xSINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1971 Album LED ZEPPELIN III)
Transcribed by Victor Ochoa
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones
Cm
x 3 5 5 4 x Fm
1 3 3 1 1 x Bb5/C
x 3 3 3 x x Gm
3 5 5 3 x x
[Intro]
Slowly Q.=44
Cm
12/8
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------8------|----------------------11-10-8-10-11-|
B|---------8---11-8-|-11b13=======(11)r------------------|
G|------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------------|
Fm
~
e|-10-8---10-8-----------------------------------|
B|------9------9-9-9--8--------------------------|
G|----------------------10---7-8-10-7-8----------|
D|--------------------------------------10-8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Cm
~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------11-13-|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------8p7----7-8-10-|-10s12------(12)-12-12--(12)--------|
D|-------8s10--(10)----------10--------|------------------------------------|
A|-8p6---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----8-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Fm
~~~
e|-15p13p11-13-15-13-11-13-13------------------------13h15p13-11-13-15-13-11-13----|
B|----------------------------13-13-(13)--(13)--(13)----------------------------13-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------8-----------------------|
B|-(13)---(13)--8s11---------7s8---11-8------------------|
G|-------------------10s12--------------11-10-8----10----|
D|----------------------------------------------10----10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------8-------11-13-13-|
G|-8p7------------------8p7---------------8p7----8-10---10s12----------|
D|-----10-8-8-8-(8)-(8)-----10-8-8-8-(8)------10-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------11-13-13b15-13-11-13-13b15==(13)r------|
B|-13---11h13----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Gm
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------10-13-13b15-13b15====(13)r\------|
B|-11p8----8h11p8----8-8-(8)-------11-----------------------------9-11-|
G|------10--------10---------10s12-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab
~~~~~ PM ~~
e|--------11-------11----13b15--13b15-13--13b15--|
B|-11b13-----11b13----11-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Cm/Eb G7/Cm Eb7 D7 Dbmaj7
Gtr I
~~
e|-11---------------------|-------------------------------------||
B|----13-(13)\------------|-------------------------------------||
G|------------------------|---5------5b7-5------5------5b7-5----||
D|-------------------/5---|-4---------------4-3-----------------||
A|------------------------|-------------------------------------||
E|-------------------/6---|-5----(5)--------5-4----(4)--------4-||
[1st Verse]
Cm Fm
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------/8-/8S|=1--------8-10b12--10b12-|
D|------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3----------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|
Cm
~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-10b12----------10pb12r(10)-8-10-10b12-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
~~
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------/11b13==(11)r-11-8------------------|
G|-8--------------------------------10-8p7----7-8-10-|
D|---10-10---------------------------------10--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Fm
~~
e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-10--------------1-3-3s5-|-3s5-3-1-1s3s1-1s3-1-1s3s1-1s3-1-1s3s1-3--|
D|----10-10----------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3-5-5s6-|-5s6-5-3-3s5s3-3s5-3-3s5s3-3s5-3-3s5s3-5--|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Cm
~
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-3s5---------------------------------|
D|-------------10-12-12-13-12-12-10----|
A|-5s6------------------------------13-|
E|-------------------------------------|
~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------11-------------------------------------------|
G|----------10h11p10-------12----10h11p10----10----------------------------|
D|-10-12-13----------13-10----------------13----13-10-10-12-13p12p10-10-8\-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm Ab Fm
Gtr II
~ ~ ~ ~
e|-3--3-(3)---(3)--------|---------------------------|
B|-3--3-(3)---(3)--------|---------------------------|
G|-0--0-(0)---(0)--------|---------------------------|
D|-5--5-(5)---(5)----5-5-|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3-|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|
Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7 D7 Dbmaj7
~~ ~ ~~~
e|------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|------------------|---------------------------------------||
G|-/5---4---5-------|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)----||
D|--------------5---|-4---------------4-3-------------------||
A|-/6---5---6-------|---------------------------------------||
E|--------------6---|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------4-||
[2nd Verse]
Cm
Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4-------3-----3-(3)-4-----4-------3-----4---|
G|-----5---5---5---5-----------5-----5-(5)---5-----5-|
D|---5-------5-------5-----------5-------------5-----|
A|-3---------------------(3)------------3------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Fm
e|-----------------3-----1-------3-----3-----1---------|
B|---1-----1-------1-------1-(1)---1-----1-----1---1---|
G|-----1-----1-(1)---1---------------1-----1-----1-----|
D|-------3-------------3-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-1------------1-------------1------------------------|
Cm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-------3-------3-------4-----4-------3------3----|
G|-------5---5---5---5---5-(5)---5-----5-(5)---5-------5-|
D|---5-----5-------5---------------5------5------5-(5)---|
A|-3-----------------------(3)---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4------4--------3------3--------4------4----------------|
G|-----5-------5-(5)---5-------5-(5)---5-------5-5-5-5-5-3---|
D|-5-----5-(5)----5------5-(5)----5------5-(5)---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------^1-----1--|
B|-----------1-------------1-------------1-----|--------------^1-----1--|
G|-1-------1---1---------1---1---------1---1---|------------0-^1-----1--|
D|-------3-------3-(3)-3-------3-(3)-3-------3-|---3-(3)------^3-----3--|
A|-3---3------------3-------------3------------|-3----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Cm
<
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-3s5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x-/6-6-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5\--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6\--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Gm Ab Fm
~ ~ ~ ~
e|-3---3---3---(3)---|---------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---(3)---|---------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---(0)---|---------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---(5)---|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|
Cm/E G7/DCm Eb7
Gtr II
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~ ~
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-/5---4---5-------|
D|--------------5---|
A|-/6---5---6-------|
E|--------------6---|
D7 Dbmaj7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------8-11p8-11p8----8----||
G|------------------------------------10b12-------------11---10-||
D|--------------------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------------||
G|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---------------------------||
D|-4---------------4-3------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------------------------4------||
[Guitar Solo]
C Cm
Gtr I
| | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / /
~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8----8------------------------------------------8--------------10p8----10p8----8-----------|
D|---10---10-8h10p8----8-------------------------8---10-8-10-(10)------10------10---10-10-(10)|
A|------------------10---10-8p6-8p6-------6-8s10----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
| | |
/ / /
~~
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-8-10-10b12-10b12-10-8-10-10-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Fm
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~ ~
e|-----------11-10-8---10-8-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-9---------9------9-9-9-8---------------------------------------|
G|-(10)-----------------------------10-8----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------10-8s6---8-6---6-------5h6p5-----|
A|----------------------------------------------8-----8---8-(8)-------8p6-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
| ||| | | | | | | | |
/ /// / / / / / / / /
~ ~~
e|---------8--------------------------------------------|
B|-----x-8---11-8----------------------------16-18-16---|
G|----------------10b12==(10)r-10-8----8--17------------|
D|----------------------------------10------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~~
e|------------------------------15------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b20-18b20==(18)r(18)p16-18----16b16.5-18-16-18b20-18b20==(18)r-18-18pb20r(18)p16-18-18b20-16---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
| | | | | | | | || | |
/ / / / / / / / // / /
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
e|--16-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------16----------------------------------------------------------16-------------------13-16-13--|
G|-----------17s15p13s12-----12-13-15--12-13-------------13--15-15b17-----15b17==(15)r---------------|
D|-----------------------15------------------15--15-(15)---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b20==(16)r(16)-13-16b20==(16)r(16)-13-16b20==(16)r(16)|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | |
| / / / / / /
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-18b20-18b20-18b20-18-18pb20-18-18pb20-18-18pb20-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Cm
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~
e|---------------------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16----------------8---8h11p8-8-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----17-(17)\-10b12--------------10p8-10p8----8--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------10---10-8h10p8----8-------------------------8---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------10---10p8s6-8p6---6---6-8s10---10|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------8---8------------|
Bb
| | | |
/ / / o
e|--------------------------------11p8---11p8-10p8---|
B|------------------------------8------8-----------10|
G|-----------10----8----8-10b12----------------------|
D|-8-10-8-10----10---10------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Cm Bb5/C
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
e|-8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---11b13==(11)r-11------------------------------------------------------------------8--------/11-11-|
G|-------------------10b12--10pb11r(10)-8----8----8----------8-10-8--------10-8---------8----8-/12----|
D|----------------------------------------10---10---10-10-10---------10-10------10-10-----10----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm
| | | | | | | | ||| |
/ / / / / / / / /// /
~~
e|----10-13-13b15==(13)r--13-10-13-13b15-13-10-12-10--------------|
B|-11------------------------------------------------11-11---9-11-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab Fm
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
e|----------11-------11----13b15-13b15---13b15-13----13b15-|
B|-11b13-------11b13----11---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-----6s=8--6--------5--3----------3s=5-----3--3s=5----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----4s=6--4--------3--1----------1s=3-----1--1s=3----|
Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Eb7
~~
e|-11---------------------8-----------------------------11-13-11--|
B|----13-(13)\----------8---11-8---------------------13-----------|
G|----------------10b12----------10b12-10-8-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------10-10-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5-----------4-------------------------5-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5--------------|
A|-/6-----------5-------------------------6-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------6--------------|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-13b15---13b15========(13)-(13)r(13)p11-13-13b14-13b15---13b15-------------13pb15r(13)-11b11.5==(11)r-||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11b11.5==(11)r-||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------5----------5b7r=(5)-----------------------------5-----------5b7r(5)----------------------------||
D|--4--------------------------------------4--------3---------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--5-------------5------------------------5--------4------------(4)--------------------------------4---||
[3rd Verse]
Cm
e|--------------|
B|-13\----------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Fm Cm
Gtr I
~
e|-------------------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-4-----------|
G|-----3-5b7-5b7-5-3-5p3-5-------------|-5-----------|
D|---5---------------------5-----------|-5-----------|
A|---------------------------3p1-------|-------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3---|-------------|
Eb D
Gtr II
e|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------7-(7)-------7-------7-------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---(7)-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---(7)---7-------7-------7---|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5----5------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Cm G7/DCm/EEb7 D7 Dbmaj7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
e|------------------|--------------------------------------||
B|------------------|--------------------------------------||
G|-/5---4---5-------|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---||
D|--------------5---|-4---------------4-3------------------||
A|-/6---5---6-------|--------------------------------------||
E|--------------6---|-5----5----------5-4----(4)-----------||
[4th Verse]
Cm
e|-------------------8--10-10-10---(10)-11-11-11---(11)-10-------|
B|----------8--------------------8---8------8----8--(8)----8-----|
G|-----8------8----------------8---------------------------------|
D|-/10---10-----10-(10)----10--------------------------------10s=|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
e|---1-----1---(1)-3---3---(3)-4---4-------3---1---|
B|-----1-----1-(1)---1---1-------1---1-(1)---1---1-|
G|-------1-----------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------3-----------3----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Cm
e|------8-------8-------10------------11---10--------------8---10---|
B|--------8-------8-(8)----8-------------8---------8-(8)-8---8----8-|
G|---------------------------8--8-(8)-------------------------------|
D|-3s10-----10-10---10---------10-10-------10-(10)---10-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C7
e|-----12--------12-----------15-18-15---------15--------------------------------------------|
B|--------11---------11-13s17----17--------17-----17-(17)-17--------17----------17-------17--|
G|-----------12-(12)----11s15----15----15-(15)---------------15---------15-(15)----15--------|
D|-/10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------15--------15-(15)-----15-----15-15-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
e|---1-----1-------3-----3-------4-----4-------3-----3---|
B|-----1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-|
G|-1-----1------1------1------1------1------1------1-----|
D|-3------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---1-----1-------3-----3-------4-----3-------1-----1---|
B|-----1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-|
G|-1-----1------1------1------1------1------1------1-----|
D|-3------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
e|------8-------8-------10------10-------11---------------10---------8-|
B|--------8-------8-(8)----8-------8-(8)----8-------8-(8)----8-----8---|
G|------------------------------------------------8--------------------|
D|-3s10-----10-10---10-------10-10---10-------10-10---10-------10-10---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------8---------8---------8---------8---------8---------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12==(10)r-10-8---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-----8-10-8----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10-----------|
Gm Ab Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
~ ~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~
e|------3---(3)--------|---------------------------|-------------------|
B|------3---(3)--------|---------------------------|-------------------|
G|----x-0---(0)--------|---------------------------|-/5---4---5--------|
D|------5---(5)----5-5-|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|--------------5----|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|-/6---5---6--------|
E|-3---------------3-3-|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|--------------6----|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)----|
D|-4---------------4-3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------4-|
Ab
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-5---------------------------------------|
D|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6---------------------------------------|
E|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~
e|------------------------------|------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------|
G|------------------------------|-/5---4---5-------|
D|-3--3s5-3--3s5-6S5S3-(3)/-5-3-|--------------5---|
A|------------------------------|-/6---5---6-------|
E|-1--1s3-1--1s3-4S3S1-(1)/-3-1-|--------------6---|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---|
D|-4---------------4-3------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-5----5----------5-4----(4)-----------|
Cm
Gtr I
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4---|-4p3-3-4p3-3-4-3-3-----|
G|-5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5---|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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|h Hammer-on
|p Pull-off
|s Slide
|b Bend
|r Release
|= Hold
|~ Vibrato
|(n) Ghost note
|pb Pre-Bend
|/ Slide up
|\ Slide down
|< Accented note
|x Dead note
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