Zeppelin’s mix of Celtic, Arabic and Indian styles was underpinned by blues, and on this track from their self-titled debut you can hear the band in their rawest, bluesiest form.
Jimmy Page is on blistering form, showing no mercy to his Fender Telecaster and a tiny Supro amp turned up to 10. Though his phrasing is mostly based on the minor pentatonic scale, the rhythm is incredibly complex, as a quick glance at our transcription will confirm. A lot of phrases are repeated,
