Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same

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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: bobz@crl.com (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