Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Bass Tab bass tab

Band: Led Zeppelin

Song: Black Dog

Bassist: John Paul Jones

Tuning: E A D G

The bass doesn't come in until sfter Robert Plant sings the first verse

Main Riff

|------------5b----7h9-5h7p5---5b----------------------------|

|----5-6-7-----7------------7----7-5h7-7---------------------|

|--7-------7-----------------------------5h7-3h5-0-----------|

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hold the open note (A) while Plant sings the verse and then play the riff

a couple more times. the bends are 1/4 bends and are not needed for the song

to sound good.

Second Riff

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

|------------5b-------------5b-------------5b----------------|

|----5-6-7-----7----5-6-7-----7----5-6-7-----7----5-6-7-5h7--|

|--7-------7------7-------7------7-------7------7------------|

after playing this riff once through, go immediatly back to the main riff.

once again, the bends are 1/4 bends and are not needed

Chorus

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|--0--0----0--0----0--3--0-----------------------------------|

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play this while Plant is doing the "oooh yeah" part (or the chorus)

Bridge/Solo/Outro

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

|--303--5-2---303----3-2---303--5-2--------------------------|

play this until the song fades out