Editing John Paul Jones (musician) (section)

==== Contributions ====
[[File:Zoso John Paul Jones sigil interlaced triquetra overlaying circle.svg|thumb|right|150px|Derivative of Jones' [[triquetra]] [[Seal (emblem)|sigil]] used in the untitled album commonly known as ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'']]

Jones was responsible for the classic bass lines of the group, notably those in "[[Ramble On]]" and "[[The Lemon Song]]" (''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''), and shifting [[time signature]]s, such as those in "[[Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)|Black Dog]]" (''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]''). As half of Led Zeppelin's [[rhythm section]] with drummer [[John Bonham]], Jones shared an appreciation for [[funk]] and [[soul music|soul]] rhythmic [[groove (popular music)|grooves]] which strengthened and enhanced their musical affinity.<ref name=21century>[[Charles Shaar Murray|Murray, Charles Shaar]]. "21st century digital man", ''[[Classic Rock Magazine]]: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin'', 2008, p. 58.</ref> In an interview he gave to ''Global Bass'' magazine, Jones remarked on this common musical interest:

{{blockquote|Yeah, we were both huge [[Motown Records|Motown]] and [[Stax Records|Stax]] fans and general soul music fans, [[James Brown]] fans. Which is one of the reasons why I've always said that Zeppelin was one of the few bands to "swing". We actually had a groove in those days. People used to come to our shows and dance, which was great. To see all the women dancing, it was really brilliant. You didn't necessarily see that at a [[Black Sabbath]] show or whatever: So we were different in that way. We were a groovy band. We used all our black pop music influences as a key to the rock that went over the top.<ref name=AndyLong>{{cite magazine |last=Long |first=Andy |title=Get The Led Out |magazine=Global Bass Online |date=March 2002 |url=http://www.globalbass.com/archives/mar2002/john_paul_jones.htm |access-date=17 March 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314221236/http://www.globalbass.com/archives/mar2002/john_paul_jones.htm |archive-date=14 March 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>}}

After retiring his [[Fender Jazz Bass]] (which he had been using since his days with The Shadows in the early 1960s) from touring in 1975, Jones switched to using custom-designed [[Alembic Inc|Alembic]] basses for touring.<ref>
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However, he still preferred to use the Jazz Bass in the studio and in a 2010 interview mentioned that he still had that bass at the time.<ref>
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Jones' keyboard skills added an [[Eclecticism in music|eclectic]] dimension that realised Led Zeppelin as more than just a [[hard rock]] band. Keyboard highlights include the delicate "[[The Rain Song]]" (''[[Houses of the Holy]]'') played on a [[Mellotron]]; the funky "[[Trampled Under Foot]]", played on a [[Clavinet]] (''[[Physical Graffiti]]''); and the eastern scales of "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]", also played on a Mellotron (also on ''Physical Graffiti''). In live performances, Jones' keyboard showpiece was "[[No Quarter (song)|No Quarter]]", often lasting for up to half-an-hour and sometimes including snatches of "[[Amazing Grace]]", [[Joaquín Rodrigo]]'s "[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]", which had inspired [[Miles Davis]]' ''[[Sketches of Spain]]'', and variations of classical pieces by composers such as [[Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]].

Jones' diverse contributions to the group extended to the use of other instruments including mandolin, recorder,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-5-instruments-led-zeppelins-john-paul-jones-played-on-stairway-to-heaven.html/ | title=The 5 Instruments Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones Played on 'Stairway to Heaven' | date=6 June 2020 | website=cheatsheet.com}}</ref> and an unusual triple-necked acoustic instrument consisting of a six and a twelve string guitar. Jones often used [[bass pedals]] to supplement the band's sound while he was playing keyboards and mandolin. On the band's 1977 tour of the United States, Jones would sing lead vocals on "[[The Battle of Evermore]]", filling in for [[Sandy Denny]], who had sung on the studio version.