2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s third album, so what better time to take a look at this Page-penned classic cut? With a slew of acoustic tracks, Led Zeppelin III marked a big direction change away from the band’s blues and rock beginnings - a risky move that brought mixed reviews but major success, topping album charts in both the UK and the US.
Originally recorded with the Yardbirds (then titled Knowing ThatI’m Losing You), Page would record Tangerine for Led Zeppelin on 12-string acoustic with a second part double-tracked on a six-string. The original recording is a quarter tone below concert pitch, but we’ve kept our backing track in standard tuning, and we’ve omitted the ‘false start’, beginning at around 0:13.
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