Whole lotta love - Led Zeppelin

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Whole lotta love – Led Zeppelin

Song Structure

Guitar:

The guitar part consists mainly of a simple riff that is repeated throughout the song to keep the rhythm of the song going, the main riff is also played in unison with the bass guitar. In the instrumental interlude the guitar solo is played around a blues scale.

Bass:

The Bassist’s role in the song is mainly to keep the rhythm of the song going while also playing the main riff in unison with the guitar to give the song a feeling of direction.

Drums:

The rhythm of the songs main riff is in 16th notes whereas the drums keeps in a 8th note rhythm with an accented note on the second and eighth beat of the bar. Throughout the song various different fills are generally to be made of 16th notes and played in groups of 6. Throughout the song the drum beat varies and involves some irregular timing. In the instrumental interlude of the song congas are also overdubbed into the song

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Vocal:

Throughout the song there is a question and answer pattern between the vocals and the guitar when the line “Wanna whole lotta love” is sung.

Meaning behind “Whole lotta love”

“It's something that I personally need, something I just have to have. We bottle it all up,

and when we go onstage we can let it all pour out. The song is very good for us. I suppose in a way it's become a Zeppelin cliché, but it's also a vehicle to other things... to

give people the chance of hearing things that we ...

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