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Led Zeppelin - In The Evening guitar tab

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From: ceh1@acpub.duke.edu (Charles Eric Horowitz)

In the Evening by Led Zeppelin

The intro thing is just a droning synthesizer and Jimmy playing the open

E-string with a bow. The overdub is called(I think) a rotovibe which

is a little spinning wheel which when you touch it to the string,

produces that rolling sound.

The main riff is double-tracked and with a little adlibbing is basically:

by the way this is with a strat, or something with a whammy bar:

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

b---5--5-5--3--3--2\\0//2\\0-------------5-5-5-3-3--2\\0//2-------------

g---4--4-4--2--0--2\\0//2\\0-------------4-4-4-2-0--2\\0//2-------------

d---2--2-2--0--0--2\\0//2\\0----2-5-2----2-2-2-0-0--2\\0//2-------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------

^^^Thats a bend down on the whammy bar

The first chorus has something like this:

e---------5--------------------------------------------------------------

b--7--7---5--7---------7--7/8-7----------------5--7-----------7/8--7-----

g--7--7---6--7------7--7--7/9-7---7-7/9-7--7---6--7--------7--7/9--7-----

d--7--7---7--7------7-------------7-7/9-7--7---7--7----7/9-7-------------

a--5--5---7--5--9-9-------------9---------9----7--5--9-------------------

E---------5--------------------------------------------------------------

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

b------------------7-----------7------------------7------------------------

g---------------6--7------7/9--7--------7------6--7------------------------

d----7/9-7---7--7--7----------------7/9-7------7--7------------------------

a--9-------9----7--5----9---------9------------7--5------------------------

E---------------5------------------------------5---------------------------

The second and fourth choruses go with this chord sequence:

e---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5--------------------------------

b---3--3--7------3--3---3----9--5--5---5--5--9-----------------------------

g---4--4--7------4--4---4----9--6--6---6--6--9-----------------------------

d---5--5--7------5--5---5----9--7--7---7--7--9------4-4-4------------------

a---5--5--5------5--5---5----7--7--7---7--7--7--7---2-2-2------------------

E---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----5--------------------------

The fourth chorus has this backing line:

e-------------------7\\6//7------------------------7\\6//7--------------

b---------8-----8---8\\7//8--------------8---8-10--8\\7//8--------------

g-------7---7-7------------------------7---7----------------------------

d--9-9-----------------------------9-9----------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

e----------------------9\\\8//9--------------------9--11-11-11-11-------

b----------10---10-12--10\\9//10-----------10---10----12-12-12-12-------

g--------9----9-------------------------9-----9-------------------------

d-11-11---------------------------11-11---------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

The chorus before the solo goes like this:

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

b---7-7-----7-7--------------------7----------7/8--7----------------7---

g---7-7-----7-7----------------6---7-----7-7--7/9--7----7--------6--7---

d---7-7-----7-7--------9-7-----7---7-----7-7------------7-7---7--7--7---

a---5-5-----5-5------9-----9---7---5---9--------------9-----9----7--5---

E------------------------------5---------------------------------5------

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

b------------7/8-7------------------7--7h8-7------------7-----7---------

g------------7/9-7------------7--6--7--7h9-7------------7---6-7---------

d----7/9--7-----------7/9-7---7--7--7-----------7/9-7---7---7-7---------

a--9----------------9-------9----7--5---------9-------9-----7-5---------

E--------------------------------5--------------------------5-----------

The solo is something like this:

The starting thing is Jimmy holding down the Whammy Bar as hard as he can

and forcefully picking out a E-Chord and letting up on the bar:

e-------0----12----------------12-------------------12---------------12--

b------0--------14----------12----15~------------12----15~---------12----

g-----1---14------14--14^16----------------14^16-------------14^16-------

d----2-------------------------------------------------------------------

a---2--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--0---------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat this^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 times

pretty quickly

e--17^19--17-15-17--15^16--------------------21^22--19-18-17------------

b---------------------------17--15\\14//15--------------------19^20-----

g-----------------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

e--17-18-19-------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------19^21--19-17----19-17----19----17---------------------------

g------------------------18-------18----18------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Then do the whammy thing again

e------12----------------------12-----------------------------------

b---------14p12-------------12-----15^17^15--12-10-12---------------

g---------------12^13--14^16--------------------------11^12-9-------

d---0---------------------------------------------------------------

a--0----------------------------------------------------------------

E-0-----------------------------------------------------------------

repeat ^^^^^this 4

times quickly

e--12---------------------------------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------12--------------------------

g-------12----12--14 14^16--14^16-14^16-14^16------15-14-12-14^15-14-12-14

d----------14-------------------------------------------------------------

a-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

b-----------------------------------------------------------------------

g--12----12-12----------12---------14^15^14--12-15-14-14-12-------------

d-----14--------12--14-----14-------------------------------14-14-------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

e--------------------------12------15^17-(15)^17-(15)^17^15--------------

b-----------------------12----15------------------------------13-13------

g-----------------14^16--------------------------------------------------

d--14-14\\11//14---------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

This slowed part is backed with these arpeggiated chords

using a chorus in this series

e----------3----------------0-----------------0----------------------------

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

g------4-------4-4------4-------4---------2-------2---2---------0-------0---

d----5----------------4-----------4-----2-----------2---------4-------4-----

a--3----------------2-----------------0---------------------2-------2-------

E-------------------------------------------------------0-0-------0---------

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

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

g------2-------2------4-------4--------4-------4---4-------2---------------

d----2--------------5-----------5----4-----------4---4---2---2-------------

a--0--------------3----------------2-------------------0-------0-----------

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

The solo over it goes like this:

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

b------------------------------------------------8-7---7----------------

g--14-14-14^16------(14)^16^14-----14p12h14----------9---9--9-7---------

d-------------------------------14------------------------------9-7\5-7-

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

b-----------------------------------------------------------------------

g----7-7-9-9-------9^11^9---------------9^11^9--------------------------

d--9-------------------------7-7----------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------10-10/12----------------

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

The outro solo:

e------15-17-17^19-17-15-17-15~--------------------12\\9//12-----------

b---17---------------------------17-15-17-15-17-17------------12\\8//12

g-----------------------------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Enjoy,

CHUCK

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