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PLAY LIKE… JIMMY PAGE
Jimmy Page trademark. [Bar 19 and Bar 24] The unison bends help to beef up the notes; players like Jimi Hendrix were also fond of using these.
Track 3 The Dadgad Strummer
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Our third jam track is inspired by Led Zeppelin acoustic favourites and we are in DADGAD tuning. [Section A: Bars 1-11] This track starts with full, six-string harmonics played above the 12th, 7th and 5th frets. The first strumming section exploits the DADGAD tuning and allows for a one-finger melody to be played on the third string. On the repeat we beef up this melody by adding in a chord behind it. A light pick (under 1mm) is best as it evens out the percussive attack.
Track 3 The Dadgad Strummer
[Section B: Bars 11-20] In section B we add in the B Minor chord to provide some variety. To save space we have used repeat marks and a first and second time bar. [Section C: Bars 21-26] For this section the Csus2 chord provides a
