Explanation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ / x Slide to x (x ^ y) Bend up, from x to y (x v y) Bend down, from x to y if notes are in parenthesises ({x} ^ y) Play y bent, {don't play x} they are hit once. (x - y) Pull off from y to x (x h y) Hammer-on from x to y ~~x,y Trill x and y :Intro --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------7-------7------7------------------- ----------------------------------------7-------7------7------------------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-----5-5----5-5------------------- =========================================================================== :Verse (Repeat this line 2x) ---Play the whole Verse two times--- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------4------------------------------------------------------------------ ------4-------------6-7-6-7-6-7-6------------------------------------------ --2-5-----------------------------9-4--7-5-7-5--(7 ^ 8)-(8 v 7)-5-7-------- ============================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------4------------------------------------------------------------------ ------4-------------6-7-6-7-6-7-6----|---------------|--------------------- --2-5-----------------------------9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --4-------4-------4-------------------------------------------------------- --4-------4-------4-------------------------------------------------------- --2---0---2---0---2-------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: Remember, Verse is in 15/8, so it comes back a beat short! Chorus is in 4/4) =========================================================================== :Chorus (Repeat two times) ---------0-------------------5----------------5---------------------------- ---------0-------------------5----------------5-----------------9---------- ---------1-------------------6----------------6-----------------9---------- ---------2-------------------7----------------7-----------------9---------- ---------2-------------------7----------------7----------7-7-7--7--7-7----- --0-0-0--0--0-0--------5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--5-5----------------------- -----------------------------5----------------5-----------------0---------- ---------9-------------------5----------------5-----------------0---------- ---------9-------------------6----------------6-----------------1---------- ---------9-------------------7----------------7-----------------2---------- ---7-7-7-7--7-7--------------7----------------7-----------------2---------- -----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--5-5-----0-0-0--0---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----7--------7--------7--------7------------------------------------------ -----7--------7--------7--------7------------------------------------------ --5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5------------------------------------------ =================================== Repeat the whole -Intro,Verse,Chorus- a second time. Then... =========================================================================== :Outro --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --9--12------9--9--12------9--12------9--14--12---------------------------- --9--12------9--9--12------9--12------9--14--12---------------------------- --7--10------7--7--10------7--10------7--12--10---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat over and over untill fade. Sometimes he plays it short and choppy. Sometimes he slides into the chords while playing continuous eighth notes. From: [email protected] (Robert Zawalski) Subject: TAB: (Zeppelin) Here is a tab of how I play it. (I think Jimmy tunes own a semitone on album) E:------------------------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------------------------- G:------------------------------------------------------------- D:--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---- A:------------------------------------------------------------- E:--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-5b6-6-5b6-6-5b6-6-5b6-- (I kinda doubt Jimmy is playing anything on the string, but it thickens it up so..) E:----------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------- G:--------0-------------------------------------- D:------0-----3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-------------------- A:----2-------------------------3-1-3-1-3-4-3-1-- E:--3-------------------------------------------- I sometimes play this instead..(just for flavour >=-) E:----------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------- G:--------0-------------------------------------- D:------0---------------------------------------- A:----2-------------------------3-1-3-1-3-4-3-1-- E:--3--------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0--------------------- He plays this as the little bridge.. (listen to the record..) E:------------------------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------------------------- G:--------0---------------------------------------------------- D:------0-----3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2---------------------------------- A:----2------------------------3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1--0-1-0-1-0-1-0-- E:--3---------------------------------------------------------- E:------------- B:------------- G:------------- D:--5-3-5-3-5-- A:--5-3-5-3-5-- E:--3-1-3-1-3-- Chorus: x2 Then do intro again. Little ending thing: E:--------------------------------------------------------------------- B:--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-15-13-- G:--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-15-13-- D:--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-10-10-10/13-13--10-15-13-- A:--------------------------------------------------------------------- E:--------------------------------------------------------------------- I think Pagey plays this with a slide on reconrd, but eighther way is fine..

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