Led Zeppelin - Bron Yr Aur guitar tab
PROPS GO TO: Robb Anagnostis
***************************** BRON-YR-AUR **********************************
JIMMY PAGE Led Zeppelin 1975
(Scroll to the bottom for Hints and Chords)
Open C6 tuning (CACGCE) low to high
fade-in intro
*
|----------0-------------| Intro
|----------------------0-| Play 6 or 7 times
|-------0-----------0----|
|----0-----------0-------| * the last time with the rest on last beat to change chords
|-0h3--------------------|
|-------------0----------|
* x
|----------3-p0----------|------------------------| Part 1
|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------| * Notice picking pattern in measures
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----| 1 and 3 is "down - up" (in pitch).
|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------| This occurs throughout the song and
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------| it's easy to miss as the "up"
|------------------------|-------------0----------| pattern is used most often.
x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|
p * * x
|----------3--0----------|------------------------| Part 1 (slight variations *)
|-2--------------2-------|----------0-------------|
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------2--------------0-|----0-----------0-------|
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|
x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|
x
|----------------------0-|------------------------| Part 2
|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----| let first open G ring long and loud
|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-------0-----0h3--------|-0h3--------------------|
|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|
* x
|----------------------0-|------------------------| Part 2 (with slight variation *)
|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-------0-----0----------|-0h3--------------------|
|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|
p x
|----------3--0----------|------------------------| Part 1
|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|
x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------4-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------| Part 3 (no trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|
|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|
|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------| Part 3 (no trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|
|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|
|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| Part 3 (with trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4h5p4--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4---------|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4------------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
*
|------------------------|------------------------| last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------4-----------5-|----------4-----------4s|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------| * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------| with ring finger to get set up
|------------------------|------------------------| for slide-in to Part 4
* *
|--------------------------|------------------------| Part 4 (play 4 times)
|--s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|
|---------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----| * slide up from 2nd or 3rd fret
|------5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------| before the first chord on
|--------------------------|-0h3--------------------| repeat 2,3,4
|-4s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------| * open string allows position change
Repeat Part 1,
Part 1, (without variation as in first time through)
Part 2,
Part 1,
*
|--------------------------------------------------| Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
*
|--------------------------------------------------| Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
*
|--------------------------------------------------| Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------| last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
*
|------------------------|------------------------| last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----| * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------| with ring finger to get set up
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------| for slide-in to Part 4
|------------------------|------------------------|
*
|------------------------|------------------------| Part 4 (play 3 times)
|s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|
|-------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----| * Notice there is not usual rest
|----5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------| on the last beat. All open strings
|------------------------|-0h3--------------------| here allows an easy transition
|s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------| to the slide-in to Part 4
x
|------------------------| Part 4 (cut short)
|s5--------5-s7----------|
|-------5-----------7----|
|----5-----------7-------|
|------------------------|
|s5---------5s7----------|
*
|------------------------------------------------| last chord of Part 3
|----------4-----------5-----------4-----------5-|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----| * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------| with whatever finger you want.
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------| I use my index.
|------------------------------------------------|
x
|------------------------------------------------| last chord of Part 3
|----------4-----------5-----------4----------(0)|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0-|
|----------0--------0----|
|-------0--------5-------|
|----5--------7----------|
|s7----------------------|
|------------------------|
slower..
|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5----|
|----7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------7----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
C - let ring
|----------0-----------0-------0----------|
|-------5-----------5---------0-----------|
|----7-----------7-----------0------------|
|-0-----------7-------------0-------------|
|--------------------------3--------------|
|-------------------------0---------------|
This is the definitive tablature of Bron-Yr-Aur
Tabbed by Robb Anagnostis (checked meticulously at slow speed) 10-01-2002
HINTS
h = hammer-on
(i.e. 0h3 = play open string then hammer-on to 3rd fret)
p = pulloff
(i.e. 3p0 = play at 3rd fret then pulloff to open string)
(4h5p4 = play at 4th fret, hammer-on to 5th fret, pulloff to 4th fret.
Also called a trill)
s = slide
(i.e. 5s7 = play at 5th fret then slide to 7th fret)
x = rest beat
(Be aware of the rest (x) at the end of many segments which allows
for cleaner chord and position changes.)
* = placed over a beat that has a something explained to the right
CHORDS used in the song with suggested finger positions
(i=index, m=middle, r=ring, p=pinky, 0=open)
*
|-0---3p--0---0------------------------------0---0---0---|
|-0---2r--5r--0---4r-4r--0---5r--5r--7r--0---0---5i--5i--|
|-0---0---4i--0---4i-4r--0---4i--5r--7r--0---5i--7p--7p--| * Alternate fingering
|-0---2i--0---0---4i-4r--4i--4i--5r--7r--5i--7r--0---7r--| used just before Part 4
|-3m--2m--5m--0---0--0---0---0-----------7r--------------|
|-0-----------5r-----------------5m--7m------------------|
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