----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------ This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by: Brian Green(the.boss@superguitarist.zzn.com) ROCK AND ROLL Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin IV" (Page/Plant) A riff |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--| repeat 1x then|---12vv--11vv| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |---11----10--| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------| D riff |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|------------| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--11vv-12vv-| |------------------------|--------------------------|--10---11---| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| A riff |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|---12vv-----| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---11----12-| |------------------------|--------------------------|---------10-| E riff |---------------------------------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|---12vv--11vv-| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|---11----10---| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------| A riff |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|-12-12-12-12vv| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-11-11-11-11--| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------------| A verse riff |-----------------| |------------------| |-----------------| |------------------| |-----2-----------| play 3 |-----2-----2------| |-----2-----------| times |-----2-----2------| |-----0-----------| <---- |-----0-----0------| |--3--------------| |--3-----3-----3^0-| Been a long time since I rock and rolled A verse riff |-----------------| |------------------| |-----------------| |------------------| |-----2-----------| play 3 |-----2-----2------| |-----2-----------| times |-----2-----2------| |-----0-----------| <---- |-----0-----0------| |--3--------------| |--3-----3-----3^0-| Been a long time since I did the stroll. D verse riff |-----------------| |------------------| |-----3-----------| play 3 |-----3-----3------| |-----2-----------| times |-----2-----2------| |-----0-----------| <---- |-----0-----0------| |--3--------------| |--3-----3-----3^0-| |-----------------| |------------------| Let me get back let me get back let me get back, baby where I come A verse riff |-----------------| |------------------| |-----------------| |------------------| |-----2-----------| play 3 |-----2-----2------| |-----2-----------| times |-----2-----2------| |-----0-----------| <---- |-----0-----0------| |--3--------------| |--3-----3-----3^0-| from. E verse riff |--------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|------------| |--9--9--11-9--9--9--11-9--|--9--9--11-9--9--9--11-9--|--7---------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5---------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|------------| It's been a long time been a long time been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely A riff |------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------| |-2--2-----2--5^2--4-----|-----2--4--2--2--2--4--2--| repeat 1x then |--12--12-12-12vv| |-0--0--4--0--0----0--3'-|-(3)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--11--11-11-11--| |------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------| time. When he starts yelling,you know(hay__ hey,hay__hey) |----------------| Right here you keep doing that but with different rythem |--5-5-----------| like after this part you'll do it but vibrating the seven |--5-5-----------| then go back to the 5 then do it originally again. |-----5h7-5h7(7)-| |----------------| You'll get the hang of just listen to the record. |----------------| I dont know the solo but if anyone could post that'd be really cool! That covers the two types of progressions for the verse and chorus. You should be able to figure out when each is played by the way they sound. The end is as follows: free time A7 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5---------------------------5^7^5-7^5----5------------------------------| |--4--------3^5^3------3-5/7-------------0-----------------------5---------| |-------5---------3^5-------------------------------------------------------| thanks to the original poster from: whc2993@ritvax.isc.rit.edu -- Updated: November 1, 1999