Jimmy Page
Electric Guitar Solo on
Rock And Roll

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Jimmy Page's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Set at a medium-up 172 BPM with a rock feel in A, the solo runs approximately 56 seconds. Set in A major at 172 BPM with a driving rock feel, the song famously originated from a spontaneous jam that began with drummer John Bonham playing the introduction to Little Richard's "Keep A Knockin'." Page's solo channels the spirit of Chuck Berry and early rock guitar while adding the heavy distortion and technical virtuosity that characterized Led Zeppelin's approach. Jimmy Page was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this 1971 recording.

Jimmy Page was 26 to 27 years old at the time.