When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

[@Riff5150]

Cryin won’t help you Praying won’t do you no good. Pretty much sums up my approach to my guitar playing skills

[@andrewptob]

Haha. I feel that way a lot when playing, too

[@Narpets2112]

lol, mine too.

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

Practice will though! It's not like Page just picked it up and wrote Stairway one day dude. Lol you can do it!

[@robertinogochev3682]

lmao

[@paullelys161]

@@NICKWAPPERER117 You can try.

[@JohnSmith-cw2wd]

In one of my old Guitar World magazines featuring Led Zeppelin Jimmy said It was his Fender 12 string tuned to an open G. He also said they slowed down the tape machine to make the track sound more intense. Excellent work JJ.

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

They recorded it faster, along with the drums and keys, and slowed it down to get a sludgier tone. The harmonica was recorded backwards, had delay added, and reversed to add delay preceding the actual notes, giving the spooky vibe.

[@greg7656]

This song has been going through my mind for a week now... Cryin' won't help ya, prayin' won't do you no good...

[@robtoc]

same!!

[@warren4110]

Greg, very fitting for these crazy times!! 😞

[@mark1952able]

Lyrics are relevant today............

[@Dreyno]

I don’t mind the talking. People need to re-evaluate their lives if a few seconds of information is too time consuming.

[@philippinefandango2859]

I certainly prefer the explanations.. No problem here with the talking..

[@5yearsout]

I like the talking, the trick of slowing down or speeding up the tape and all the other studio tricks bands do is interesting stuff to me.

[@chrisnaples2838]

Keep talking Sir , Your the only person I've seen giving tips on how to figure out tunings very helpful Indeed ..Rock Steady !!

[@DR7905]

Agreed prefer the explanation good stuff!!!

[@The_Macaroon]

Absolutely. Can always skip forward. But I found it informative.

[@markticher8298]

Talk away JJ. I've learnt so much over the years. Rock on!

[@puertecitos6888]

love how Zeppelin took the blues and injected it with such immense power...goosebumps .

[@daremcadams630]

This song never gets old ...in top 5 Zep favs..

[@greg7656]

same

[@brivda]

Dare McAdams what are the other 4? If you don’t mind me asking

[@2isceez]

between this and Kashmir for my favorite zeppelin track

[@slaterslater5944]

@@2isceez This, Kashmir, and No Quarter.

[@michaelsacco4212]

JJ it’s the opposite, we love when you talk! Keep it up

[@avonnabors]

The only youtuber who is so knowledgeable that I actually like to listen to him talk about my fav bands

[@robertrider99]

Knowledge is power

[@zane.walker]

Hey, for what it is worth, I always enjoy you thoughts and insights on the pieces you play and find it most useful for working out tunings on my own. Thanks for this one!

[@DGWpg]

Finally, some relief from the storm hitting us all

[@desiretodrum2937]

I know this is about the guitar mainly, and don’t get me wrong he is amazing at the guitar. But that drum intro. Man, I can’t get enough of it. So simple yet so groovy.

[@ChimChim812]

Amazing, Man! Your ability to play by ear astounds me. That's a gift from the Universe or something. I'm not sure that can be learned. But, thank you very much for breaking it down for us mere mortals. :-)

[@xcorp21]

This guy was a guitarrist in his past life, thats how n why it jump over (the talent) in this life..well just my opinion ..jeje cheers👍🖖

[@nightpandas7178]

It's actually a pretty easy song, you could most certainly learn it my guy

[@robertblackwell5575]

Woke up at 3am and this appears in my KZbin scroll. I give it a big hell yeah. Great tone ..imo.. Impressive ~

[@mccloysong]

The only annoying talking is when they over-explain string/fret/finger when just playing it is explanatory. Your backstory here is important. I never knew it was slowed down and now it's so obvious it was. Thanks for the great lesson.

[@samgamblewhite8600]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGa6f4Zqm6yAq6c Here is the album take before it was slowed down.

[@darko714]

I’m okay with the explanations because there’s always something subtle that I can’t get by just watching.

[@leftymadrid]

Anything Led Zeppelin is special, reminds me of great times, nowadays we need all we can get of feeling good, and this band hits it on the nail... By the way, I don't mind the talking, human touch is always welcomed.

[@peterblack1639]

I have so much admiration for people who can interpret greatness and give lessons on it.....

[@crisprtalk6963]

yep the levee is breaking alright.

[@NukesOfHazzard]

it has already broke.

[@pergolafish]

Cryin’ won’t help you...

[@markanderson8336]

These are just the best! you have taught me how to play so many songs the RIGHT way!

[@steveco360]

I'll always remember listening to this with headphones while I was skiing. Cutting big wide turns in time with the music. Almost a religious experience. Try it sometime.

[@davidnelsen5922]

Love it, then and now!

[@Dzambhala1]

JJ is one gifted individual….never stop!

[@martypaxton7668]

talk all you like ! you are a great teacher and great help.Thankyou

[@azdh85224]

Great job - you nailed it 👍🏻🎸

[@PhillyGino]

An amazing and hypnotically perfect rendition!!

[@marksc1929]

...great dude and humble ....and kills this stuff ......cheers JJ

[@HochgeborenKlown]

English kids covering an old blues song about the Mississippi Floods of 1927...Love it!!

[@walgate1]

Awesome, love it! Talking what talking it is part of the lesson!!!

[@jameschant2740]

That's a raw power riff if I ever heard one. Thanks for the lesson James !

[@pg123ab]

As always thank you very much for your work. It sounds great, best videos on you tube. 🙏🙏🙏

[@victorcintra1809]

It's played on G and then slowed down. Jimmy himself tells in his biography "Light and Shade". You should read it, you would like it!

[@nickdryad]

A slowed down tape explains the drums sounding so resonant. Aside from the echo and the stairwell effect there’s something else going on with that drum sound.

[@Hortron69]

An echorec or echoplex

[@Deadbuck73]

Freakin love this tune....

[@galathea4653]

I was literally playing this right before you posted ha! Thanks for the vid, sir James!

[@r.edward5701]

Oh my. That was fantastic

[@jeanchaves7016]

Yoooooooooooo finally Love you man, thanks

[@daveharveys]

Great Knebworth t shirt, the gig i never got to, loving the zeppelin lessons 😁😁

[@johnnyf8227]

Dude LOVE your verbal intros stories theories and explanations.

[@timr5185]

I can do that job! What a great classic! I was listening to this from some vinyl albums my dad left me. He saw them when they played at some bowling alley way back when. Got to see Jason several times, but great stuff! Music that will live on forever

[@skiphoneyman2712]

Outstanding job!!!

[@TheUlesifah82]

You could talk all day about everything and nothing , I’d listen…. Obviously I’ve never met you in person but you’re one of my favorite humans and by far my fav KZbin channel. Too bad that a few idiots and their comments ruined it for the rest of us who absolutely adore you. Picking up guitar again and watching your channel have helped get me through a rough patch of life and I’ll always be grateful for all these amazing videos. Hope you’re doing well double J 😊

[@huwwilliams709]

Really good- love the channel and many thanks

[@brandonrock900]

This was awesome!

[@ssmedz4335]

Freaking awesome James. Thanks brother

[@robtoc]

Once again.....well done sir!

[@AAA-kc7he]

Man, this sounds great! Thanks for the lesson and the quick backstory.

[@DougZbikowski]

The tape on the album was slowed down to make it sound dark/muddy. That’s why it’s hard to tune to the album version.

[@randy0210]

Doug Zbikowski it’s not hard to tune it to album version lol.

[@matttisdale7606]

Thank you James! 😊

[@dylanjudo5075]

You legend. Going to tune my LP to open G and play this today. Thanks mate

[@barbeque44]

excellent James!! thanks

[@johnkeppel8105]

you are an inspiration

[@juansa_covers1379]

this is aweasome!!!

[@dustinhyslip4972]

Please talk, I love the history an the explanations! Thank you, thank you

[@ferrari6975]

The tuning I found to be good for this song is: CFCFAC. The high A gives it a nice ring to it.

[@jamesjames9275]

That's open G tuned down to F.

[@GuitarguyRichard56]

That explanation at the start was perfect! I was up a half step higher. Thanks

[@TheRealSandleford]

Woa that hall of fame version with Neal Young and Plant doing solos, madness!

[@mickjudd5359]

Excellent mate.....thoroughly enjoyed this

[@rjkennedy1784]

Excellent job!

[@slappyabromowitz]

Amazing!

[@deanodebo1380]

Excellent

[@KR-mp3cu]

Keep talking... love it JJ

[@HavanaSam]

God bless you!

[@perrysar5954]

Well done by the way...luv it!

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

Best tutorial on this song yet!

[@mark1952able]

YES~ James is one talented musician................appreciate his videos

[@sharpo]

Bravo! Perfection.

[@Goldwing23]

Great Job, keep up the excellent work!

[@thepaulmacfarlane]

really, really, really well done Brother.

[@erikharrie3477]

Grab the Coda remaster with the companion disc (vinyl). Listen to "If It Keeps On Raining" and drag the pitch down on your turntable. There will be an instant where you realize exactly how they got that sound.

[@anthonybenavides720]

Erik Harrie Gotta try this!

[@boss-li4rj]

Can you please explain this?

[@erikharrie3477]

@@boss-li4rj kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIenaolvqK14iMU I feel like that song was definitely recorded and slowed down to give it that industrial grinding sound.

[@Andre-ql2ei]

You’re the best

[@syracuse6651]

Great tone , Wow.......

[@danwilhite]

Awesome! 🤘🤘

[@daveh9335]

Cool. My top 3 Zep songs

[@xcorp21]

I was just waiting for the last notes like in the 4th Album jaja..tx JJ..keep it up..

[@cbedwards8396]

So, we were in London last week for Spring Break. I kept trying to walk by Jimmy Page's house in Kensington, but didn't get the chance. Wifey didn't understand - it was so I could report to JJ that I walked by Page's house! Not that I expected to get close or that he would invite me in to play Zep songs with him (which I learned from JJ). We are working from home and quarantining ourselves (school is canceled this week, too), so I have some guitar playing in my immediate future. I'll finish building the guitar armoire in my shop and have about five guitars to build. Thanks for all the videos - I'll need them. Cabin fever should hit in about six or seven minutes. Cheers!

[@jwross2798]

I love your shirt! Epicly cool!

[@homebrewznz3482]

The talking is fine. Good info

[@jaymarzullo951]

James: For me your videos are akin to sitting in a room with my HS band mate, after so many years, and figuring it out. Familiar and comfortable. Great job.

[@PROJECTIVANX]

Awesome!!!

[@MrRayOfficial]

Keep talking. Love it.

[@WetTentt]

Don't stop the rambling and talking, it's always interesting and informative to a degree!!

[@Splifftone]

As they say....RAMBLE ON!

[@giuliannamichella2781]

Você mandou muito bem! Parabéns!!

[@tron9112000]

Awesome

[@geruto17760]

What a feast!

[@jorgex9789]

Very cool, I am a hobbyist and need all the instruction I can get to play a song, this will help tremendously.

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

Thank you so much for this. Liked and subscribed as soon as the video ended. Great shit man, I'm very thankful

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

The talking is totally cool by the way....dont listen to those assholes.

[@jamesjames9275]

I don't. :)

[@guitargeargarage1482]

Another amongst many o yo Open G yo channel always ring supreme all fun n info tanks bunch💥💥💥🚀⚡️!!!

[@amaiorano67]

Sounded great to me 👍

[@machinehead6564]

aye the chorus gives it the sturmy drang

[@bhagmeister]

Thanks, dude

[@robsgarage4746]

Great tutorial as always and backstory about the recording. I saw Gretchen Menn play it in Key of F like the 4th album. I also saw the recording you were talking about in Chicago. As always, keep it up with the great tutorials.

[@jljohnnysjeeplife]

Great cover

[@donaldanderson7410]

I put up the first thumbs up...feeling kinda special. 😂😂

[@werquantum]

Right on!

[@alosadav]

We love the talking

[@mikefitz3063]

Thank you! My drummer is gonna like this one!

[@doc559]

Right down the middle James 🏆🏆🏆🤘😎

[@mrchrisization]

James, got it!

[@jeffreythomas4283]

Nice job awesome track but they all are !!!

[@wjewell63]

Just recently found you..,really liking the content..rock on brother

[@arthurdduda63]

Very cool, never knew all that, i like the version they did for MTV no quarter