ru]

I've just seen your acoustic led Zeppelin altered tunings & explained chord progressions video.. Thankyou best guitar lesson i've had in a long time, outstanding Mr Brewster.

[@rubikscubeking8398]

This video is like a musical safari. Thank you for posting!!

[@gorryman]

This is a really great idea and execution of that idea , just a flood of new possibilities for someone who has been playing standard tuning forever or a beginner who can get turned on easy to something new, great vid

[@mattwestcott1663]

You always seem to put out a video related to whatever my current thought process happens to be at the time. Cosmic. Gonna soak this in while I drink some coffee and make some oatmeal. Thanks man!

[@sylvandelacruz]

What an amazing demonstration. Great playing, sounds so amazing. JP def one of my musical heroes from around that age around 11years old. He made some beautiful magic with the guitar. Def saving this in my watch laters, thnx!

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

I AM JUST NOW 👀 SEEING THIS VIDEO..A YEAR AFTER YOU UPLOADED THIS VIDEO.. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY A PHENOMENAL GUITARIST...I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR VIDEO'S..

[@sotirios6882]

Great demonstration of Jimmy's Alternate tunings Dave. The Rain Song on a 12-string sounds so full in my opinion. I did a short video of it on my channel n got a copyright claim. Video is still up though.. Wondering if you received one.

[@rodrigofaillace2316]

Thank you so much! You've opened a huge horizon on my musical mind!

[@mottahead6464]

Hey, David, you've just open the Pandora box for me, man. Such nice alternate tunings. Thank you. Those drones are sure gonna fly.

[@jimmyc5498]

You never disappoint. Always great material, here reminding us about sus 2, sus 4 major and minor. We tend to forget these things, and drop D.

[@beachcomber4141]

Great video!!! I am the same. Zeppelin completely exposed me to acoustic guitar music. I remember listening to Zeppelin 3 at 14 years old and the acoustic songs were so mystical to me. The great thing is that now at 50, they are STILL mystical to me. Jimmy was a wizard and one of the most important guitarists to have shaped rock music and beyond. I hope he lives forever!! We already know his music will.

[@peterhaywood4111]

Wow! What a phenomenal guitar lesson! Many thanks!

[@0713mas]

Very cool! I love me some Zeppelin, never thought of it in the context of the guitar but Chris Cornel used that suspended thing a lot, he was admittedly a Zeppelin fan. Dave Matthews uses that drop D drone trick a lot especially on solo performances or with Tim Reynolds.

[@fishtailfred8686]

Excellent demonstration of alternate tunings, I loved how you introduced them so that you could easily see how they are related to standard tuning, all of a sudden these looked like simple variations on standard tuning rather than a bunch of random tunings.

[@AquaFurs]

Excellent instruction, easy to understand. I'd like to hear/see you play White Summer.

[@srv200024]

Thanks for this! I love Zeps acoustic music as well. I learned the Rain Song several years back, a little recording is on my youtube page but thank you for this! Loved listening to you play those songs! Great Job!

[@stephenpatton6985]

You are the best tutor, explainer and general good chap on the Internet.

[@tallpaul1020]

Just great. Love the lessons and information. Super helpful. Great playing too. Sometimes just great to listen. Keep up the great work. Thx

[@StevieZero]

Bought myself a beautiful Epiphone Dove three weeks ago,,, best thing I ever done... Hardly touched my electric gear since... Got into the EBDGAD Crosby Stills and Nash tuning it's awesome...

[@Tralman1965]

So many guitarists can't play acoustic very well. Jimmy was a master at it.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

I've known this tuning for The Rain Song since I was a kid, but first learned a way to play it in standard tuning, that although not how Jimmy play it, actually works and both played together is even cooler. I just kept playing it that way out of convenience, even though it's a lot harder and not how Jimmy played it, and granted it misses something because of that.

[@jonholland6067]

I think he played it in standard tuning on the double neck in the song remains the same

[@ghenny69420]

@@jonholland6067he had it tuned to E A D A D E