Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Good Times Bad Times, as performed by Led Zeppelin, released as the first song on side 1 of Led Zeppelin I. Probably one of the best "making a statement" songs from a new artist carving out a new era of rock.

The lesson covers all the greatness in the rhythm guitars (there are two rhythm guitar tracks panned left and right that play slightly different things) and of course the guitar solos.

00:00 Introduction / What to Expect
01:27 Getting your tone
02:40 Lesson - Intro chords
03:44 Lesson - Verse chords
06:25 Lesson - Chorus chords (both rhythm guitars)
09:00 Lesson - F# Bridge riff
11:47 Lesson - Rhythm guitars during guitar solo
14:02 Lesson - Lead Guitar - guitar solo
18:39 Playthrough - guitar solo
19:27 Lesson - Lead Guitar - outro solos
25:30 Playthrough - outro solos
26:32 Final thoughts

Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):

1983 Fender Super Champ (Rivera era) into a VHT 12" speaker cabinet, channel 1, max gain, T5, B3, M10, reverb 2

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[patrickfitzgerald]

I was 16 years old when this album was released, and trust me when I say my brain just about exploded! No one in my circle of high school musician friends expected anything like it, even though there were plenty of British precursors around that might have warned us that this could happen. Thanks, as usual, for the excellent lesson! 👍👍👍

[JonHammastix]

Your attention to detail is immaculate. Thanks for not teaching how to play this song incorrectly like 98% of the rest of YouTube. Best guy to go to for Page tutorials!!!

[jeffanderson]

Well... there goes the weekend!!! Thanks for the lesson!

[saintbrando]

I remember going through my dad’s LPs and coming across this album, I put it on the turntable, dropped the needle and it blew me away. What an intro! Every time I hear it, it brings me back to that moment. 🙌🏻

[thekingofelfland]

What an excellent lesson. Great work covering many aspects of the song and the guitar playing. Thanks.

[kimalexander]

We can't get enough Zep either Doug please keep 'em coming. Thank-you,
From Les 's hometown.

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[rrrayrrray]

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[Dan-zqwt]

Love Jimmy Page! Those overbends in tune are such a signature

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[DaveG.-qviu]

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[davelevitt]

Just when I thought last week's lesson could not be topped. Holy smoke!

[jimmymarchisotto]

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[aminahmed]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Doug ❤😊

[jackdelaney]

great job, thanks, what a blistering tune!

[wesfolkerth]

Love your channel! The way I was taught the verse riff was the hammer-on on the 7th fret is off the open D string! Not that D on fret 5 of A string, which can tend to resonate if you don’t go to the trouble of muting it. You use the open D later in the riff, but I think it’s there at the beginning too. Page was pretty economical in his playing.

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[shakeyblues]

Than you for this one 12 Ft, Top shelf once again. Nice Tutorial, I will be pulling out my Dragon Telecaster for this one

[ZigbertD]

For early Zep Page tone, I really like the Tele 4 way switching position with both pickups in series. I'm not sure if Page had that mod on his Tele, but it sounds a lot like it. Fat and aggressive, but still pretty bright. When I learned this myself by ear, I always heard it as a hammer-on from A-D on the first part of the verse riff after the big E chord. Haven't played this in a while, thanks for the much needed refresher. Need a Leslie pedal now.