The Rover - Led Zeppelin | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play The Rover, as performed by Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page on guitars) released as part of their 1975 Physical Graffiti album. Great rocker with two primary guitar tracks, one drenched with a generous helping of Phaser effect, the other more cleaned up to stand out as the solo guitar.
The lesson covers all the rhythm and lead guitar parts.
Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):
Gibson Les Paul Classic imp.i114863.net/Vy5mAk (mine is actually a 2011 R8)
MXR Dynacomp sweetwater.sjv.io/bany2B (output 2 o'clock, sensitivity 10 o'clock)
Xotic EP Boost: sweetwater.sjv.io/R5Py09
Boss Blues Driver: imp.i114863.net/rnPQLB (gain and tone at 10 o'clock)
Keeley "Vintage Phaser" (search for those on Reverb)
Also could use MXR Phase 90 imp.i114863.net/yRDaAv
TC Elec. Hall of Fame Reverb: imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (plate reverb)
1964 Fender Super Reverb or alternatively check out these:
Fender Super Reverb Tone Master: imp.i114863.net/VykkaO
00:00 Introduction / what to expect
01:35 Getting your tone
02:18 Lesson - Intro riff
03:56 Lesson - Verse riff
04:54 Lesson - Verse section B
06:09 Lesson - variation on Verse riff
06:48 Lesson - bridge section
08:10 Lesson - outro jam riffs
09:32 Lesson - Lead guitar triads during verse
11:23 Guitar solo approach
12:22 Lesson - Lead guitar solo
15:46 Final thoughts
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[@gregyoung9757]

Man, does that bring back some memories. I remember getting Physical Graffiti as a birthday present the year it was released. That’s nearly 50 years ago and I still love that song. Thanks for the great lesson too.

[@Weshopwizard]

One of my absolute favorite Zeppelin songs. Thanks!!

[@jazzbass5883]

Another GREAT lesson. This is one of my all-time favorite Zep tunes, but I can't believe that you missed the GRONK! Generations of guitarists are going to learn it ALMOST right. During the Dmaj7 to E part, when he slides the E barre chord down, sometimes he hits the Bb (first fret of the A string) along with the open E. It's like a taste of Purple Haze. GRONK!

[@Whiteizrite]

Awesome been waiting on this one for awhile. Your lessons are always top quality 👌

[@markr.devereux3385]

I dont know anybody who doesn't like THE ROVER. ITs so catchy I used to play it in a band. Got a few compliments

[@rayross997]

Thanks! You will soon hit the 100,000 sub mark. Congrats in advance.

[@Troy99y]

Ive been waiting for this one for ages … I think I may have even requested it sometime 🤔🤔. Anyway awesome awesome lesson as usual . More jimmy page plz 🤙🏻🤙🏻😊🙌🏻

[@ianmorris3084]

❤. Thank you so much for this!! Kind regards from Ian, in the UK.

[@Flare4roach]

Always with a great lesson. Love your channel.

[@lespaulguitarmn1]

Enjoyed! Great channel teaching great songs. Thanks for sharing.

[@kimalexander3914]

Oh man this is gonna' be FUN ! You rock Doug...from Les' hometown. Thank-you.

[@-Atmos1]

Thanks , I was trying to figure this out last night . The Rover is one of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs .

[@HipsterDoofus100]

What a great tune

[@MrRandal505]

That was awesome! Great tutorial!

[@srwaite7]

Great stuff! I’ve been jamming on “In the Light” from the same album. Some epic Pagey guitar orchestration on that one, too. 👌🏻🎸🖖🏻

[@skyemoz6559]

It’s one of my fav to play. Picked up a few nuances from you thanks🤗

[@steved9723]

Great job with this, such an underrated Zep tune!

[@JeanMarieMessa]

Oh wow ! Another favourite of mine ! These licks are so cool to play, I always sneak some in my training routine. I remember learning that solo years ago, and you made it come back real quick. Really love your lessons.

[@guydouglas6094]

The phaser gives it its distinct 'signature' sound with huge dollops of Jimmy Page 1/4 bends. What a great lesson with a few things I didn't know or hear. I can tell you love your Zep - same here. Physical Graffiti is an album full of so many music styles and textures and showcased how good AND creative Page, Jones, Plant and Bonham were. Excellent work, from DownUnder.

[@SteveMavronis]

Great album!

[@GaryBook]

Your videos are always so much fun. The world needs more folks like you. I enjoy your discussions and then lessons.

[@12footchain]

Glad you like them!

[@d-arthomemadeguitarco.]

As always great video. Your videos have really helped me with my phrasing especially this song and monkey man. Thanks again for your great work.

[@12footchain]

Glad to hear it!

[@johngerson7335]

Dude, you give really, really good "instructionals" on these great old rock songs! I watch you do these bits and l ask myself "Dang, did l really once know all these bits backwards & forwards?" Lol! Hat's off from one old(er) rock-guy to another! And btw, your rock-room is _to die for!_ Especially drooling over the Blonde Bassman. Rock on Buddy!

[@tom12ta]

Another great one...thanks 🍺🍺🍺🤘😉💚🙏🎸🔥

[@absea7918]

Great lesson. I've been playing this for years in bands, but always pick up a little something every time I watch someone play it. Our singer hates this song since they don't get to sing anything for over a minute during the intro. Keep up the great work.

[@JIMIIXTLAN]

Singers are such Prima Donna's

[@dezionlion]

Just enough time to grab another beer!

[@davisdeen-ty4so]

WELL DONE 🎉

[@thetoolmat8632]

Gonna have to dig out the Les Paul !

[@brucehelppie6119]

i never owned the physical graffiti album, so i'm not familiar with the song. but, i like jimmy page's playing and you do an awesome job breaking songs down. great playing too. i learned some things here, such as how jimmy page and the other great guitarists are masters of basics using triads and scales. thanks for the great lesson. my request would be 'have a little mercy' by zztop.

[@Reedc16]

I saw Robert Plant last week at a concert it was good

[@mrmeowcomeshome1300]

G. R. E. A. T !!! thank you : )

[@mrsoul4231]

My favourite Zeppelin tune 😍

[@ianmorris3084]

Same here ❤️. I'm a massive Zeppelin fan. I'm aged 57, so not old enough to have known them in their heyday, but once I'd go into them aged 16, I was hooked. Started teaching myself myself guitar around the same time, had no real interest in the contemporary 80s guitar players, 60s and 70s was what I aspired to. Rock on from UK.🎸❤️

[@mrsoul4231]

@@ianmorris3084 I’m in the U.K too Ian. I’m 40, so I missed them as well. I bet learning guitar was a bit different back then without KZbin!!

[@ianmorris3084]

@@mrsoul4231 yes, it was! Guitar Tab was starting to appear, but mainly, in the books I used to get from the library, it was traditional music notation type books, with the standard full -chord shape diagrams🤣

[@lauriemcfadyen2183]

You are 100% 12 foot chain!!!🤘🤘🤘🎯

[@Spaceman-jo5mz]

Great song

[@ousley421]

12foot chain can be someones "Comfort Zone" Figured out The Rover when I had all 4 fingers to work with in 1977. Nice Job

[@12footchain]

Yikes! Do I want to ask what happened that you don't have all your fingers now?

[@ousley421]

@@12footchain Christmas Day 1979, smashed two fingers in my motorcycle chain...took off a bit more than Tony Iommi. That was 3 days after my first band played our first gig for $$$

[@Salvatore-1980]

This was my first song I learned to play, well kinda. 15 years later, it's usually the first wiff I play when I plug in.

[@josephterwilliger7202]

Thanks!

[@12footchain]

Thank you!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Please cover some early Robin Trower --- I Can't Wait Much Longer . Live . ✨🎸✨☮️

[@jasonsott2481]

Super morceau de led Zeppelin Très bien expliqué Bien le bonjour de France

[@mikest.george1497]

Wow ... Awesome ... I've been playing this for years but I never slid up to the G before the F#, plus several other tasty little fills and the lead F# pentatonic pattern. Thank you for showing this! Great job ... keep on rockin! Jimmy Page is part 1 of my holy trinity of hard rock guitar, part 2 and 3 are Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi. The titans of hard rock guitar! BTW Ritchie B leads are a little harder to play for me due to the more classical scales he uses. Maybe you can do a song by Deep purple ... even something basic like My Woman from Tokyo! Thanks

[@mikeprokop8947]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

[@dezionlion]

Maestro phaser!

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day doug also how is the weather today ❤😊

[@12footchain]

Sunny and hi 80s here.

[@99cobra01]

Love this song. The verse always sounds like it could have been an Eagles riff to me.

[@TJTynes]

What phaser do you have? Sounds great, great lesson on the Mighty Zep! Thank You.

[@12footchain]

Keeley vintage phaser orange. You can find on reverb, they did a limited run on them

[@1111MJR]

Swear to God my phone is listening to me. I was practicing this ½ an hour ago. Spooky.

[@shobudski6776]

It is…

[@jparkerchef01]

You're not dreaming, it is!

[@guydouglas6094]

'Spooky' - Atlanta Rhythm Section is a good song too! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Millerman57]

It is bud.

[@michaeltallman4866]

Love your channel Doug. Is there any chance you could do Jimmy Page's "Writes of Winter"? No one on youtube has ever created a lesson for it. It's one of his masterpieces and many of us would love to know how to play it. Thanks.

[@12footchain]

well i would love to, just being such a JP fan. but there is a LOT going on in that song guitar wise (as you know). That would take a lot of time to put a video lesson on that together. will be hard to prioritize that time. but I do have a lot of JP stuff I want to get to. I know it wasn't popular, but I got Outrider when it came out back in 88 and wore that CD out. Wish he had better consistent singer for that album. I love a lot of that record. I still get super hyped when I hear "Wasting My Time".

[@sirbaronvoncount4147]

digging the fretboard cheese. Mike Campbell would be proud

[@12footchain]

high praise indeed! If I could get a Mike Campbell approval on anything I played that would be incredible. He is the man

[@waynegram8907]

Those Jimmy Page PRE bends are hard to nail to get his trademark Pre bend tones on physical graffiti album. You should make a lesson about those Physical graffiti pre bend tones he gets on that album

[@Dan-zq5wt]

I love your tutorials and playing man! I have one mild criticism of the video. I think on this song you kind of gloss over a few of the subtle fills that take place when Jimmy transitions from riff to chords and back. That’s a lot of the coolness of the song and very much a Jimmy Page signature. Am I off base? Thanks again!

[@12footchain]

Yeah probably do. There's only so much I can do. I try to hit on all the major stuff but there's some nuances thar I can't always get to.

[@Dan-zq5wt]

@@12footchaintotally understand. That’s the beauty of Zep songs and Page’s composition - he takes a simple but cool riff with an incredible tone - a super cool rhythm part - and then adds tons of detailed guitar layers for flavor and builds momentum to create a dramatic epic. And whether you think he’s sloppy or not (I don’t) he plays a really great, restrained melodic solo that 100% fits in the mix. Sorry to go on; I believe he’s a rock genius.

[@faronmatherne6926]

How about "Still the One" by Orleans.

[@MikeGervasi]

Recording has minimal Phaser and the lead sounds like it has just a touch of Leslie.

[@jessprice1518]

Would you ever consider doing some Humble Pie tutorials? Anything but 30 days in the hole 😂

[@stevecosta]

Wonder why they never played this live much

[@brunoantony9257]

the intro riff is wrong

[@gregyoung9757]

And that’s all you have to say?

[@brunoantony9257]

@@gregyoung9757 you play octaves on the G to A riff, use the first and third strings. If you listen to the recording you can tell this is what Page is playing. It's much heavier than what this guy is playing.

[@gregyoung9757]

OK, cool. Thanks for the explanation.