The Song Remains the Same
Led Zeppelin
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: [email protected] (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-- <------------|
A|-----------0-----------------|
E|--2b3-2b3--0-----------------|
[end of **3**]
then guitar 1 does **2** (finger pick notes of chords separately)
while guitar 2 solos (the solo isn't too difficult to figure out if
ya listen to the tape..)
==
**4**
(guit. 1)
e|--5-7--8--8--8------|--5-7---8--7--8-------|
B|---6-8--10-10-10- |--6-8--10--9-10------|
G|---7-9--10-10-10- x4 |--7-9--10--9-10------| x4 (keep strumming final chord)
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
(guit. 2)
e|-------------------------0---------|
B|------------------------2----------|
G|---5-4-2---2--5-4-2---2------------|x3
D|---------3----------3--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---5-4-2---2--5-4-2--0----------------------|
D|---------3--------------3--2--0-------------|
A|---------------------------------3-2-0------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[end of **4**]
==
(verse) (guit. 1)
chords: C C G(6) x2 (on G chord play the high 'E' open rather than 3rd fret)
(guit. 2) (the little figure he plays between the G and the C of part b))
E|------3-----------------------------------------|
B|--2^3--------3----------------------------------|
G|---------3^4-------4----------------------------|
D|---------------4^5--------5------ <--- Riff:#1-|
A|----------------------4^5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------3------------------|
part b (guit. 1)
chords: C C F# F
(guit. 2)
e|--6--- --8-----8-----8-----10--|8/13-----|
B|----7-- x4 ---10----10-----10---------------|
G|-----6- -----10----10-------10--|9/14----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
(guit. 1)
chord: G
(while the 'G' is ringing guit. 2 plays:
(guit.1 2nd verse)--> C C G
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10b12r10-8-10-8------8-------------8----------------|
G|------------------------------7-------------7---------|
D|-------------------8-9----8-9----8-9----8-9----8-9----|
A|----------------------------------------------------8-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 begins 2nd verse (same as first) in the middle (the chords
are indicated above guit.2's tab.)
2nd verse (guitar 1)
chords: (the C C G written in above figure) and repeat (without guitar
2 until riff #1 is replayed)
then replay 'part b'
after you play that (adjust the ending appropriately)
the song gets fast again.
(guit.1) chord: G
(guit.2)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---12-11-10-9-7----------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
as guit.2 plays the '7' guit.1 begins **1** again.
then both guitars do **3**
then guit.1 does **2** (as written) while guit.2 solos.
then guit.1 does **1**
then guitars 1 and 2 do **3** and guit.3 solos
then vocals come back in and guit.1 plays **2** (play notes of chord
separately again)
(guit. 1)
e|--5-7--8--8--8------|--5-7---8--7--8--------|
B|---6-8--10-10-10- |--6-8--10--9-10-------|
G|---7-9--10-10-10- x4 |--7-9--10--9-10-------| x3
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
(guit. 2)
e|-------------------------0---------|
B|------------------------1----------|
G|---5-4-2---2--5-4-2---2------------|x3
D|---------3----------3--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(guit.1)
e|--5-7---8--7--10--8---12--10--14--14-----14-----14-------------|
B|---6-8--10--8--12--10--13--12--15----15-----15-----15----------|
G|---7-9--10--9--12--10--14--12--16------16-----16-----16--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | |
g.2 | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---5-4---2--0---------------------------|
D|----------------3--2---0----------------|
A|---------------------------3-2-0--------|
E|----------------------------------------|
$$$
(guit.1)
chords: G
(guit.2)
e|--14b15----------------------------------------|
B|---------15b17r15------------------------------|
G|------------------14b16r14--12--------12-------|
D|--------------------------------12^14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(guit.1)
e|------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----------|
B|---------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|
G|-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(guit.2)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------12-----------------|
D|---12b14------14r12-10-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
repeat from $$$
then (guit.1)
chords: C
(guit.2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6---5---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5-5^7----7---5-7-----12b13-12-10------------13^12^10-----|
D|-------5-5^7------------------7----------------12-10-9----------------|
A|---5^7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------0-0-0-------|
B|-----------------------------------0-0-0------|
G|-----------------------------------0-0-0------|
D|---5-5-5--4-4-4--2--2-2-2----------0-0-0------|
A|---3-3-3--2-2-2--0--0-0-0---5-5-4--2-2-2------|
E|----------------------------3-3-2--0-0-0------|
then guit.1 does **1** while guit.3 solos
then guitars 1 and 2 do **3** while guit.3 solos
then guit.1 does **2** while guit.3 solos
then guit.1 plays **1** while guit.3 plays this:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----------------2------|
D|------------2-4-----4-2-|
A|---0-0--3-4-------------|
E|------------------------|
guit.3 continues to play that lick and guitars 1 and 2 play **3**
then vocals return and guit.1 plays **2** (notes of chord broken)
then **4** is played
THE END
LEGEND:
===================================
--4^6- = play 4 hammer on 6-------|
--4b5- = play 4 bend up to 5------|
--5r4- = play 5 release down to 4-|
--4R- = ride on that note
===================================
