Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole guitar tab

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From: macon@gallifrycommodore.com (Glen Macon)

Subject: Re: REQ "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin

i play it in a standard tuning.... one of my favorites...

Gallows Pole

Trad. Arr. J. Page& R. Plant

riff :

e --------------

B --2-0-2---1-3-

G --2-0-2---0-0-

D --2-2-2---2-4-

A --------------

E --------------

riff

Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while

I think I see my friends a commin

G D riff

ridin a many mile

Friends you get a little silver, get a little gold

what did you bring me, my dear friends

G D riff

to keep me from the gallows pole

what did you bring me

G D riff

to keep me from the gallows pole

I couldn't get no silver

couldn't get no gold

you know the way they took that ball

G D riff

to keep you from the gallows pole

A D G D A D G

Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while

A D G

I think I see my brother commin

G D G A G A G A G A

ridin a many mile

Brother you get a little silver, get a little gold

what did you bring me, my brother

G D G A G A

to keep me from the gallows pole

brother I brought you some silver

I brought a little gold

Brought a little of everything

G D G A G A

to keep you from the gallows pole

C D

Ya I brought you

G D G A G A

to keep you from the gallows pole

A D G D A D G

Hangman, Hangman, turn your head a while

A D G

I think I see my sister commin

G D G A G A G A G A

ridin a many mile mile mile mile

Sister I emplore you take him by the hand

take him to some shady pass and

G D A G A G A G A

sit him on the rock of his man

please take him

G D A G A G A G A

sit him on the rock of main man man

A D G D A D G

Hangman, Hangman, on your face a smile

A D G

tell me that I'm free to ride

G D G A G A G A G A

ride for many mile

uh you've got a fine sister

she want my blood to boil

she want my blood to boil in her

G D G A G A G A G A

to keep you from the gallows pole

Your brother brought me silver

and your sister want my sole

for now I laugh oh so hard

G D G A G A G A G A

she's swinging on my gallows pole

for now I laugh oh so hard

G D G A G A G A G A

she's swinging on my gallows pole

swinging on my gallows pole

swinging on my gallows pole

swinging on my gallows pole

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\_\_\_ \_ \_ Glen Macon

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/-------\/ moo

All those moments will be lost in time, / | ||

like tears in the rain. * ||----||

^^ ^^

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From: ebd@gtech.com (Edward DaCosta)

Subject: TAB: "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 12:46:54 GMT

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Here are some of the basics for Gallows Pole the way I play it

Ted DaCosta

Page plays similar riffs to this basic progression

e------------0--0-0-0---------5--------------------------------------------

B---2-0-2--2-0--1-1-1--1---3--0--------------------------------------------

G---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-----------------------------------------------

D---2-2-2--2----2---2--2---4-----------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hang man, hang man....

e--3-3-3--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------

B--0-0-0--3-3--3-----------------------------------------------------------

G--0-0-0--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------

D--0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------

A--2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------

E--3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------

riding many a ....

Now when the mandolin comes in the following standard open chords are played

A G D G A D G

Hang man, hang man hold it a little while

A G D G D

I think I see my brother coming riding many a mile

Next part lightly muted A chord

e--------

B--------

G--2-----

D--2-----

A--0-----

E--------

Brother did you get me some silver ....

Next part uses this type of riff

A

e----------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------

G---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------

D---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------

A---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------

E-3----3---------------------------------------

muted lightly

Brother I brought you some silver...

Next change follows above riff

A C D A

Yes I've brought you to keep you from the gallows pole...

Also I saw some discussion on the line

"save me from the wrath of this man" this sounds correct to me

--

Gallows Pole X - percussive tone with no pitch

Led Zeppelin III ) - bends

/ - slide

~~~ - vibrato

^ - hammer on / pull off

To play this, page uses a 6 string acoustic to play the main part. And

a distorted electric guitar in treble for the solo

Main Riff:

e|---|----------------0--------0-----------5----|

B|---|---2--0--2------2--1-----1----/3--3------o|

G|---|---0-----0---0-----0--0--0-----0--0-------| repeat

D|-2-|---2-----2---2-----2--2-------/4--4-------|

A|-0-|-------------------------------0---------o|

E|---|------------------------------------------|

All I have at the "Hangman, Hangman..

..brother coming many a mile" is

mandolin.

Here is the silver/gold part.

e|-------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------o|

G|-------------------------------------| repeat

D|-----2-----2--X--X--X--X--X--X--X----|

A|-----0-----0--X--X--X--X--X--X--X---o|

E|--3-----3----------------------------|

and the solo...

~~~~~~ ~~~

e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

B|----)-----------17----)--|-------------------------------)---------------|

G|--16----------------16---|--14---------------------14--16---16--14-------|

D|-------------------------|-----------------14--16-------------------16---|

A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

~~

e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------

B|----------------)---------------------------------|----)-------------------

G|--14------14--16---14-----------------14--16--14--|--16---16---------------

D|-----------------------------14^16----------------|------------------------

A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------

e|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------

B|--------------------|--------)--------------)-----)-----)--|---------------

G|---------14--16^14--|--14--16-----16--14--16----16----16---|--16--14-------

D|--14^16-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------16--

A|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------

E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------

~~

e|--------------------------------14----|----17^14------14-------------------

B|-------------------------)--14------17^14---------17------17--14-----------

G|--16------14----16--14-16-------------|---------------------------17--16--X

D|------16------------------------------|------------------------------------

A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

e|-----------------------|----------------------------------)--------)---|

B|-----------)-----------|--------------------------------20-------20----|

G|--14--14-16----16--14--|--16------14--16-----16------------------------|

D|-----------------------|------16---------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

~~~~

e|----)-----)--------------------------|-------------------------------------

B|--20----20----20--17-----------------|-------------------)-----------------

G|----------------------18\------------|--------------14-16----16--14--(14)\-

D|-------------------------------------|------14--16-------------------------

A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------

~~

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------

G|--17--17--17--17--16--14------16--------14---16--14--14--14--|--16--16--14-

D|--------------------------16------16-------------------------|-------------

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------

B|--------20--19--17------19--17----------|----------------------------)-----

G|-14-----------------17----------17--16--|--------------------------19------

D|----------------------------------------|----19--17-----------/19----------

A|----------------------------------------|------------19--17\16-------------

E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------

~~~

e|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------

B|----------|----)------------------------------------|--------------------17

G|--17--19--|--19-----18------------------------------|--17------------------

D|----------|-------------19-------19^17------17--19--|------19^17--19-------

A|----------|-----------------------------19----------|----------------------

E|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------

~~~

e|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

B|---)--|----------------)------------------17--17----)--|------17-----)----|

G|-19---|--------------16------14-------------------16---|-----------16---16|

D|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

A|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

E|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

~~

e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|--17----)--------17--15------------|

G|--14------14-------------------14-----|------16---14----------------------|

D|------16------16^14-------/16---------|-----------------------------------|

A|---------------------16^14------------|-----------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~~

e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

B|--19--------20-19-17-----19-17--------|------------------------------------

G|----------------------17-------17-16--|-----14----------------/14----------

D|--------------------------------------|---------17--14-----------------/-16

A|--------------------------------------|-----------------18\16--------------

E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------

~~

e|-----------|------------------------)------|----)--------------------------

B|--------)--|----------------------17-------|--17----16--14-------14------)-

G|--14--16---|--14--16---14---16-------------|------------------------14-16--

D|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------

A|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------

E|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------

~~

e|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|

B|------------|----------------------|-----------------)--------)-----19--|

G|----14--16--|-----14-16-14----16---|------------17-19-------19----------|

D|------------/16--------------------|-------19---------------------------|

A|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|

E|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------

B|---------------------------------------------------|-------X---)-----------

G|--20--19--17----------------14--16^14------14--16--|--14-----16-----14-----

D|----------------19-----/16-------------16----------|-----------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------

e|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------

B|----20--19--17------19--17--|---------------------------------------------

G|----------------17----------|-----17--16--14---------------------------14-

D|----------------------------|-----------------17--14-------------14-------

A|----------------------------|-------------------------17--16--------16----

E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------

e|---------|------------------------------17^14------14-----------------|----

B|------)--|--14---------------------------------17------17--14---------|----

G|-16-16---|------14--16--14--16^14--14--------------------------17--16-|--14

D|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----

A|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----

E|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----

e|--------------------------------14--14--14--14------14--14--|----------

B|---------------------------)----14--14----------)---14------|---17^14--

G|------16------14--16--14-16-------------------16------------|----------

D|--16------16------------------------------------------------|----------

A|------------------------------------------------------------|----------

E|------------------------------------------------------------|----------

~~~ ~~~

e|--------------------------------------------|------)----------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|----10------8---10--------0--|

G|--16-^-14------16----------14-----14\-------|-----------------------------|

D|-----------16------16--16-------------------|-----------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

~~~

e|---------------------------------|--------------------10^7-----------------

B|--10^9------9--10--12-9^10-------|---8^7-----7--8--0--------8^7------------

G|--------11-----------------------|--------9----------------------9--7--6---

D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------7

A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------

fade out

e|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------)----------

B|-------|------------------------------)--|-----------------10-12-----10--12

G|--7^6--|--7^6---------------------7--5---|------------/11------------------

D|-------|-------7--5----------------------|-7----7--------------------------

A|-------|-------------7--5--4-------------|---------------------------------

E|-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------

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