THE WANTON SONG
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1975 Album PHYSICAL GRAFFITI)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Thanks to Kerry O'Brien and Steve Gorenberg for transcribing the Power Tab
version of this. I decided to submit this because there was no better text
version of the song. Awesome song by the way.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist'
Intro (0:00, 3:03)
Moderately Q=110
$
(G5) F7 F#7
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S H 3x S S S S S S S S E E +S E.
e||------------------------||-----------------------------|
B||o----------------------o||-----------------------------|
G||------------------------||-------------------2-(2)-3---|
D||------5-5-----5-5-------||-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2---|
A||o----------------------o||-------------------3-(3)-4---|
E||--3-3-----3-3-----------||-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2---|
(G5)
S S S S S S S S H 3x
e||------------------------||
B||o----------------------o||
G||------------------------||
D||------5-5-----5-5-------||
A||o----------------------o||
E||--3-3-----3-3-----------||
N.C. Bb5
S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------|------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------|-7---6---5-------x-3----||
D|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|-------------------3----||
A|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|---5---4---3-(3)---1----||
E|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|------------------------||
Verses (0:20, 1:24, 3:23)
(G5)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D||------5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
A||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||--3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
F7 F#7 (G5)
S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
A|-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
To Coda
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
e|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|
A|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|
E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-------------------------||
B|-------------------------||
G|-7---6---5-------x-3-----||
D|-------------------3-----||
A|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----||
E|-------------------------||
(G5)
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
F7 F#7 (G5)
S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
A|-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
e|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|
A|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|
E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-------------------------||
B|-------------------------||
G|-7---6---5-------x-3-----||
D|-------------------3-----||
A|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----||
E|-------------------------||
(0:59, 2:03)
Fmadd2 Fm B°7 Cm7/E D#Bb5bC#°7 C D9
Gtrs I, II
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
e|-^3----3-1-----|----------------|------------3---|---------------5-|
B|-^1----1-1---3-|-(3)----3-4---4-|-(4)----4-6---5-|-(5)----5-6-/8-5-|
G|-^1----1-1---1-|-(1)----1-----3-|-(3)----3-3---3-|-(3)----3------5-|
D|-^3----3-3---3-|-(3)----------5-|-(5)----------5-|-(5)-------------|
A|-^3----------2-|-(2)----------3-|-(3)----------4-|-(4)-------------|
E|-^1------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
My favourite part:
D5Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F
+E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e
e|-(5)-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------|
B|-(5)h=6p==5----5-(5)(5)-------|--------------------------|
G|-(5)-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---|
D|-------------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---|
A|------------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D9 D5Am7 Gm7
E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|----------------------------------|
B|-5h=6p==5------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)-------3-------5-----5-|
D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3------------------------|
A|-----------------------7---|------------5-4-5---4-5S7---6-7---|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
D9 Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F
E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e
e|-5-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------|
B|-5h=6p==5-------------------|--------------------------|
G|-5-(5)-(5)---5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---|
D|-----------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---|
A|----------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
1.
D9 D5Am7 Gm7 Bb/F
Gtr I
<
E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q S S Q.
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------||
B|-5h=6p==5------------------|-------------------3----o||
G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)--------3-----||
D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3---------3-----||
A|-----------------------7---|------------5--3h5------o||
E|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| <
| E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q H
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------||
B|-5h=6p==5------------------|---------------3--------o||
G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)----3---------||
D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3-----3---------||
A|-----------------------7---|------------5-----------o||
E|---------------------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo (2:28)
2.
Bb5/Bb5/F Bb5 F/Bb5 C5
~
+E S S Q H Q Q e e e a E
e|------------------------||--------------------|
B|------------------------||-6b8--6-------------|
G|-(3)--------------------||---------3-----3h5--|
D|-(3)h5p3----------------||-----------3-5------|
A|---------5--------------||--------------------|
E|------------------------||--------------------|
|
| +E S S E S S S S E q Q Q E E E E
e|------------------------||--------------------|
B|------------------------||--------------------|
G|-(3)-------------3---3--||--------------------|
D|-(3)h5p3---x-x---3---3--||------3----3-3---5--|
A|---------5-x-x-5---5----||-1----1--1-0-1---3--|
E|------------------------||--------------------|
D5C5 F5 C/F5 G5
~~~ ~~~~~~~~
+H. Q E +S S Q e e S S E +H. E E
|-----------------|---------------------5---|------------------------|
|-----------------|-8b10r(8)p6-8------5---8-|-(8)--------------------|
|-(5)-------------|---------------5-7-------|-------------------5pb6-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
e|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-(5)--5--5-7-5---|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-(3)--3--3-5-3---|------------3--3-3-3---5-|-(5)-5-5-x-x---5-5-0----|
E|---------------0-|-1----------1--1-0-1---3-|-(3)-3-3-x-x-0-3-3-0----|
Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5
~~~
|----3-----|
+Q q q e S T +T S S a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(5)pb7==5---5-5---5r(5)p3---3h5-|
|---------------------------5-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--3--------3---3-3-------3-----5-|
A|--1--------1---1-0-------1-----3-|
E|---------------------------------|
F5 C/F5 G5
~~~~~
|---3----| |--3--|
+Q. +E Q E E E e Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------6---7-|-8-8b10---8--------------|
|------------------8b10-------|------------6---6-----6--|
|-(5)-----(5)\----------------|--------------7---7------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-(5)-5-5--5---5-6-5----------|-------------------------|
A|-(3)-3-3--3---3-5-3------0---|-3------3---3-3-3--------|
E|-----------------------------|-1------1---1-0-1---3----|
G5/D G5 Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S Q. +Q Q E E +S E. +E S +S +S S S S
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8--------(8)--------|---------------18--(18)-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|---17b19==(17)----------17r(17)-(17)-15-17-17-|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| e e e S S S E. E E Q Q E E E E
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5--5----------------|-3----------3--------3---3--------3------5----|
A|-5---5--5-x-x--x--5--5-0-|-1----------1--------1---0--------1------3----|
E|----------x-x--x--3--3-0-|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+H E E E E
e|----------------------------|
B|---------------17-18-18b20==|
G|-(17)-------17--------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--(5)-5-5-5--5--6--5--------|
A|--(3)-3-3-3--3--5--3--0-----|
E|----------------------0-----|
F5 C/F5 G5
|--3--| |---3---|
+E E Q E +Q E E E S S S S Q +Q. E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-(18)r-18-18b20-18-(18)---17------17s|=15----15----15---(15)-----18-----|
|-----------------------------17------|----16----16---------------17b19==|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E e e e E e e e E E
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----------|
A|---3-------3---------3--3--3----5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----0-----|
E|---1-------1---------1--0--1----3----|--3-----3-----x-3---3--3-x--0-----|
Bb5 C5
+E Q E +E S S E S S
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-(18)--18------18-----(18)--18-18-18----------------|
G|-(17)r-17b19---17b19==(17)r-17-17-17b19-17-17pb19===|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---3---------3----------3----------3-----5----------|
A|---1---------1----------1----------1-----3----------|
E|-----------------------------0----------------------|
D5 C5
~~~~
E +Q S S E e E e
|------------------------------|
|-18------------------------17-|
|-17r=(17)---17-17-17-17-17----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
| +E E E S S E E E E
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-(5)---5--5--5--5--5--7--5----|
A|-(3)---3--3--3--3--3--5--3----|
E|----------------------------0-|
D.S. al Coda
F5 G5 Gm7
<
Q Q a +E e S S E +H H
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------||
B|-18b20--18b20===18r(18)-17----17--------|------------3----||
G|---------------------------17----17b19==|=(17)r------3----||
D|----------------------------------------|------------3----||
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------||
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------||
|
| <
| Q Q E E E E +Q H.
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------||
B|----------------------------------------|--------3--------||
G|----------------------------------------|--------3--------||
D|----------------------------------------|--------3--------||
A|--3------3-----------3---3--3-----5-----|--(5)------------||
E|--1------1-----------1---1--1-----3-----|--(3)------------||
Outro (3:40)
&
N.C. Bb5 N.C. Bb5
Gtrs I, II
S E S E S S +S S S S S S E S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 5x
e|-----------------------------||-------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------||o-----------------------------o||
G|-7---------------------------||-------------------------------||
D|-------------------3-3-3-----||--------------------3-3-3------||
A|---5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-||o-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-o||
E|-----------------------------||-------------------------------||
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q. +W
e|------------------------|--------*|
B|------------------------|--------*|
G|-------------------3----|-(3)----*|
D|-------------------3----|-(3)----*|
A|-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1----|-(1)----*|
E|------------------------|--------*|
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
----------------
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| pb Pre-bend
Misc Legend
-----------
| - 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
