Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin
Song: Communication Breakdown
Album: Led Zeppelin
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Page'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Intro / Verse 1
Q=160
[4/4] Gtr I
PM------------| PM------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q 6x
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|---7-(7)-----7--|-----------------|---7-(7)-----7--o|| ||------------------|---7-(7)--9--7--|-----------------|---7-(7)--9--7---|| ||------------------|---7-(7)--7--7--|-----------------|---7-(7)--7--7---|| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-(5)--0--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-(5)--0--5--o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------||
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
Chorus
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)---------------|-------------------| |--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)---------------| |--------------6|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)---------------| |--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)---------------| |----9-7-7-7-9-7|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-9-7-7---9-7-|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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| Gtr II
| H Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q H
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------8-|-(8)-8-----------8-|-(8)-8-----------8-|-(8)-8-------------| |-------------6-|-(6)-6-----------6-|-(6)-6-----------6-|-(6)-6-------------| |-------------5-|-(5)-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-------------| |-------------7-|-(7)-7-----------7-|-(7)-7-----------7-|-(7)-7-------------| |---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |------------------8-|--(8)--8--------------8-| |------------------7-|--(7)--7--------------7-| |-9-9-11-9-9-9-11--9-|--(9)--9-11-9-9-9-11--9-| |-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-|--(7)--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-|
|
| H Q E E +E E Q Q E E
|--------------------|----------------------7-| |-----------------10-|-(10)-10-------------10-| |------------------8-|--(8)--8--------------8-| |------------------7-|--(7)--7--------------7-| |------------------9-|--(9)--9--------------9-| |------------------7-|--(7)--7----------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|| |--(8)-8---8---------8-|-(8)-----------------|| |--(7)-7---7---------7-|-(7)-----------------|| |--(9)-9-9-9-9-9-11--9-|-(9)-9-11-9-9-9-11---|| |--(7)-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|-(7)-7--7-7-7-7--7-0-||
|
| +E E Q Q E E W
|--(7)---------------7-|---------------------|| |-(10)--------------10-|---------------------|| |--(8)---------------8-|---------------------|| |--(7)---------------7-|---------------------|| |--(9)---------------9-|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------||
Verse 2
Rhy Fig 1
w/Rhy Fig 1 x3
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q W E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0------| |---9-------9---9-|-9-0-(0)--0------|-----------------|----------0--0---| |-7-7---7---7---7-|-7-0-(0)-----0---|-----------------|---0-(0)-----0---| |-0-0-----0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---9---9---9---9-|-9--------0------|---9---9---9---9-|----------0-------| |---7---7-7-7---7-|-7-0-(0)-----0---|---7---7---7---7-|---0-(0)----------| |-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---9---9-------9-|-9--------0------|---9---9-------9-|-9--------0------| |---7---7-7-----7-|-7-0-(0)-----0---|---7---7-7-----7-|-7-0-(0)-----0---| |-0---------0---0-|-----------------|-0---------0---0-|-----------------| PM----------------| PM----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|---7-(7)--10--7--|-----------------|---7-(7)--10--7--|| |-----------------|---7-(7)---9--7--|-----------------|---7-(7)---9--7--|| |-----------------|---7-(7)---7--7--|-----------------|---7-(7)---7--7--|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-(5)---0--0--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-(5)---0--0--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------0--0--|-----------------|--------------0--|| |---7-------------|---0-(0)---------|-----7---7-------|---0-(0)---0-----|| |-0-----0---0---0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------||
Chorus
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-5------------| |--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-5------------| |--------------6|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)-6------------| |--------------5|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-5------------| |----9-7-7-7-9-7|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-9-7| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)---------------| |-------------8-|-(8)-------------8-|-(8)-------------8-|-(8)---------------| |-------------6-|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)-------------6-|-(6)---------------| |-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)-------------5-|-(5)---------------| |--7--7-7-------|---------7-7-------|-----7-9-7-7-7-----|-----------7-7-9-7-| |--5--5-5-------|---------5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------5-5-5-5-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|------------------7-|--(7)--7--------------7-| |-----------------10-|-(10)-10-------------10-| |------------------8-|--(8)--8--------------8-| |------------------7-|--(7)-----------------7-| |-9-9-11-9-9-9-11----|---------11-9-9-9-11----| |-7-7--7-7-7-7--7----|----------7-7-7-7--7----|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------7-|--(7)--7--------------7-| |-----------------10-|-(10)-10-------------10-| |------------------8-|--(8)--8--------------8-| |------------------7-|--(7)-----------------7-| |-9-9-11-9-9-9-11----|---------11-9-9-9-11----| |-7-7--7-7-7-7--7----|----------7-7-7-7--7----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---7---7--------------7-|--(7)--7---------------|| |--10--10-------------10-|-(10)-10---------------|| |---8---8--------------8-|--(8)--8---------------|| |---7------------------7-|--(7)------------------|| |---------11-9-9-9-11----|---------11-9-9-11---6-|| |----------7-7-7-7--7----|----------7-7-7--7-----||
|
| +E E E E E E E E +Q. E H
|--(7)--7--------------7-|--(7)------------------|| |-(10)-10-------------10-|-(10)------------------|| |--(8)--8--------------8-|--(8)------------------|| |--(7)-------------------|-----------------------|| |---------11-9-9-9-11----|-----------------------|| |----------7-7-7-7--7----|-----------------------||
W W
|-----------|----------|| |-----------|----------|| |-----------|----------|| |-9\--------|----------|| |-7\--------|----------|| |-7\--------|----------||
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/communication_breakdown_tab_ver_6.html )
Guitar Solo
|----3-----| |---3---| |----3-----| |---3---| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E S +S S +S S S
|------------12-----------------------12------------------------| |-------12------15p12------12----12------15-(15)-12-(12)-12-----| |-14b16-----------------14-14b16----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------9-----9----9-----9-------9-----9-----------9---------| |--9-------9-----9----9-----9-------9-----9-----------9---------| |--7-------7-----7----7-----7-------7-----7-----------7---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2
|----3-----| |---3----| |--3---| |----3-----| |---3---| |--3--|
E E E S +S S S S +S E E E S +S S S S S
|------------12-----------------------------------12---------------------| |-------12------15--(15)-15p12---------------12------15-(15)-15p12-12----| |-14b16------------------------14-(14)-14b16--------------------------14-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E +Q E E E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------7----(7)---------------------9-------------7------------------| |--9-------7----(7)---------------------7-------------7------------------| |--7-------5----(5)---------------------0-------------5------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 2-|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x5 1/2
|----3-----| |---3---| |--3---| |----3-----| |---3---| |--3---|
E E E S +S S S S +S E E E S +S S S S +S
|------------12----------------------------------12-----------------------| |-------12------15-(15)-15p12---------------12------15-(15)-15p12-12-(12)-| |-14b16-----------------------14-(14)-14b16-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---|
E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12-12--------12-------------------|-------------------------------| |----12--------12-------------------|----------------------------12-| |----14b16-----14b16-----14p12------|-14-12b13----------12-14b16----| |--------------------------------14-|----------14-11-14-------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
~~
E E E E E Q E +E E Q E E E E
|-12----12-----12-12---15b17==|=(17)r-15b17-15---12----12----| |----15-----15----------------|---------------------15-------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------14-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------12-------------------------|------9----9----9-------| |-------12----------------------------|---12---12---12---------| |-14b16--------14b16r(14)p12----14-12-|---13-------------11b12-| |----------------------------14-------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------|
S S E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S
|-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------12------------------9h=| |-11p9-11-11--9----9-9-11-|-11b13----11p9----11-9-9-9----| |---------------11--------|---------------11-------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|
E. S Q E E T +T S E E E E E E E E E
|-------10--------10-------------------|--------------------| |-10-------10b12-----10-10b12r(10)p8---|-10-8---8-12--------| |------------------------------------9-|------9-------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------3s15-0-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----7s=9--9-9s7-7-7-|-----4------5-5------6--| |-----7s=9--9-9s7-7-7-|-7-----8b10-----9b11----| |-----7s=9--9-9s7-7-7-|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |-(0)-----------------|------------------------|
|
| E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------------| |--9--7-(7)-------7---|------------------------| |--9--7-(7)---9---7---|-6-------------------6--| |--9--7-(7)---7---7---|-5-------------------5--| |--7--5-(5)---0---5---|-7---9-7----7-7-9----7--| |---------------------|-5---5-5----5-5-5----5--|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------7-------8-------9-------10-|-------12-------12-12-12-12-12-| |-10b12---11b13---12b14---13b15----|-14b16----15b17----------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(6)----------------------------6-|-(6)-------------6--6--6-----6-| |-(5)----------------------------5-|-(5)-------------5--5--5-----5-| |-(7)---7--9----7--7----7--9-----7-|-(7)----7--9-----7--7--7--9--7-| |-(5)---5--5----5--5----5--5-----5-|-(5)----5--5-----5--5--5--5--5-|
[E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E]
|-12--12-15b17r(15)-15b17r(15)-12----|-12-19b21==(21)r-------19-18-| |---------------------------------15-|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(6)------------------------------6-|--8--8-----------8-8-8-----8-| |-(5)------------------------------5-|--7--7-----------7-7-7-----7-| |-(7)--7--9------7---7------7---9--7-|--9--9------11---9-9-9-11--9-| |-(5)--5--5------5---5------5---5--5-|--7--7-------7---7-7-7--7--7-| |----3----| |---3---|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-17---------------------------------|-------17---19------------------------| |-----19b20-17-------17-------19b21==|=(21)r---------21p17---------17-19p17s| |--------------19b20----19-16--------|-----------------------18p16----------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------7-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------7-| |-(8)--8-----------------------8-----|--(8)-----8-------------------------8-| |-(7)--7-----------------------7-----|--(7)-----7-------------------------7-| |-(9)--9----11--9-----9--9-11--9-----|--(9)-----9----11----9-----9--9-11--9-| |-(7)--7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-----|--(7)-----7-----7----7-----7--7--7--7-|
Out-Chorus
W W
|---------------------||-----------------| |-29------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------|
|
| PM------------|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(7)-7----7-7-7------||-----------------| |-(7)-7----7-7-7------||-----------------| |-(8)-8----8-8-8------||-----------------| |-(7)-7----7-7-7------||-----------------| |-(9)-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-||-----------------| |-(7)-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Out Chorus - Rhy Fig 1 x8
PM--------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Outro - Solo
Gtr I
Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E E E E E S S
|-15b17----------------12---------------|-------------------------------| |---------12--13-14-15------12----------|-14--------------------x-15b17-| |------------------------------15-14-12-|-14-12b13----------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------14-12-14-------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| PM
| E E +Q E E E E
|---------------------------------------| |-------7-(7)----------------7----------| |-------7-(7)-----------9----7----------| w/Rhy Fig 1 to end |-------7-(7)-----------7----7----------| |-------5-(5)-----------0----5----------| |--0------------------------------------|
+E S S +E E +E E S E.
|------15--------------------15----------| |-(15)----15b17r(15)-15-(15)----15-17\---| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
E E +Q +E E E E +H. Q
|---15b17-(17)---(17)-15-17-17b19-|-(19)------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------17\---*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
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