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STRING THEORY

I GOT RHYTHM, PART 13

Dissecting and rearranging a classic, enigmatic riff

all-time favorite songs is “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page’s epic masterpiece in DADGAD tuning. One of the things I love about the composition is the intriguing, cyclical rhythmic pattern that begins the song and repeats for the verses — “da-da dat, da-da dat, da-da dat, da-da dat,” etc. That riff offers a

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