Easy Led Zeppelin Songs to Learn On Guitar

Ranking Led Zeppelin riffs from easiest to hardest, starting with beginner-friendly options and building to more advanced techniques. The easiest Led Zeppelin riff when reduced to three notes is "Whole Lotta Love" - just fifth fret, third fret, and open string. Playing it properly adds the octave at the fifth fret for that full sound.

"Misty Mountain Hop" is another great starter riff that gets you working on chugging power chords - a fundamental technique for rock guitar. Once you can chug power chords, move to "Communication Breakdown." The simplified one-finger version uses just root notes, but the proper way uses E5, D5, and A5 power chords. The song includes an A7 chord that creates that signature breakdown section.

"Rock and Roll" has a crucial technique insight: your right hand is always doing the same motion on strings five and four, like playing the main 12-bar blues pattern (one-and-two-and-three-and-four). You don't have to play individual notes or change anything when you go to the higher position - the right hand maintains that consistent strumming pattern on strings five and four throughout. These are two separate guitar parts, so you could simplify by just playing one or the other.

One of the hardest riffs to learn is "Immigrant Song" - the thing nobody tells you is it's all about the pick angle. You can't pick string six then quickly hit string four without playing string five unless you change your pick angle. Start with your pick angled one way for string six, then flick down and change the angle to skip over string five and hit string four. This takes practice but it's well worth it for learning that awesome riff.

Beyond the main riff, "Immigrant Song" uses simple power chords and shares similarities with other classic rock songs like Whitesnake's "Still of the Night" - learning one helps you understand the others since they use similar power chord patterns and palm muting techniques.