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|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 4 | |length = 4 minutes 58 seconds | ||
|composer = trad. arr. [[Jimmy Page]], [[Robert Plant]] | |composer = trad. arr. [[Jimmy Page]], [[Robert Plant]] | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = [[Atlantic Records]] | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
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''''Gallows Pole'''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]], from the 1970 album ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]''. The song is based on the traditional British folk tune 'The Maid Freed from the Gallows'. | ''''Gallows Pole'''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]], from the 1970 album ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]''. The song is based on the traditional British folk tune 'The Maid Freed from the Gallows'. | ||
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'Gallows Pole' begins as a simple acoustic guitar rhythm; mandolin is added in, then electric bass guitar shortly afterwards, and then banjo and drums simultaneously join in. The instrumentation builds up to a crescendo, increasing in tempo as the song progresses. The acoustic guitar chord progression (in standard tuning) is simple with a riff based on variations of the open A chord and the chords D and G occurring in the verse. Page played banjo, six and 12 string acoustic guitar and electric guitar (a [[Gibson Les Paul]]), while [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] played mandolin and bass.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> | 'Gallows Pole' begins as a simple acoustic guitar rhythm; mandolin is added in, then electric bass guitar shortly afterwards, and then banjo and drums simultaneously join in. The instrumentation builds up to a crescendo, increasing in tempo as the song progresses. The acoustic guitar chord progression (in standard tuning) is simple with a riff based on variations of the open A chord and the chords D and G occurring in the verse. Page played banjo, six and 12 string acoustic guitar and electric guitar (a [[Gibson Les Paul]]), while [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] played mandolin and bass.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> | ||
Page has stated that, similar to the song '[[The Battle of Evermore]]' which was included on their [[Led Zeppelin IV|fourth album]], the song emerged spontaneously when he started experimenting with Jones' banjo, an instrument he had never before played. 'I just picked it up and started moving my fingers around until the chords sounded right, which is the same way I work on compositions when the guitar's in different tunings.'<ref>Dave | Page has stated that, similar to the song '[[The Battle of Evermore]]' which was included on their [[Led Zeppelin IV|fourth album]], the song emerged spontaneously when he started experimenting with Jones' banjo, an instrument he had never before played. 'I just picked it up and started moving my fingers around until the chords sounded right, which is the same way I work on compositions when the guitar's in different tunings.'<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schulps|first=Dave|date=October 1977|title=Jimmy Page: The Trouser Press Interview|url=http://www.teachrock.org/resources/article/jimmy-page-the-trouser-press-interview/|journal=Trouser Press|publisher=Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press|volume=4|issue=22|issn=0164-1883}}</ref> | ||
The Led Zeppelin version of the song is unique in that, despite the bribes, which the hangman accepts, he still carries out the execution: | The Led Zeppelin version of the song is unique in that, despite the bribes, which the hangman accepts, he still carries out the execution: | ||
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Led Zeppelin would perform the song a few times live during [[Led Zeppelin concerts]] in 1971.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> Singer Plant would sometimes also include lyrics in live performances of the Led Zeppelin song '[[Trampled Under Foot]]' in 1975. | Led Zeppelin would perform the song a few times live during [[Led Zeppelin concerts]] in 1971.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> Singer Plant would sometimes also include lyrics in live performances of the Led Zeppelin song '[[Trampled Under Foot]]' in 1975. | ||
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| Appears on | Led Zeppelin III |
| Published by | Superhype Music |
| Registration | ASCAP 070022043 |
| Release date | 5 October 1970 |
| Recorded | May 1970 at Headley Grange, Hampshire. Mixed at Electric Lady, New York. |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Language | English |
| Length | 4 minutes 58 seconds |
| Composer | trad. arr. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
| Engineer | Andy Johns |
'Gallows Pole' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from the 1970 album Led Zeppelin III. The song is based on the traditional British folk tune 'The Maid Freed from the Gallows'.
Overview
The album is a shift in style for the band towards acoustic material, influenced by a vacation Jimmy Page and Robert Plant took to the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in the Welsh countryside.[1] Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page adapted the song from a version by Fred Gerlach.[2]
'Gallows Pole' begins as a simple acoustic guitar rhythm; mandolin is added in, then electric bass guitar shortly afterwards, and then banjo and drums simultaneously join in. The instrumentation builds up to a crescendo, increasing in tempo as the song progresses. The acoustic guitar chord progression (in standard tuning) is simple with a riff based on variations of the open A chord and the chords D and G occurring in the verse. Page played banjo, six and 12 string acoustic guitar and electric guitar (a Gibson Les Paul), while John Paul Jones played mandolin and bass.[3]
Page has stated that, similar to the song 'The Battle of Evermore' which was included on their fourth album, the song emerged spontaneously when he started experimenting with Jones' banjo, an instrument he had never before played. 'I just picked it up and started moving my fingers around until the chords sounded right, which is the same way I work on compositions when the guitar's in different tunings.'[4]
The Led Zeppelin version of the song is unique in that, despite the bribes, which the hangman accepts, he still carries out the execution:
| ‘ | Oh yes, you got a fine sister, she warmed my blood from cold, She brought my blood to boiling hot to keep you from the gallows pole, Your brother brought me silver, and your sister warmed my soul, But now I laugh and pull so hard to see you swinging on the gallows pole |
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Led Zeppelin would perform the song a few times live during Led Zeppelin concerts in 1971.[5] Singer Plant would sometimes also include lyrics in live performances of the Led Zeppelin song 'Trampled Under Foot' in 1975.
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Notes
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ↑ Schulps, Dave (October 1977). "Jimmy Page: The Trouser Press Interview". Trouser Press 4 (22). ISSN 0164-1883.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.