The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin
------------------------- From: ceh1@acpub.duke.edu (Charles Eric Horowitz) The Song Remains the Same by Led Zeppelin This was a requested a while ago, but it took a while to tab. Sorry for the wait. This song has 3 12-string electrics and 2 6-strings(telecaster thru supro) Ill try to keep them all straight for you. The intro is 1 12string banging out an open D repeatedly. One 12-string plays this set of chords over it: e--2-----5-----7-----9\----14------14\----------------------------------- b--3-----6-----8----10\----15------15\----------------------------------- g--2-----5-----7-----9\----14------14\----------------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ and the third 12 plays these chords: e--------------12----12---------14-----14\------------------------------- b--7-----8-----12----14---------15-----15\------------------------------- g--7-----7-----12----14---------14-----14\------------------------------- d--7----10--------------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now one 12 stops playing and one 12 plays these chords while the second 12 plays the same chords but with an open D-string instead of a second fret D. e--0----0-0--2------2-2--0---0-0--2--2-2--3--3-3-0--0-0--3--3-3--2------ b--3----3-3--3------3-3--3---3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3------ g--2----2-2--2------2-2--2---2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2------ d--2----2-2--2------2-2--2---2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2------ a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- Now this chord sequence is played by 2 12's the same way and repeat it. /-again the 2nd 12 plays the open D on this chd e-2--2-2-----2--2--3--3-3----2--0--------------------------------------- b-3--3-3-----3--3--3--3-3----3--3--------------------------------------- g-2--2-2-----2--2--2--2-2----2--2--------------------------------------- d-0--0-0-----0--0--0--0-0----0--0--------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E----------------------------------------------------------------------- Next is both 12's playing this: e---0----0---0-0----0---0---0-------0--------0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---- b---1-1----1---0-0--0-----0----1--3---3-1-3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---- g------------------------------------------------------------------------ d-3-----------------3----------3----------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next one of the 6 strings come in with the 2 12's to play this: e--0----0-0--2------2-2--0---0-0--2--2-2--3--3-3-0--0-0--3--3-3--2------ b--3----3-3--3------3-3--3---3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3------ g--2----2-2--2------2-2--2---2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2------ d--2----2-2--2------2-2--2---2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2------ a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- One this next distorted part, the six string plays this: and 12's play this e-------------------------------------------------2----------------------- b-------------------------------------------------3----------------------- g-------------------------------------------------2----------------------- d-------------------------------------------------2----------------------- a---------------0------------------------------0-------------------------- E---3^4--0-3^4--0-----------------3^4--0--3^4----------------------------- Here is the 2 12's backing part to the first solo: e---2------2---3--3-------5--3------------------------------------------- b-----3------3------3-----3--5------------------------------------------- g-------2-------------2-------------------------------------------------- d-0---------------------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ And the first 6 string solo: e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g-----------------------------------------------------7-9-7---7---------- d------------------------7-9-7---9-7---7--7-7-----7-9-------9------------ a-3^4--0--3^4--5-7p5-7/9-------9-----9----------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e-------------7----------------------------------------10---------------- b---------------10-7----------------------------------------------------- g----7--9^11---------9-7---9-7---7-9-7---7-7----7-9^11----(11)^9--7------ d--9---------------------9-----9-------9-----9--------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------7------------------------------------ b--7^8-7-------------------------------10-7------------------------------- g--------7------7-9-7---7----7-9^11---------9-7---9-7---7----------------- d-----------7-9-------9----9--------------------9-----9------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now the 6 string plays this figure a few times: e------------------------------0------------------------------------------ b------------------------------0------------------------------------------ g--/5-4-2---2----/5-4--2-----2-------------------------------------------- d---------3--------------3-3---------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- And ends it with this: e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g--/5-4-2-0------------------------------------------------------------------- d------------3-2-0---------------------------------------------------------- a------------------3-2-0---------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 2 12's play this after the solo: and end that section with a bunch of /-these e--3-5---8--8--8------3--5---8--8--8--7-7---8--------------------------- b--5-7--10-10-10------5--7--10-10-10--9-9--10--------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------0------------------------------------------ a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- During the vocals, the 2 12's play on this basic pattern with a few subtle changes on the first couple of measures. e--0---0---------------3-----0------0----------------------------------- b--1---1-----3-----3h5----3--3--3-3---3p1-----0------------------------- g--0---0-----0-----------------------------0---------------------------- d--2---2---------------------------------------------------------------- a--3---3---------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- While the 6 plays this on the first two measures. e-----------------------3----------------------------3------------------------ b----------------1---------------------------------3-------3---0-------------- g-2^4^2----------------------0--0--------------5^6-----3/4---4--------0------- d---------0-0-2----2---------2--2------0----5---------------------0h2--------- a----------------------------3--3---------5-----------------------------1h2--- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------3- And on the third measure the 12's play this: e-0--0----0--0---0-----------0--0----------0--0----0--0---0---0---0--0------- b-1--1----2--2---2-----2-----0-------0-2--------0--1----0-1-----0-1---1-0--0- g-0--0--------------3-----3--------3---3---3-------------------------------0- d-2--2----4----4----4--4--4------------------------------------------------0- a-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- And the 6 plays this: e-----------------------------------7--------6-------5--5--/10-8-/13-13/12 b--2-----2---------------------------------5-------5----------------------- g----------3-------------------4/7-----4/6-----4h5------5----------------- d----4-----4-----------------4-------------------------------------------- a--------------------------4---------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heres that mid section thing: e--------15- -(5)^7^5-5-3------3------------3------------------------------- b----------- -------------------------3-----------4------------------------- g--14/16---- --------------3h4----3-4---3h4---3-4---3^4--------------------- d----------- -------------------------------------------5------------------- a----------- --------------------------------------------------------------- E----------- --------------------------------------------------------------- On the last measure of the vocal part, the 6 plays this: e---------------------------------1--------5-------10--8-----8-------10-- b-------------------------0-----1---1--------------------------10/12----- g---------------------------1-2-------3/5-----5/10----10-10-10----------- d-6^8-6^8-6-5-4 --6^8-6-4------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ Then just bend the g-string 5th fret up and pick it as you release the bend. The second solo is this: e----------------------------------------7------------------------------- b--7-----7-----------------------------7---10-10-7----------------------- g--9^11--9^11--9p7h9----7-7-7-----9^11-------------9p7-9p7----7-7-------- d---------------------9-------9----------------------------9------9------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e-------7----------------------------------------------------------------- b---------10-7------------------------------------------------------------ g--9^11--------9-7-9-7---7-9-7-------------------------------------------- d----------------------9-------9-7-9-7---7-9-7---7-9-7/9-7-9-7---7-------- a--------------------------------------9-------9---------------9---------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------10-------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------13-10----10------------------- g------------------------9p7-7---7-9/11-----------12----10^11------------- d----------------------7-------9------------------------------12---------- a-9\7-5-5--5-5--5h7/9----------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------------------------------15-------------------- b--------13-15^17-15-------------13-15-(15)^16^17-----15^17-15----------- g--9/14---------------12----9/14----------------------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e--------------------------------------------------------------15---------- b--15^17--15---------------------------------------------15^17-----15^17-15 g-------------12-14^16^14---------16^18---14----14-16---------------------- d-------------------------------------------------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------7---------------------------------------- b--12^13---12^13^12---------------10-7-10-7\----------------------------- g--------------------14------0-------------------------------7----------- d-------------------------------------------------7-10-7---7-7----------- a---------------------------------------------7/9--------9--------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g-----------------7-------------------7-7-7\----------------------------- d------7-10-7---7-7-------10p7----7---7-7-7\----------------------------- a--7/9--------9-------7/9------10---9------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the next vocals bit, The 12's play this chord sequence hitting each one 3 or 4 times: /--now just arpeggiate this chord e--8--7--10---8--12---10/14--------------------------------------------- b-10--8--12--10--13---12/15--------------------------------------------- g------------------------16--------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- After that, the 12's play this: e-0-----------------------------2---3---2---0------------0------0-------- b-------3-------------------3----3---3---3---3---1-3---1----------------- g-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-----2---2---2---2------2------------------- d-------------------------0-2-----------------------------------2---2---2 a-------------------------------------------------------------3-----3-3-- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b--------------------------------3--------------------------------------- g--------------------------------2--------------------------------------- d--5-5-5-4-4-4-2-----------------0--------------------------------------- a--3-3-3-2-2-2-0--7-7-7-5-5-5-5--2--------------------------------------- E-----------------5-5-5-3-3-2-0--0--------------------------------------- The 6 string part over that is: e--15-------------------------------------------------------------------- b------(15)^17^15-------------------------8^10---(8)^10^8---------------- g------------------(14)^16^14--9--7-8-9-7------7------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e-15--------------------------------------------------------------------- b----15^17^15------------------------------------------------------------ g-------------14^16^14-14--14\12----------------------------------------- d--------------------------------12-12/14-------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e--------------------------------7^9-7-5-----------(7)^9^7-7-5----------- b------------------6---5-----5------------7^9-7-5------------------------ g------------5-5-7---7---7-7--------------------------------------------- d------5-5-7------------------------------------------------------------- a--5-7------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ And then the power chords with the 12's and the 6 Next is as little soloing over the rythym laid down by the 2 12's and [1] [6] e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g---7^9^7p5-------------2h4p2---2----------2h4p2---2------2h4p2---2------ d-----------7-------2-4-------4--------2-4-------4--------------4-------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e-------2---------------------------------------------------------------- b---------5-2---------2----10h13p10--12-15-15^16--15-12-12--------------- g--4^6--------4-2-4-2---------------------------------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b-------10-12-10----10----10--------10-12-10----10----12------10-12-10--- g--9/11----------11----11------9/11----------11----11-----9/11----------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e---------------------5--------------------------------------------------- b-----10-10-------------5^7-5-3-3----------------------------------------- g--11-------12----------------------2p0---0-2p0---0----------------------- d---------------------------------------4-------4----2p0---0-2p0---0------ a--------------------------------------------------------4-------4-------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g--2p0--0---------2p0--0---------2p0---0--------------------------------- d------4---2p0--0-----4--2p0---0-----4---2p0---0-2p0-0------------------- a--------------4-------------4---------------4--------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ e---------------------15------------------------13-14-15-------------------- b------13-15-15^17-15----15^17-15------13-15^17----------15^17-15-13-15-13\- g--/14------------------------------14-------------------------------------- d--------------------------------------------------------------------------- a--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now w/heavy distortion repeat this figure a few times and end it w/ that last little chord. e------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------ g--------------2----------------------4p2-----------------2-------------- d--2-2-----2-4---4-2--2-2------2-4-2------4p2-------------0-------------- a--0-0-2/4------------0-0--2/4------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well that's about all of it. Sorry for any mistakes. CHUCK From: bobz@crl.com (Robert Zawalski) Subject: TAB: The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin) Of course you all realize that I expect a complete tab of Jethro Tull's 'The Minstrel in the Gallery' for this. ;) guit. 1 (12 string) E:--------------2---7---9---12\---14---14\-- B:--------------3---8---10--13\---15---15\-- G:--------------2---7---9---12\---14---14\-- D:--0R-------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------ E:------------------------------------------ ride on the open d throughout (listen to tape for rythem) guit. 2 (6 string) E:------------------5---7---9---- B:------------------6---8---10--- G:------------------5---7---9---- D: A: E: ======== **1** (12 string) E:--0-0-0---2-2-2-- B:--3-3-3---3-3-3-- G:--0-0-0---0-0-0-- D:--2-2-2---2-2-2-- x3 A:--0-0-0---0-0-0-- E: **2** E:--2-2-2--2-2--3-3-3--2-0-- B:--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-- G:--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-- D:--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-- x4 A:-------------------------- E:-------------------------- E:--0----0-----0----0------------0-----------0------ B:----1----1-----0----0----1--3-----3--1--3----0---- G:------2----2-----0----0--2---------------------0-- D: A: E: (let all notes ring) (end of **2**) Guitar 1 goes to **1** then **3** (guitar 1 (12 string)) E:---------------2 B:---------------3 G:---------------0 <\ D:---------------2 \ A:---------------0 \ E: (guitar 2) x4 E: B: / G:-----------2-- / D:-----------2-- s potential ;)
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