John Paul Jones
'Lead Balloon' was written to represent John Paul Jones’s bass work with legendary rock group Led Zeppelin. The bassline features many common elements of his playing style, such as the use of the blues scale, a variety of different bass fills, some heavily syncopated lines, and some parts played in unison with the guitar. The track also includes the use of some different time signatures, which is something that Led Zeppelin often experimented with in their music.
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This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
1. 'Lead Balloon' Play-Through
This video is a full demonstration of 'Lead Balloon', performed on a Fender Jazz Bass.
2. Course Overview
This video gives a brief overview of the course.
3. A Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the Intro and A section, which is bars 1-10
4. B Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the B section, which is bars 11-18.
5. C Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the C section, which is bars 19-26.
6. D Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the D section, which is bars 27-34.
7. F Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the F section, which is bars 42-51.
8. Tone
This lesson covers John Paul Jones's tone and offers advice on how you can achieve something similar.
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