Having coffee with my wife this morning (the same wife who doesn’t know about the Flying V OHSC purchase), I turn on this video. She quietly watched the whole thing, and I told her who you were, that you lived in the north of England, and your videos are really cool. After watching the video and hearing everything I said she replied, “He needs to comb his hair” So Sped, I thought you would like to know :)
I was a party yesterday and got chatting to a family who's 13 year old girl who had only been playing 2 years sang and played your fingerstyle version of this song. She was amazing. It honestly makes me feel like giving up. She also had similar Percy hair!!!
@@SpedSpedding I'm not sure she'd seen your vid, but she was performing the stretchy fingered mandolin fill, admittedly on a parlour baby Taylor and also putting her own spin on it, it def looked like yr version. Lives in Dorset. A real talent. Her Dad 'Buzz' (very cool name!) played some Nick Drake, no mean feat in itself.
duuude. that was amazing....I have always loved the tune, but didn't realize the complexity...thanks for the video....about have the rain song down....another amazing song...
@@SpedSpedding oh yes i love all zep lesson you play so good and you teach so good to i know its a lot of work thanks again Sorry my english not perfect
If my fingers were as long as yours I could have been Jimmy Page. I have been playing that song for 50 years and it was a real challenge with my fingers. You definitely have an edge most of us are not born with. Great playing!!!
Nicely done Sped...absolutely brilliant....I've been playing Zep covers for many years, and I find your renditions refreshing and inspiring....that said..in the many bands I have done these Zep tunes I also have been tasked with having to do the vocals as well as the guitar parts...brutally exhausting...(enough about me)...no...yes...more on me...moron me...one of the tunes I've always stumbled over has been The Song Remains the Same....If you could indulge me...I would greatly appreciate your take on this one....(If you're feeling particularly Super Mansize)..throw in one that you sing as well....I digress....The Song Remains would be GREAT....Cheers...j dain, Panama City Bch, Fl
Hi, Sped. I'm trying to put my finger on what exactly it is about you in your earlier videos that is so different from the newer ones that seems to have transformed you from a sort of nerdy guitar guy (please take no offense) into a super cool guitar legend brimming with humor and personality, and exuding sheer confidence and mastery. The lighting is darker and more cozy, for sure, and you're more frequently wearing glasses - making you appear more wise and learned... I think, though, that your actual demeanor has altered (in a very positive way), allowing a more personal-feeling presentation - especially with the couch and the storytime intros... ...Damn it, now I guess I'll have to go back through and check out the look and feel of your videos from early to late in order to try to get a handle on it. Regardless, the transition is terrific. Your current videos are far more entertaining for the changes. Thanks for what you do!
Excellent! Don't get me wrong, this is not a critic in any way, shape, or form, but when I was learning this song I found that using my thumb helped me navigate through some of the faster, more complicated changes, and freed up my fingers so I could add some of the mandolin parts that I felt were intrinsic to the song. I will definitely be torturing myself with your mandolin opening part tonight. Thank You.
I'm just now learning this song. The thumb-over technique is invaluable. I have reason to believe that my hand will never make the stretch @7:42 reliably.
One 'Like' duly served up. So glad you took the time to follow up the vid with this breakdown of your interpretation / amalgamation of the acoustic and mandolin parts. In my mind it's ok to struggle to play it now 'cos Sped struggled at first too! 🤯
Ha, yeah! I find we all struggle when we learn something new, we all go through the same processes, it’s just that as we get better the time we need to put in to master something gets shorter. 🙏🏻
Have you tried just making the last note in the mandolin intro a quarter note {@5:31} with the 1st and 4th strings open?...That will allow for the transition back to 5th position...{I just had the same problem with that very section and figured this to help out a student}
hey sped thank you could you give a lesson on dancing days please , i have watched a lot of videos but i don't think they are playing correct , Going to California awesome thank you
@SpedSpedding Wow, I didn't expect you to respond, lol. That was kind of you. Beautiful guitar, sounds great. I love your videos too btw, great playing, and you break things down nicely.
Damn, I wish I'd seen this a long time ago. I struggled to figure this out for quite awhile. But, once you get it, you say, oh it's not that hard. In fact, ha it's easy
What about the pinky finger to handle high D? Anyway its awesome. I almost forgot that song, your performance tells me that song is very beautiful. Thanks.
In my experience I have never used the pinky when playing finger styles, I usually keep the thumb for the bottom three strings and index, middle and third finger for the top three. Do you usually use the pinky??
@@SpedSpedding Thanks for reply. I'm amateur player, I know the fingerstyle rules, but from case to case I use right hand pinky. In my case, this finger works quite well. I will check it out in this particular song and comment later. By the way, thanks to your channel, I did stairways to heaven solo, not really adhering to your version, but you were the inspiration to train it. Please don't judge too harshly. The take comes from the stage where I barely glue all parts together. Time and flow still need work. It's not about bragging, but I want to let you know how your channel affects people like me. Thanks a lot. drive.google.com/file/d/1WBAQ4bD0cnY0wYKeif4QQ8prFB2oK9V4/view?usp=sharing
Can you do a video about Jimmy Pages tone? I know that he did most about his amp, but maybe you have an idea for people with clean transistor amps how to get near to the tone with pedals and without robbing a bank.
I've learned this well enough that it is recognizable and enjoyable to those listening. However, I always seem to have an inability to play it without some personal variation in some of the picking patterns in certain areas. This has been going on for quite some time and annoys me constantly. For some reason this song ( even though it's not that complicated ) is a brain twister for me to play 100% faithfully
Syncopation may be one of my biggest problems. I always have issues wrapping my head around that, it’s like your brain knows what you need to do but your body gives you the finger 🖕 LOL!
I do, I really enjoy both acoustic and electric although I just have my one Martin here. I’m learning some finger picking from another TH-camr Tony Polacastro ( acoustic life ) and then most of the other stuff from Steve Stine and of course yourself 👍 I do love the acoustical Zeppelin stuff ( who doesn’t! 🤣 ) Over the Hills and Far Away, Stairway etc..... Just wish I had more time to practice, work really puts a crutch on things haha!
@@TommySG1 I hear you, I hope you have some big wins and get a bit of free time to learn some more stuff you love. Even though it’s primarily my job to play, I still struggle to find decent practice time too. 🤕
Great job Sped. But here's a pro-tip. Drop the 5th string from A to G which makes the tuning an "open G." That way, all the cool verse licks are totally easy because you don't have to plant your finger on the 6th string at 5th fret. Therefore, your whole world opens up. You're welcome!
@@pjamesvee2869 I've never seen any footage of Jimmy playing the tune in open-G. In fact, the Live at Earls Court from 1975, he's only playing in double-drop-D. You can tell because he's fretting the 6th string at the 5th fret. If he was using open-G, he wouldn't have to do that. Sheesh!
Your an amazing guitar player yourself,yet u struggled just copying the song not creating it,page just gets taken for granted so much at times,his creativity and imagination otherworldly
Back in the day, Page was always lionized as a guitar player but for my money, he was amongst the most brilliant composers of all time.
I hear you and agree!
Having coffee with my wife this morning (the same wife who doesn’t know about the Flying V OHSC purchase), I turn on this video. She quietly watched the whole thing, and I told her who you were, that you lived in the north of England, and your videos are really cool. After watching the video and hearing everything I said she replied, “He needs to comb his hair” So Sped, I thought you would like to know :)
And some call us men clueless!
Sped gives you everything, all the fills for the definitive way to play this song. Page himself couldn't have showed you this any better..Bravo!
Best teacher around especially on led zep
I was a party yesterday and got chatting to a family who's 13 year old girl who had only been playing 2 years sang and played your fingerstyle version of this song. She was amazing. It honestly makes me feel like giving up. She also had similar Percy hair!!!
What, as in she’d used my lesson and performed it all by herself? 🥹 That’s incredible!
@@SpedSpedding I'm not sure she'd seen your vid, but she was performing the stretchy fingered mandolin fill, admittedly on a parlour baby Taylor and also putting her own spin on it, it def looked like yr version. Lives in Dorset. A real talent. Her Dad 'Buzz' (very cool name!) played some Nick Drake, no mean feat in itself.
Amazing Sped. Just in case you're looking for a new song, The Rain Song would be awesome.
Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind. 🙌🏻
Excellent video this, thanks man 🙏🏻
I can’t thank you enough for this Sped. You rock so much 🤘
Thank you Johnny, so glad you liked the video. Fiddly little thing isn’t it! 🤣
@@SpedSpedding yeah it looks absolutely impossible for me to do but I’m going to try it anyway haha
I like your teaching style Sped
Nice one Terry!
Great teaching style, so helpful.
Thanks!
My pleasure! 🙌🏻✨
Class explanation, love the dry humour. Subbed!
Welcome aboard! Glad you liked the jokes and the lesson! 😂
duuude. that was amazing....I have always loved the tune, but didn't realize the complexity...thanks for the video....about have the rain song down....another amazing song...
Wow! Wonderful presentation on an amazingly difficult intro. Loving all of your videos!
So cool thanks to share this very good lesson
You’re welcome Denis, glad you liked it.
@@SpedSpedding oh yes i love all zep lesson you play so good and you teach so good to i know its a lot of work thanks again
Sorry my english not perfect
If my fingers were as long as yours I could have been Jimmy Page. I have been playing that song for 50 years and it was a real challenge with my fingers. You definitely have an edge most of us are not born with. Great playing!!!
Thank you very much, it´s an incredible song.
You’re welcome. It is isn’t it. 🙏🏻 ✨
Brilliant, keep it up. Cheers.👍
Thanks, will do!
Thank you sir.I will kick ass on this once the muscle memory kicks in.Great piece for guitar and Mandolin.
great help with this one.
Glad to hear it!
Thank you so much. I was literally waiting for this. Awsome lesson.
You’re welcome, hope you got some good stuff out of it. 🙏🏻
thank you so much, i love this style of video and this song gives me goosebumps
Awesome lesson of an awesom song!
Thank you, stoked you like the vid. 🙏🏻
GREAT JOB on this!! Thanks!!!
Glad you liked it!
Amazing song. Thank you.
Well done Sped....glad we found you and your music
Pleasure Malcolm!
Nice one Mr. Spedding. Since the song's primary chords are D and G , I play it with A string tuned down to G, so open G. I found it works well,
Good idea. Thanks for posting.
Great lesson
Your guitar sounds awesome
thanks for another awesome lesson
You're welcome Bob!
Great one again. I've watch many lessons on this one and yours is truly the best. Thank you!
Amazing 🎸 love how you break such complex finger styles down.
Is that you I can hear upstairs on my acoustic? 🧐🤣❤️
You the man, Man.
No you the man!
what a great lesson, God Bless, just awesome...
Thank you Steve! 🙏🏻❤️
Awesome video Sped. Love this song. Wonderfully explained throughout!
Thanks Gary! So do we, so much fun arranging and covering it. Bit of a sweat without the mandolin player but I got by! Haha.
@@SpedSpedding youre welcome, awesome video!
After all the lessons, I owe you 1
Thank you
You had me at "get more beers, have more fun ". Still can't play this, however.
Nicely done Sped...absolutely brilliant....I've been playing Zep covers for many years, and I find your renditions refreshing and inspiring....that said..in the many bands I have done these Zep tunes I also have been tasked with having to do the vocals as well as the guitar parts...brutally exhausting...(enough about me)...no...yes...more on me...moron me...one of the tunes I've always stumbled over has been The Song Remains the Same....If you could indulge me...I would greatly appreciate your take on this one....(If you're feeling particularly Super Mansize)..throw in one that you sing as well....I digress....The Song Remains would be GREAT....Cheers...j dain, Panama City Bch, Fl
thanks sped..
You're welcome
Just discovered your instructionals a few weeks ago. Truly outstanding. Perhaps consider "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do"
Thanks so much for the comment and compliment. Stoked you like the lesson style. More to come for sure. 🔥
Awesome thanks 👍
Any time!
Beautiful 😊
Many thanks!
Love the video. Fab as always 😘
Thanks Big, you better be practicing. Next time I’m round you’re getting tested. 🤣
Hi, Sped. I'm trying to put my finger on what exactly it is about you in your earlier videos that is so different from the newer ones that seems to have transformed you from a sort of nerdy guitar guy (please take no offense) into a super cool guitar legend brimming with humor and personality, and exuding sheer confidence and mastery. The lighting is darker and more cozy, for sure, and you're more frequently wearing glasses - making you appear more wise and learned... I think, though, that your actual demeanor has altered (in a very positive way), allowing a more personal-feeling presentation - especially with the couch and the storytime intros...
...Damn it, now I guess I'll have to go back through and check out the look and feel of your videos from early to late in order to try to get a handle on it. Regardless, the transition is terrific. Your current videos are far more entertaining for the changes. Thanks for what you do!
Excellent!
Don't get me wrong, this is not a critic in any way, shape, or form, but when I was learning this song I found that using my thumb helped me navigate through some of the faster, more complicated changes, and freed up my fingers so I could add some of the mandolin parts that I felt were intrinsic to the song.
I will definitely be torturing myself with your mandolin opening part tonight.
Thank You.
I'm just now learning this song. The thumb-over technique is invaluable. I have reason to believe that my hand will never make the stretch @7:42 reliably.
Beautiful
One 'Like' duly served up. So glad you took the time to follow up the vid with this breakdown of your interpretation / amalgamation of the acoustic and mandolin parts. In my mind it's ok to struggle to play it now 'cos Sped struggled at first too! 🤯
Ha, yeah! I find we all struggle when we learn something new, we all go through the same processes, it’s just that as we get better the time we need to put in to master something gets shorter. 🙏🏻
@@SpedSpedding Very true. All the best progressing your channel. 🤞
Thank you for the breakdown….I am very intimidated during my feeble attempt at playing this masterpiece …🙏🏽
Oh you will get it for sure, I found it really difficult. I had to sit and practice it for ages. 🙏🏻
Yes second on the Rain Song, great work
👀
great job....
man, you should do over the hills and far away. that song is simple yet technical, and you're good with that kind of thing.
Very nice content... Love all your videos..
Can you do any Steve Howe for us please?
stellar vid
Thank you! 🔥
Damn all the secrets unveil3d my zepsoon.
Fantastic 🤘
That Faith sounds so tasty mate 🔥
Yeah it’s great for recording! That Deity mic is outstanding too.
The Faith has a lot of low end without being too boomy. Easy to record. 🔥
Have you tried just making the last note in the mandolin intro a quarter note {@5:31} with the 1st and 4th
strings open?...That will allow for the transition back to 5th position...{I just had the same problem with that very section and figured this to help out a student}
You could do but where’s the fun in that? 💪🏻😂
Dude I’m hitting the like button on all your vids. We gotta get you 100k subs
Haha thanks Shannon! Appreciate that, 100k here we come! 💪🏻
Jimmy was a sick man to want to hurt my pride, fingers and patience so much lol.
Haha, I know right! How you getting on? 💪🏻
@@SpedSpedding The struggle is real :)
Keep it up. 🙏🏻
I like you, man. Subbed.
Welcome! 🤘🏻
Your patience is appreciated,,,
I appreciate that!
hey sped thank you could you give a lesson on dancing days please , i have watched a lot of videos but i don't think they are playing correct , Going to California awesome thank you
Hi Sped! Awesome
Thanks TT, you’re awesome for dropping a comment as always. 🙏🏻
I've got a loooong way to go to get that intro down!
Travis pick . once you get that alternating bass down its easy to build up speed start slow !
This is brilliant Sped, although infuriating!!
Any chance of Friends lesson please? Cheers
What acoustic guitar brand is that it sounds and looks very good
It's a Faith Bloodmoon.
Who makes that acoustic you're playing? Its a beauty!
It's a Faith Blood Moon.
@SpedSpedding Wow, I didn't expect you to respond, lol. That was kind of you. Beautiful guitar, sounds great. I love your videos too btw, great playing, and you break things down nicely.
Damn, I wish I'd seen this a long time ago. I struggled to figure this out for quite awhile. But, once you get it, you say, oh it's not that hard. In fact, ha it's easy
What about the pinky finger to handle high D? Anyway its awesome. I almost forgot that song, your performance tells me that song is very beautiful. Thanks.
In my experience I have never used the pinky when playing finger styles, I usually keep the thumb for the bottom three strings and index, middle and third finger for the top three. Do you usually use the pinky??
@@SpedSpedding Thanks for reply. I'm amateur player, I know the fingerstyle rules, but from case to case I use right hand pinky. In my case, this finger works quite well. I will check it out in this particular song and comment later. By the way, thanks to your channel, I did stairways to heaven solo, not really adhering to your version, but you were the inspiration to train it. Please don't judge too harshly. The take comes from the stage where I barely glue all parts together. Time and flow still need work. It's not about bragging, but I want to let you know how your channel affects people like me. Thanks a lot. drive.google.com/file/d/1WBAQ4bD0cnY0wYKeif4QQ8prFB2oK9V4/view?usp=sharing
like that you concentrate on the - corresponding note to - chord change
"Buy more beers"😂 love the vids man🤟
All the likes, all the beers. We’re on the way! 🍻 🤣
You have hair like an angel
Hey sped you kick ass brother can you teach us tangerine!
Can you do a video about Jimmy Pages tone? I know that he did most about his amp, but maybe you have an idea for people with clean transistor amps how to get near to the tone with pedals and without robbing a bank.
I struggled with many parts of this some, but that one too. I figured out an easier way tho
Cool.
great vid, can you link the playthrough thanks
Cheers man. It’s linked twice? Automatically at the end of the video and in the description...
What strings do you use
Maybe I'd be able to play this song after a few beers as well...? But first I will get you a like and a comment!
You’ll definitely be able to! 🍻 Thanks for the like and comment.
were do i donate ?
The next part i still don't have yet though
Sped 🤙😊❤️😎💪☝️
Need it on paper tablature
Mood For A Day tutorial???
Great stuff! Thank you. (Did I hear a 'Ramble on'' creeping in? 1:58? ;p)
I've learned this well enough that it is recognizable and enjoyable to those listening. However, I always seem to have an inability to play it without some personal variation in some of the picking patterns in certain areas. This has been going on for quite some time and annoys me constantly. For some reason this song ( even though it's not that complicated ) is a brain twister for me to play 100% faithfully
Honestly, it’s not a simple song! Haha. Especially when you try out it all on one instrument.
@@SpedSpedding I fucking concur! But my fav Led Zep song. So beautifully melancholic. And mystical but not overblown.
Is that a Bloodmoon Venus?
It is indeed, Faith Bloodmoon. Good spot. 🙌🏻
Syncopation may be one of my biggest problems. I always have issues wrapping my head around that, it’s like your brain knows what you need to do but your body gives you the finger 🖕
LOL!
Haha, literally does. This will be a good workout for you. Do you do a lot of acoustic stuff?
I do, I really enjoy both acoustic and electric although I just have my one Martin here. I’m learning some finger picking from another TH-camr Tony Polacastro ( acoustic life ) and then most of the other stuff from Steve Stine and of course yourself 👍
I do love the acoustical Zeppelin stuff ( who doesn’t! 🤣 ) Over the Hills and Far Away, Stairway etc..... Just wish I had more time to practice, work really puts a crutch on things haha!
@@TommySG1 I hear you, I hope you have some big wins and get a bit of free time to learn some more stuff you love. Even though it’s primarily my job to play, I still struggle to find decent practice time too. 🤕
Ya
Pretty good explanation of the beginning Travis picking. Yes it becomes automatic once you “record” it in your finger memory.
Thanks Jonathan!
Heidi 😍
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Whazzup
Just dropped a comment for you.
Appreciate it Sean, thanks! 🙏🏻
Great job Sped. But here's a pro-tip. Drop the 5th string from A to G which makes the tuning an "open G." That way, all the cool verse licks are totally easy because you don't have to plant your finger on the 6th string at 5th fret. Therefore, your whole world opens up. You're welcome!
ummmm YES, agreed! and that's how Jimmy plays it. It's OPEN G TUNING. Sheesh!
@@pjamesvee2869 I've never seen any footage of Jimmy playing the tune in open-G. In fact, the Live at Earls Court from 1975, he's only playing in double-drop-D. You can tell because he's fretting the 6th string at the 5th fret. If he was using open-G, he wouldn't have to do that. Sheesh!
Awesome name, know I’m subscribed can I be Spud Spudding ? 👀
Welcome to the gang fellow Potato. 🥔
it was your 59parts knobs that got me here, Great content 👍🏼👍🏼
I didn’t realise that was actually your name. That’s awesome 😎
Your an amazing guitar player yourself,yet u struggled just copying the song not creating it,page just gets taken for granted so much at times,his creativity and imagination otherworldly
writing something is definitely easier than learning it
Thank you
Welcome!