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Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' ranked 'Best Guitar Riff of All Time'

Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" features the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a ranking from Guitar World. Jimmy Page's iconic double-string riff narrowly beat tracks like "Crazy Train ...
American Songwriter

Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones Explains Why You’re Playing That “Black Dog” Riff Wrong (And Why the Original Was Even Harder)

No matter how hard we may try to play it as accurately as possible, sometimes a classic guitar riff never ends up sounding quite like the official version, and Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” riff is ...
Yahoo

Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones explains what people get wrong about his Black Dog riff

Hello everyone. Over the next several months I plan on sharing with you some of my approaches to playing, writing, and arranging music. I'll be discussing some of the concepts that I've gleaned over ...
The Gazette

Led Zeppelin did not steal ‘Stairway’ riff, jurors say

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The guitar riff Led Zeppelin used in the 1971 classic 'Stairway to Heaven' differed substantially from one the English band was accused of stealing from the U.S. group Spirit, ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Secret Reason Jimmy Page’s Guitar on the First 5 Led Zeppelin Albums Is so Impressive

Page displayed his fondness for musical experimentation from an early age. He used to tune his guitar in a strange way long before he formed Led Zeppelin. Page experimented with unique sounds early in ...