Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin - The Rover guitar tab

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The Rover - Led Zeppelin

Explanation:

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/ x Slide up to x

\ x Slide down to x

(x ^ y) Bend up, from x to y if notes are in pasenthesises

(x v y) Bend down, from x to y they are hit once

([x] ^ y) Play y bent, [don't play x]

(x - y) Pull off from x to y

(x + y) Hammer-on from x to y

~~x,y Trill x and y

~~~x Wiggle note

^~~x Play note x bent and wiggle

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The way that I have noted the riff for the verse is not the way that I

normally play it, though it works just fine. I notice some notes are bent

while they are played. Not much, but a little. Here is how I play it.

*=bent some while played

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------5-----([7] ^ 9)--5---------------------------------------------------

---------7----------------7-----7--5--5--7---------------------------------

--0------------------------------------------3--0--------------------------

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Intro-

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------ * -----------------------------------------------10--9----10--9-----

-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----

-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----

-------7---------------------------(7 + 9)--9------------7--7-----7--7-----

--------------3--3--5--5--3--5--3------------------------------------------

* (Opening chord)

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--------------------------------------------------------10--9--------------

---------------------------------------------------------9--9--------------

---------------------------------------------------------9--9----5---------

----------------------------------(7 + 9)--9-------------7--7-------7------

----0-------3--3--5--5--3--5--3--------------------------------------------

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Verse Riff- (4x inst.)

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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------

------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------

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----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------

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Chorus- (inst.)

F#m E D F#m A E (This line 2x)

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--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------

---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7/---------------------------

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F#m E D C#m B A E

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-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------

------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------

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Verse Riff- (1st Verse, played 4x)

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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------

------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------

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----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------

(This line played 2nd time only)

-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------

-----------------------------------------0---0-----------------------------

-------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------0-------------------------

----------2------------------2------2----------------2--2------------------

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--0------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Chorus- (Vocals 1 + 2)

F#m E D F#m A E (This line 2x)

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--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------

---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7----------------------------

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F#m E D C#m B A E

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-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------

------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------

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(This part is played over the chords above for Vocal Chorus 1 + 2)

(Play this line 2x)

F#m E D F#m A (D)

------------------------------------------------------------9--------------

----------10-----------9-------------------------10-----10-----------------

------11-----------9-------11----------------11------9---------------------

--11-----------9-------------------------11--------------------------------

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F#m E D C#m B A

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---------10------9---------------7-----7--------5-----5----4-----4--2-----2

-----11------11-----9-----9---------7-----7--------6----------4--------2---

-11--------------------9---------------------------------------------------

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Inst. before Solo-

8x (On the 6thx, play riff below)

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---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|------------------------------------------

---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|--------------------------9---------------

---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|----------------(9 + 11)------------------

--------------------------------|--------(9 + 11)--------------------------

------------------------0-------|------------------------------------------

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Solo- (I put dots below to denote groups of notes)

F#m E D F#m

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-----------------7--------------------------------------------------5--7---

-----------6--9-------------------------------4--(6 - 4)------4--/6--------

---(7 + 9)-------------------------------4--7------------7-----------------

------------------------------(4 + 5 + 7)----------------------------------

------------------------(5 + 7)--------------------------------------------

. . . . .

F#m(cont.) A E

-------------------------7--7----------------------------------------------

--(10 - 9 - 7)--(9 + 10)-------(10 ^ 12)----------(10 - 7)-----------------

-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------

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. . .

F#m E D

----------------------------------------------------9----------------------

--------------------------(9 + 10 - 9)-(9 + 10 + 12)--12-(10 - 9)-9--------

-(9 + 11)-11--------(9 + 11)---------10-------------------------11-(11 - 9)

--------------(9 + 11)-----------------------------------------------------

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. . . . . .

F#m A E

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-(11 - 9)---(11 - 9)---------------------9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-------9-9-9--

------------------(11 - 9)--9\7-7----(7/9)----------(7/9)-------(7/9)------

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. . . . . .

F#m E D

-------------------------------------------17------------------------------

----------------------(17 ^ 19)--(17 ^ 19)----([17] ^ 19 v 17)-------------

-(16 ^ 18)--(16 ^ 18)------------------------------------------------------

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. .

C#m B A

----17------------------------17------------------------17-----------------

-14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)

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. . .

-------?-------------------------------------------------------------------

--14--(17 - 14)------------------------------------------------------------

----------------(16 - 14)--------------------------------------------------

---------------------------(16 - 14)---------------------------------------

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Verse 3-

Same as Verses before.

Chorus 3-

Same as Choruses before.

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Verse 4- (and outro)

I am starting this at the end of the vocals.

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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---([2] ^ 4)--([2] ^ 4)--0--0--------0--0---(0 + 1)

------------2------------------------------------------2--2-------2--------

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----0----------------------------------------------------------------------

(3x) |

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

--0--0---(0 + 1)---|------------------------------------0--0--0--0---------

-------2-----------|--0--0--0--2----------0--0--0--2----------------2------

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

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|

(3x)

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---(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)-----------------------------------------------

------------------------------2--2-----------------------------------------

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(4x)

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------------0--0----------------0------(0 + 2)-----------------------------

---(0 + 2)-------------(0 + 2)-----2------------2--------------------------

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etc

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-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------

-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------

--(12 + 14)----------------(12 + 14)------14--------------12---------------

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