ZEP's Rock And Roll INTRO "Mystery" SOLVED!

This can help the whole band, not just the drummer. Quite the breakthrough for some.
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[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

This made me realize it has been a long time since I rock and rolled

[@PicadorCriminal]

Hahahah 😂

[@zachrice4375]

BEEN A LONG TIME BEEN A LONG TIME

[@thehunter7422]

Lol

[@planreview]

Lonely too.

[@johnl3777]

Think of the guitar intro to Johnny B Goode. It start on the upbeat of 3 and the accents JB is playing mimics that guitar part. Play that in your head while playing the intro..

[@jacktragic6375]

Never had a problem with Zep...but AC/DC's Thunderstruck intro gave me the sweats for a minute...🤣

[@robtberardi]

Just saw the drummer from Tool talking about it and he made it even simpler. The drums themselves - starting with the first beat you hear- are saying: AND A ONE! - - AND A TWO! - - AND A ONE! - TWO! - ONE TWO THREE AND!

[@Necromanos]

Played this song in the high school talent show in 1986. I pretty sure we did it right. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)

[@jeffmitchell9214]

Thanks. Now I can correctly play that intro, after ....50 years of doing it wrong? wow thanks man

[@inalavalamp]

Zeppelin actually did an intro for this song that synced up with the drums. It was taken out in the final mix. But imagine a Chuck Berry/Little Richard type guitar lick that starts on the & of 3. Johnny B Goode esque. That’s the counting that you hear!

[@russellhayden82]

The intro to Cowboys from Hell is also confusing. I've never gotten it right

[@daelanthony7027]

FN Awesome. No wonder I kept F'King it up. Much appreciated.

[@teresathomley3703]

You are working overtime with these uploads, man. God bless you for it!!

[@RC32Smiths01]

John Bonham is truly one of the most important of all time in drumming!

[@nishant2279]

He's the Hendrix of drumming

[@USArmy91222]

Yes, possibly the greatest drummer of all time!!

[@simonjames1604]

he just played another drummers part here . keep a knockin by little richard. its the same part

[@seldonsinq]

Thank you. This has never made sense before!

[@thesixthfifthbeatle]

Thank you, this song has bugged me for almost FIFTY years.

[@robskis4boys]

Big thanks! Like the drum view, too! Peace

[@drinkspecials]

You really working the Tube these last 2 weeks bro. I hope you get the subs you deserve!!

[@jayogden773]

Awesome video! I was just wondering if there was any way to ever figure out how to count the intro correctly and woolaaaa your video appeared! Thanks for posting!!

[@TheWerequat]

I started playing this in high school. Never counted it, I just kept playing it along with the record until I was in sync. Never had a problem with the band after that.

[@tato4612]

Awesome video....I've been trying to figure this out for 41 years hahaha!

[@olliebyrd]

thanks... this has bothered me my whole life.

[@StratsRUs]

It's actually just a Chuck Berry type intro a la Johnny B.Goode played on the drums instead. Bonzoleum was told of it.And he has communicated it in a very straightforward way.So it's really inspired by a guitar.And it is much easier than people think.

[@simonjames1604]

no, its a keep a knockin by little richard

[@CC-qb9sm]

Great lesson sir! Mystery solved indeed!

[@XtremeKillah101]

man youve been on a roll with these vids mike! keep it up

[@thelastscarecrow6701]

I don’t know if you noticed but you and the drummer are wearing the same shirt. Embarrassing. 😜

[@momongalich4933]

not even close

[@ryanslauderdale]

The interesting thing about the Rock and Roll beat that I hear, is that when the whole band comes in, the whole song should sound kinda slower when you time it correctly, but to everyone else’s ears it sounds faster, because they’re thinking of coming in on the 4 beat because the beat tricks their brain into thinking it’s faster. It's almost more of a blues shuffle than it is a full out fast rock and roll song.

[@Robbyrool]

Bonzo was imitating the intro to Keep a Knockin by Little Richard

[@neuroxik]

I pick an invisible note in the air on the 1, as if there was a note previous to that, less confusing (at least to me) to start on the & of 1. Many songs are easy to start on the "&" but that snare os offputting!

[@MusicBySHOW]

Ah-ha! Thanks for sharing this!

[@naga9247]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@CUZ_2]

Yes, all time hardest intro.

[@nigelkeyworth5255]

Thanks that made it easier. I've never played this right with a band

[@guitaristchris]

What model SG is that? It's beautiful

[@TheArtofGuitar]

2012 GC edition. Has coil taps but what's the point? hehe

[@pitmezzari2873]

I actually used to play (and hear for some reason) an extra A at the start, on the 1, so starting was never a problem. I was playing it wrong though.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

But if your drummer is off that's even harder to come in on the 1. :O At least coming in on the & you get half a beat. hehe

[@pitmezzari2873]

@@TheArtofGuitar true.

[@MicheleAncis]

Nice one!

[@foojayprod-jayfoo1231]

THANK YOU BRO !

[@arthurmore427]

And the mystery of counting off the drum lick in the beginning of The Thrill Is Gone It starts on the And of 2. A lot get that wrong. Important song to get right.

[@Flavum]

Bonham's intro is the drum equivalent of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" guitar intro, starting on the "and" of 3 (like many other Berry songs). If you can think of it in those terms, it's really quite easy.. Like this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZKXZ5psl9SnmLs

[@BladeJones]

The easier way is to just wait until you hear the "and 1, 2, 3, 4" -- Those being 8th notes.

[@dancash5353]

Im liking these... the metallica one was interesting..👍👍👍👍😜😜😜😜😜👍👍👍👍

[@rockandrollmd541]

"Rock around the clock / Chuck Berry" rhythm intro. Every guitar player assumes that the drummer starts the count on the 1. The tough part is that he hits the high hat with the 3 eighth snare notes at the beginning.

[@DanceMusicAcademy]

Nice guitar sound, what are you playing it thru?

[@cinnamonbeemo7344]

How about the intro to All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix!! For something so simple I still can't get my head round it!!

[@Gokle]

You got the time right but the riff is played with alternate picking, start on upstroke

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Not really a mystery but I know it is confusing to many. Nice!

[@chewiebacka4377]

Always thought there were five beats right at the end before the crash on the one.

[@luiscovers7167]

oh God, THANK YOU!!

[@Brunocmartins22]

hell yeah... thank you

[@thecoderofyoutube]

Try the intro to Colony of Birchmen...

[@danlewis4886]

1,2,3 start

[@fishypaw]

Just make sure that you are all on the same Jimmy. 😉

[@arieadithya27]

Zeppelin video? Of course LIKE EM

[@supernatural9r406]

Cool.

[@redielg]

Do black dog if you haven’t yet

[@daveydumpling]

We balls this up every time 😂

[@Tickbryan]

And a 1, and a 2, and a 1 a 2 a 1 2 3 4 bam!

[@GrantSchinto]

Never be sorry . . . for puns. :)

[@zigguratdemetrius5984]

love the zeppelin

[@davidhaegens]

would it be wrong to start with an upstroke?

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Not at all.

[@QuinnPrice]

I had died and was moving towards the light when Jesus said, wait, first learn the timing on Zepplin's Rock and Rock, the intro before you enter my rest. Sure Jesus. Is there a video?

[@adudeontheinternet8803]

wow

[@douginny]

Doesn't work. The studio version snares are not clear enough to use this.

[@paulcookseymmh5941]

Could you check out Acds back in business,off the fly on the wall album,something very odd happening there,great channel just subscribed

[@mchlwilson1]

Easier way to count: And a 1 And a 2 And a 1, 2 1,2,3,4 1

[@kindofblue85]

Why so complicated ?

[@Terry3Gs]

Thanks for the great tip ..... BUUUTTTT .... wish you moved the drummer incert somewhere else as it blocks your fingering on the guitar.

[@jonathantom8425]

Terry's GG&G “incert”

[@TheArtofGuitar]

This video has nothing to do with how I'm playing the riff, it's about WHEN I'm playing the riff. hehe.

[@Terry3Gs]

@@TheArtofGuitar it still helps us thought .. but ty again

[@masonangel_1]

Always confused me!

[@danthompson5797]

Still can't get it lol.

[@rockandrollmd541]

Think about the Johnny B. Goode intro overlaying the drum intro.

[@markbayer1683]

Where Zeppelin got it from: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpSto3iumtyej6M

[@benjaminmoloy7163]

seven nation army bridge is very confusing

[@luvsic35]

Ok then

[@omelchoock]

чувак, тебе надо в музыкальную школу идти учиться, узнаешь много интересного.

[@jakesekellick6288]

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[@rschmidtzalles]

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[@miraposajehano4309]

Page is a peculiar musician and by that I mean that he marches to the beat of his own drum. There are a lot of musicians out there who play his riffs and licks but most of them have them wrong. He was a self-taught player and rarely if ever used one guitar track on record. He double, triple and even went as far as using five or six different guitar tracks on latter albums (Physical Graffiti and Presence....think Achilles Last Stance). To make matter worse for guitar neophyte like me, he had the drummer to follow him....because he is not easy to follow for a drummer believe me. This intro to Rock and Roll is all but one example. Another difficulty, when playing live, he had to create new arrangements to compensate for lack of another guitar player in the band so what he did in the studio and live are often two different things.

[@geoffreynedelcu9400]

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