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Riff Lesson

Good Times Bad Times

AdvancedLead GuitarMarty Music
1:01/59K views/May 2025
1:01·59K views·May 2025·Released 1969·Taught by Marty Music
Lead GuitarHard RockKey of E96 BPM
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Chords

I-IV-V-I

What you'll learn

  • How to play the main riff from Good Times Bad Times
  • Techniques for executing fast, punchy picking patterns
  • How to get the riff under your fingers

About this lesson

The riff that launched Led Zeppelin into the stratosphere. Here’s how to play Good Times, Bad Times, one of the most iconic debut tracks in rock history. Fast, punchy, and surprisingly playable once you get it under your fingers.

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