Ok last post of the week. Rock and roll by led zeppelin. This tune is using whats called a I- Iv-V progression. That is it takes the first, fourth and fifth chord in the key of a major. First being A, fourth d, and fifth e. It plays the a chord for 4 measures. The d for 2. Back to a for 2 more. Then e for 2 and then 2 measures of rest or playing nothing. This is known in the business as a 12 bar blues progression. It is the founding musical blueprint for all rock music. If youre gonna learn how to rock, you NEED to know about this. Listen to any Elvis, Chuck Berry or Little Richard song, you will hear this progression. So zeppelin called this song rock and roll because it defines the very sound of the genre, the 12 bar blues.
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