Guitar Lesson: "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin

Hi, I am Bob from Toronto, Canada. This guitar lesson is about how to play “Good Times, Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin.

Starts off at the VII fret position, it is the E chord. So, that be like the fifth string, VII fret and extremes are on the IX fret. And the top open string as well. So, that is,

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You play it five times.

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Next is the main riff which is played like,

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The way you that is play it is the same chord as the beginning E chord.

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Then slide that down, the same pattern, slide it down two frets to the D position. So, you play the fifth string, V fret;

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Fourth string, VII fret;

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Third string, VII fret;

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Fourth string, VII fret;

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Third string, VII fret;

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Fourth string, VII fret;

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Then to the fifth string, V fret;

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Fourth string, IV fret;

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VII fret;

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And to the fifth string, IV fret. Again, give a vibrato there.

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V fret;

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VI fret.

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So, once again.

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Play that six times and just the chords of the Chorus which is A;

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G;

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D;

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A;

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G;

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D;

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Then it is B;

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A;

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E;

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And B.

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Into the middle riff which is played at as an F# power chord. That is a top string, II fret; fifth string, IV fret; play it twice;

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And as to the middle two strings, middle two strings XI fret.

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Pull off to the middle two strings to IX fret;

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And back to XI fret.

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Then slide down to the again, the middle two strings, IV fret.

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Pull off to the II fret, middle two strings.

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Do that twice.

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So once again, that little riff slowly.

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Puts up the regular speed,

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You play that riff eight times. Then, it goes to the Chorus which is played one full tone higher than the first time, starts at B;

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A;

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E;

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B;

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A;

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E;

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C#, which in the IX fret position;

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D;

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F#;

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And C#.

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And for the first guitar solo, once I show the solo in this real patch, you play the background E chord;

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D;

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A.

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So, it is.

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Like that. You play that Eight times. Then it goes back to the Chorus again. Starts at A;

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G;

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D;

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A;

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G;

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D;

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Then, B;

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A;

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E;

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And B.

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Then the song ends with the first riff which is,

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And that is plays over and until the songs fades.

I have tabs with this lesson on my guitar lesson website, www.bobsguitarlessons.50megs.com. Well, thanks for watching.