Led Zeppelin’s - “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” - Guitar Lesson

In this episode, I break down the great song, “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” as recorded by Led Zeppelin on their 1976 album, Presence. I analyze all the main guitar parts of the song including the guitar solo. This is a must-see video for all Zeppelin fans and guitar players alike.

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00:00 Intro
01:02 Phaser Guitar Intro
3:37 Intro Chords
4:40 Verse
7:05 Turnaround
7:56 Secret behind Led Zeppelin
8:31 Mystery Chord (Quintal Chord)
10:40 Carl Baldassarre Music
10:58 Guitar Solo
18:14 Chord Inversions
20:50 Ending Riff
23:13 Closing

[richard]

Love your enthusiasm for Led Zeppelin. Thank you for taking the time to teach these songs. I hated Zeppelin for most of my life, then a few years ago, I finally sat down and unpacked their music. I was such a fool for not getting into them sooner.

[AuCeVi]

I've seen lots of lessons for this song, and this is without a doubt the most complete one. Master!

[tektoniks_architects]

That commentary about the Qunital chord was fantastic. Great way to break it all down. Jimmy's emotional, bendy, "weepy" playing in this track perfectly fits the theme of the song, and also the mood of the band at this specific point in time in their history.

[timothyslaughter]

original heavy metal band...the original hair band....the band that every other band in the history of bands aspired to were simply the best of all time.

[DoctorEnigma]

Jimmys mastery of scales is what sets him apart, many times completely changing to another scale and still making it fit seamlessly. I think people get confused thinking it’s sloppy but it’s not, he was always pushing the envelope, while he did miss a note here and there it was amazing how far he could push it

[BROOKS]

Probably one of my favourite LZ songs. Thank you for posting

[straycatflauter]

We are lucky to have an instructor with the passion and ability you have, great job on all the videos I've seen

[jppagetoo]

What allowed all this to work was the harmonic space that JPJ created for Jimmy. Jonesy has great ears, when Jimmy took a left turn Jonesy knew how follow and support him. They were always listening to each other. As a guitar player, I am a huge Jimmy Page fan, I love his work... but JPJ is the magic dust, the secret sauce, the foundation that allowed for all this improv to work. How about covering some JPJ in a future video?

[PeterTea]

Thanks for this. My favorite song off of Presence. I love that start and stop rhythm thing they have going on in it.

[nandopelusi]

Thank you for noticing and revealing the Mystery Chord. I saw Jimmy with the Black Crowes in NYC and first heard it then and knew it was deliberate. It was striking to hear it live. Great analysis.

[heaththompson]

Unbelievable breakdown and tutorial on one of my favorite Zeppelin songs (actually one of my favorite songs from anyone). This is SUCH an insightful and understandable lesson. Amazing work, Carl!! Thank you!

[robertacolarette]

Carl, I love it when you pull up on that last chord. That is such a monster.

[kowanmcgarry]

Keep it coming with the awesome Led Zeppelin songs.

[massapower]

Isn't it amazing how bands today can't be as original or as creative as the incredible CLASSIC rock bands. 😁


Great stuff Dude !😁👍🏻

[brunopaolucci]

Wow Carl! Your passion comes out in your tutorial! Thanks from a massive Zeppelin fan.

[hsmith]

You are so good at this-what a true expert you are!

[johnh]

Fantastic lesson of a really great Zeppelin song. The mystery chord is great, never figured that one out. Can't wait to start using it. Great solo breakdown too, of course.
Thanks!

[kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy]

Another great break down of the great Jimmy Page. I hope that one day you get to jam with him, Carl. Love your work and his.

[marting]

Incredible as always - love this song.

[baillar]

A couple of minutes into the video, I wondered whether you would talk about "that chord" I'd heard on the live Zep recordings from 1979 and 1980. And then, yes- the Mystery Chord! Very nice indeed. 

I'm not a guitarist but I love the care and intelligence you put into your analysis of Page's work. Of course all of this highlights how careful and brilliant a guitarist Page was.