That's the Way Led Zeppelin
THAT'S THE WAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1970 Album LED ZEPPELIN III)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Arranged by Warner Chappel Music Ltd/International Music Publications Ltd
Transcribed by James Staff
x x[D] 0 x
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Paul Jones Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Appalachian Dulcimer'
Intro
Q=92
[(G)]
[4/4] Gtr II
Wx99
|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|
H Q E. S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-2-2-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----2----------| |------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------| |--------------|-----------------------|-------------------3-3-4-4--| |--------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S S S S S S S Q Q H
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------| |-----------------------|---2-----2-----------------|------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------| |-------------------3-4-|---------------------------|------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------|
Wx3
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Second Phrase
Q=100
Wx5
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Gtr I
W W Q Q Q Q
|----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|-----------2----3--| |----------|----------|-3----5------------|
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| Gtr II
| W W E. S E. S E. S Q
|----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|---------0-0--2-2--| |----------|----------|-2--3-3------------| |----------|----------|-------------------|
Q E E E Q E E E E S S +E Q E E E E S S E Q E
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------x-----------------|-----5-------------------|-----5-------------------| |-5------5-----5-------0-|-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-3-7---3s5--5------------| |------------------------|---------------3-------3-|---------------3-------3-|
|
| E. S E E +E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-4-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-| |------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E S S +E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----5-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-5-----5-5--5--5-5-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--3---| |---------------3-------3-|---------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E +E E +S S E E S S E E +E E E E Q Q Q E. S
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4---4---4------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------2-| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E E S S +E Q E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------x---------------|-----5-------------------| |-----------2----3----|-5-------5---5-------0-|-3-7---3S5-(5)-----------| |-3----5--------------|-----------------------|---------------3-------3-|
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| E. S E. S E. S E. S E S S E E E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------0-0--2-2--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-| |-2--3-3--------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E S S +E Q E E E E S S +E Q E Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-----5-------------------|-----5-------------------|---------------------| |-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-5-----5-5--5--5-5---| |---------------3-------3-|---------------3-------3-|---------------------|
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| TP TP TP TP
| E E E E +E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E E S S E E +E Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------2-(2)-5---2-| |-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
Outro
|-3-|
S S E S E S S E. S A E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-----7-----7---------------7---|---------------------|------------------------| |-7s9-----9---9s7-5--5-7s9------|-----------2----3----|-5-----5-5-5-5--5----5--| |-------------------------------|-3----5--------------|------------------------|
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| E S S Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E S S E E E E +S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-4---4-4---4-------------------|---------0-0--2-2--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4--| |-----------------------------2-|-2--3-3--------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E E E S S +E Q E E E E S S +E Q E E E E S S +E Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----5-------------------|-----5-------------------|-----5--------------------| |-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-3-7---3s5-(5)-----------|-3-7---3s5-(5)------------| |---------------3-------3-|---------------3-------3-|---------------3-------3--|
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| E E E E +E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E E E E E +E E +S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-7-9-4---(4)-5-(5)-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q E S S A S E S E E A S E S E E A E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|-------7-----7-7-9s11-9-7-9-|-------------*| |-------------------7-----7-7---|-7s=9------9----------------|-------------*| |-5-----5-5-5-7s=9------9-------|----------------------------|-------2--3--*| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|-3--5--------*|
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| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP
| E S S E E +E Q S S +E Q E Q E E H Q Q
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*| |---------------------5-------4-|---(4)---2-----0----2---2---|-0-----0--2--*| |-4-4-4-4-7-----(7)-------------|--------------------------4-|-------------*| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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