The Rain Song (tab) — Led Zeppelin
From: [email protected] (Haw Juin Lin) this is what I could figure out by ear....I`m not sure if it is right...but it sounds right....
beginning..
strum a G5, then a Gmaj7(no3rd) then
strum an Eflat/G a couple of time then
It is the spring-time of my loving the second season
C/E C Csus4 Aflat9 G9 I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing so little warmth
C/E C C/E Csus4 Aflat9 G9 I felt before
It isn`t hard to feel me glowing I watched the fire that grew
so low
then play this
then play the whole thing again from the Gmaj7(no3rd) chord
after that play this
play that four times
I can`t quite remember how the next part goes....but I`m pretty sure that It`s the same as the beginning (where it started at Gmaj7(no 3rd) but without playing that note...
later
merlin
From uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!star.cs.vu.nl!mwelie Sat Jul 25 11:57:45 PDT 1992 Article 674 of rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature: Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Path: gonzo.cs.uoguelph.ca!torn!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!uunet!infonode!ingr!b30news!jay From: [email protected] (James Reeves) Subject: TAB: Rain Song
The Rain Song from Led Zeppelins "Houses Of The Holy" (6 string acoustic studio track) [email protected]
Tuning open G (DGDGBD low to high)
^play strings 1-4 with ^same as last lightly^ ^pluck lethargic upstroke measure then accent 5th string with down stroke
^lightly
Verse
|----5-----5--5--5--7/ 8 || repeat last 4 measures |----5-----5--5--5--8---|| |----3-----3--3--3--6/ 7 || twice, except on last |----3-----3--3--3--7 3-|| |-------------------4/ 5.|| pass play the follow- |-------------------5 2-|| |----2-----5--2--3--5/ 6.|| ing mesaure instead of |----2-----5--2--3--6---||
choke^
end of verse
In measure 9 of first verse, there`s a slight nuance:
Return to INTRO for second time, then VERSE for second time, however, there is a slight nuance of the second verse, measure 5 which is the same as the above nuance. Also, measure 8 of the second verse varies slightly:
Measure 17 of the second verse changes:
end of second verse
Return to INTRO for third time, however measures 5 thru 9 change:
Then the 3rd verse continues, however, the first 4 measures of the verse that are repeated 3 times in the 1st and 2nd verses, are repeated 4 times in the 3rd verse.
The 24th measure of the 3rd verse starts VERSE PRIME:
VERSE PRIME:
| 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e & a |
Repeat the last 4 measures 3 more times, however on the last repeat, substitute the following for the last measure:
|----3-3-3--3--3--3--6/ 7| Then the 4th verse is played, same as the 1st |--------------------4/ 5| verse, except the first 4 measures are played |--------------------5/ 6| 4 times instead of 3 times as in the 1st verse.
Note about the 4th verse: the last 2 measures are left off of the 4th verse and it goes into the coda:
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | ^ this should be played flamenco style - start with fingers curled in palm of hand, positioned above the 6th string and straighten each finger in succession, starting with the first, followed by the second, third, then forth, striking all 6 strings with each finger.
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tab explaination: 7/9 = slide from 7th fret up to 9th fret 97 = slide from 9th fret down to 7th fret 0h2 = open string hammer-on to 2nd fret 2p0 = open string pull-off from 2nd fret X = muted string
From uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!star.cs.vu.nl!mwelie Sat Jul 25 11:57:45 PDT 1992 Article 6795 of alt.guitar.tab: Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Path: gonzo.cs.uoguelph.ca!bambi.cs.uoguelph.ca!torn!utnut!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!uunet!munnari.oz.au!titan!trlluna!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!labtam!chris From: [email protected] (Chris Taylor) Subject: Re: Ten Years Gone Thank You (and Rain Song TAB) Organization: Labtam Australia Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1993 01:53:58 GMT Message-ID: <[email protected]> Summary: Where? References: <[email protected]> Lines: 193
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (GLENN G. PARSONS) writes: > To whomever posted Ten Years by Zep, thanks for a great post > That was one hell of a one page post.
What post? (Well someone overflowed our news area so maybe that`s where it went) Only one page and one hell of a post. But that song is so long! I`m curious so would appreciate if anyone could repost or Email me a copy.
By the way heres some tab I did once.
RAIN SONG
As played by me but not necessarily by J.Page.
Done in standard tuning.
The measures shown separate certain phrases (as percieved by me) and are not necessarily related to any timing measures.
! # ! # # Note2
? #
Chorus
# ! # X
Intrumental:
X X X X X X
Note1
The up tempo section is just bashing G,F,C chords Played over "I felt the coldness of my winter,.... I never thought - you would ever go
I do this (These chord strokes do NOT match the words)
Where chords are: C = X3555X (E) = 0XXXXX (A) = X0XXXX
Ending:
(hold down chord shapes) ^ ^ ^ (pregnant pause) (let notes ring) (Ritard)
Notes: ! slow up stroke on chord (i.e 1st to 6th) # strum softly for a while [] notes I use that are definitely not in recording = let note ring from last chord rather than re-strike % repeat last measure X muted 0h2 hammer-on 2p0 pull-off / slides ^ suggest use of upstroke to pick ? NOT a mistake - striking the mute here sounds more interesting
Note1 This appeggio is what I do but does not match recording
Note2 An easier alternative Eb/G is...
Suggestions: Use downstrokes for all chords shown on TAB, except for those marked "!" (upstroke) and the "#" (alternate up/down strumming or whatever suits).
I use downstrokes for just about all the notes except for those noted "^" near the end, where the different accent of an upstoke is important to colour these D notes.
I have used "=" to highlight certain places where I let a note let ring after a chord rather than re-strike the note. (Because I think re-striking sounds too strong in these places.)