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Four Sticks

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Four Sticks

Led Zeppelin — Four Sticks

The story behind

John Bonham played the drums with four sticks on Four Sticks, a song by Led Zeppelin that is on Led Zeppelin IV. The idea came because he was frustrated at not being able to play with the force he wanted. In the end, he used two pairs of sticks and hit hard, achieving the take that ended up on the recording. The song was difficult to make, with more attempts than usual. John Paul Jones used a VCS3 synthesizer. Jimmy Page said the song should sound abstract, and he achieved that with his guitar and the duration. Some live versions appeared on bootleg recordings, like the one from Copenhagen in 1971. They also played it in 2022 in Odense. In 1994, Page and Plant re-recorded it in London with orchestras, and the version is on No Quarter. ↓ Skip to chords
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From the album
[Led Zeppelin IV]

[Led Zeppelin IV]

Led Zeppelin · 0 · Track 0

Details
Tonalidad G
Duración 4:45
Compositor Jimmy Page / Robert Plant
Álbum [Led Zeppelin IV]
ISRC USAT21300961
Credits
Música Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Did you know
Four Sticks is a song that was born from a curious detail. The drummer John Bonham recorded it using four sticks, two in each hand. He did it because he felt limited with the others. In the end, when he used the second pair and hit with force, he achieved a take that he considered perfect. It was that one that ended up on the album Led Zeppelin IV, released in 1971.

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