Adjacent String question (Led Zep Nobodys Fault But Mine)

[Steve Harris Is]

Being relatively new, I find one thing I struggle with is playing notes in rapid succession that rest on adjacent strings in same fret. This has surfaced in learning "Nobodys Fault But Mine" by Zep in the riff:

G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A-------5---5----5--7-----------
E--------5-5--5-5--------------- (might be a little off)

What I am trying to do is almost bar the 5th fret and "roll" my finger over but I have yet to master this technique. Any thoughts on ideas on how others might play this?

[nicoli]

Don't bar it, in this case you're probably better off using one finger per string. For example you could use your index finger on the 5th fret of the E string, middle on 5th fret of the A string, and pinky on the 7th freth.

[AGCurry]

I agree with Nicoli.

[seanlava]

you might also want to consider playing the A as an open string, rather than on the fifth fret of the E string. This fingering would allow the 16th notes of this phrase to flow smoother.

[60hz]

Yeah, the tab is wrong.

[Lyle Caldwell]

And you'll want to slightly bend the Ds in that riff.

[Turock]

Much simpler and sounds better just using the open A string.

[Steve Harris Is]

Originally Posted by seanlava

you might also want to consider playing the A as an open string, rather than on the fifth fret of the E string. This fingering would allow the 16th notes of this phrase to flow smoother.

I am going to give that a shot, seems like it would be easier. Thanks!

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

yeah, I play it using the open A.

also the opening riff (the E-D, B-A G E pull-off riff) to me sounds smoother played at the 2nd fret using open D and A strings.

have to watch the live Zep vid to catch how JPJ plays it.