Black Dog Drums Explained / Link In Description For Video With Guitars

Go here for the video that has all the guitar parts

[brianhaines]

I always knew all those transcriptions were wrong! Everything I ever see is that snare drum coming in on the e of 4 and then a 4/4 measure followed by a 5/8 measure. I thought, no way is that what they were thinking. It couldn't be that stupid lol. You have cracked the code. THANK YOU!

[Tyrell_Corp]

The main Black Dog riff fits perfectly into 2 measures. There is no tempo change as many say about Bonham slowing down. (It's an illusion). If we think of the riff as nine 16ths with two of them being 8th notes, (The end of each phrase) it all comes together. The tricky part is that the phrase slides over by one beat until it comes back around.

[johnfoster]

Terrific, Howard. Enjoyed hearing this again. Can't believe it's been a year since AB went out on a limb and performed this several times at Scoreboard

[Aio-Project]

it sounds like your met's beat 1 is your beat 2. but your time feel is great, i can scat the guitar part over it and it fits well. great work

[johnhewett]

really well played but doesnt really explain the syncronisation of guitars and drums during the song as i had hoped

[TheRealSorav]

Respect for your artistry buddy, you seem to have been around the block indeed

[jeffmiller]

Wow, without the music it sound slow, yet it’s not. Hey, Jeff here, the old sign guy. Hope all is well.

[gavatron]

In the live version that just do an 8 count pause in the chorus, you're doing 9 I think? Which is the studio version. I think plants vocals are what's out of time in the studio version