Fingerpicking Fundamentals Ep. 3: Led Zeppelin’s Going to California

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Gretchen Menn is a guitar virtuoso—from shredding Led Zeppelin licks in the tribute band Zepparella, to subtle, classical fingerstyle—she can do it all. In this third video of our fingerpicking fundamentals collaboration series, Gretchen builds on the foundations from the first two lessons, and shows you how to play Led Zeppelin’s iconic Going to California. If you enjoyed this video, please be sure to check out more of Gretchen's videos on her YouTube channel:    / gretchenmenn   and visit her website for the latest news and information: https://gretchenmenn.com/home.html

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:58 Guitar
2:30 Lesson Terminology and Format
3:17 Tuning
3:46 Active Listening and Structure Chart
4:19 Arrangement
6:00 Travis Picking Exercise
7:09 Song Introduction
8:07 Verse
12:24 Transition
15:19 Bridge
17:15 Outro/Variation
18:32 Recommendations and Well Wishes