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Jimmy Page Guitar Lesson - Artist Profile
Jimmy Page has, for over 30 years, been revered
as one of rock's baddest guitar slingers. His guitar playing, a lethal
combination of technical prowess, artfulness, and pure guts, has left
many aspiring rockers without the will to keep playing!
A Short Bio
Jimmy Page was born in Heston, England in 1944. In
the mid-1960's, he started playing studio dates on rock albums. He joined
a blues/rock band, THE YARDBIRDS in 1966 and two years later formed his
own band called the NEW YARDBIRDS. They would eventually change their
name to Led Zeppelin, a named coined from a friend who said that the band
who sink like a lead zeppelin (a blimp).
Jimmy Page Gear
Page played live with his trusty Les Paul Custom,
Danelectro Longhorn, or his double-neck Gibson SG. He tracked the first
Zeppelin album and many others with a Supro amp. The 'Stairway to Heaven'
solo was played with a Fender Telecaster through the same Supro amp! At
live shows, he used a Marshall 100 watt which was hot rodded to put out
200 watts.
Jimmy Page Strumming Technique
One of the most dynamic and versatile rhythm guitar
players ever, Jimmy Page could switch between wall-busting power chords
to barely-strummed triad chords or arpeggios. Jimmy was a master of acoustic
guitar strumming as well (check out 'Over The Hills and Far Away'
or 'Ramble On'). The keys to his brilliant strumming are dynamics
(accents, loud or soft strums), mixing of single notes and chords, and
skipping strums.
Before you learn the first Jimmy Page style strum,
I'll show you an accenting exercise. If you didn't know already, an accent
is a note or chord that is played harder than usual.
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Accent Exercise
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| In this exercise, you will accent the first and
the third strum. First, try the strum without the accents. Be sure
to COUNT! |
| (HEAR IT!) |
- First play the exercise with a steady rhythm
- Then with the metronome
- Then with the practice tracks below
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Jimmy Page Style Strum
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| First, try this strum without the accents and without the mute
strums. Once you feel comfortable with the rhythm, add the mutes,
then the strums. Be sure to COUNT! |
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IT!) |
- First play the exercise with a steady rhythm
- Then with the metronome
- Then with the practice tracks below
- Play it very slowly at first!
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Jimmy Page Skip Strum
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| Play this strum very slowly at first. Use a
small, wristy strum with your right hand. Be sure to COUNT! |
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