The following is the correct tuning used by Jimmy Page for the Rain Song: 6th- C 5th- G 4th- D 3rd- G 2nd- C 1st- D
The chords in the song then become much easier to play.
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
------------------- ----6-6-4-3-4------ ----4-4-4-4-3------ ------------5------ ------------------- --3----------------
strum an Eflat/G a couple of time then
------------------0-0-0-0-7----8-7---------7----8-7---------65- ----------------0-0-0-0-0-8-10-8-8-5-10-10-8-10-7-8-5-10-10-76- --------------2-0-0-0-0-0-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-8-7-7--7--7-54- --------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------65- --------------X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------- ----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------
G9 Gm9 Csus4 C/E C Csus4 It is the spring-time of my loving the second season
C/E C Csus4 Aflat9 G9 I am to know
G9 Gm9 Csus4 C/E C Csus4 You are the sunlight in my growing so little warmth
C/E C C/E Csus4 Aflat9 G9 I felt before
G9 Gm9 Csus4 C/E C Csus4 C/E It isn't hard to feel me glowing I watched the fire that grew
C C/E Csus4 C/G Gsus2 so low
then play this
------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-0---0--------------0-0---0--------------0-0---0------------- -----2---0-2---0---2------2---0-2---0---2------2---0-2--0---2-- -------------2---0-1--------------2---0-2--------------2--0-3---- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-------------------3-0-----2---2------- -0-0---3-0-----------0-------0-3---3---3----- -----------------0-----0-------------------- -----------3-2-----2-------------------------- ---------------3-------------------------2-- ----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-3--------------- -3-5-3-5-3--------3-5-3-5-3--------0-0-0-0-0------------------- -0---------5------0---------5-0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------- -2-----------5----2-------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------- -0-------------3--0-------------X--X-X-X-X-X-X----------------- --------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------
then play the whole thing again from the Gmaj7(no3rd) chord
after that play this
-1-1-1-------3-3-3-------3------------------------3-3-3-------- -1-1-1-------1-1-1-------0------------------------0-0-0-------- -2-2-2-------0-0-0-------0-----0---------0--------0-0-0--------- -3-3-3-------2-2-2-------0-0-2---0-2-0-2---0-2----0-0-0----------- -3-3-3-----0-3-3-3-3-2-0----------------------2-0-------2-0---- -1-1-1-2-3---------------3------------------------3-3-3-----3----
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
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rain Song from Led Zeppelins "Houses Of The Holy" (6 string acoustic studio track) transcribed by Jay Reeves jay@ffs.b15.ingr.com
Tuning open G (DGDGBD low to high)
INTRO: | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------3--3--3--3--3--1-| |-8-----8--8--8--8--8----|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-------6--6--4--3--3--4-| |-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------4--4--3--3--3--3-| |-5-----5--5--5--5--5----|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|-------5--5--5--5--5--1-| |--0----0--0--0--0--0----|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0----------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^play strings 1-4 with ^same as last lightly^ ^pluck lethargic upstroke measure then accent 5th string with down stroke
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |-------1--1--1----------|----2--2----------------|------------------------| |-------4--4--4--------3-|----3--3-----3--5--1--3-|-X--3--X--3-----3-----3-| |-------3--3--3--------2-|----4--4-----4--5--2--4-|-X--2--X--5-----4-------| |-------1--1--1----------|----------------------5-|-X--5--X--5-----5-----1-| |----------------0--0----|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |------------------------|------------------------|-------------------7/ 8| |-3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3--3-----3--3--6/ 7| |-X--2--2-----2--2--2--4-|----2-----5-----4-------|----2--2-----2--2--4/ 5| |-1--1--1-----1--1--1--5-|----5-----5-----5-----1-|----1--1-----1--1--5/ 5| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^lightly
VERSE: | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================== || (7)----7-----7--0--0--0-|----7--7-----7--0--0--5-|----5-----5-----5--5--5-| || (6)----6-----6--6--6--6-|----6--6-----6--6--6 3-|----3-----3-----3--3--3-| ||.(4)----4-----4--4--4--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|------------------------| ||.(5)----5-----5--5--5--5-|----5--5-----5--5--5 3-|----2-----5-----5--2--3-| || ------------------------|------------------------|----------5-----5-------| || ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================== |----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---|| |----------5------------- || measure 4 -> |----------5-------------|| |------------------------ || |------------------------||
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |------------------------|----------------------2-|----2--2-----2--2-------| |----3--3-----5--5--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-| |----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-| |-------------------0--1-|----1--1-----1--1--1--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--3-| |-------------------0----|------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| choke^
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--4-|----2--4-----4--0--0----| |----3--3--5-----3--0--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| |----4--4--4-----4--4--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2----| |----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------| |------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------| |------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5-------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ================================================================================ |-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----| |-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| |-0-------------------0----|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----| |-2----------------------0-|-2------------------------|------------------------| |-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------| end of verse
In measure 9 of first verse, there's a slight nuance:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ========================== |----7--7-----7--0--0--0-| |----6--6-----6--6--6--6-| |----4--4-----4--4--4--3-| |----5--5-----5--5--5--5-| |------------------------| |------------------------|
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:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ========================== |-5--5-----5--5--5--7/ 8| |-3--3-----3--3--3--6/ 8| |-------------------4/ 5| |-3--2-----5--2--3--5/ 6| |----------5-------------| |------------------------|
Measure 17 of the second verse changes:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |-5-----5--5--5--4--2--4-|-------------4--2--4----|-5-----5--5--4--2--2--7-| |-5-----5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--3--3--3--7-| |-5-----5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5--5--2--2--2--7-| |-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-| |-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-| |-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |-------------4--2-----5-|-------5--5--4--2--2--4-|----0--0-----0-----4--0-| |----3--3--3--3--3--3--5-|-------5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3-----3--3-| |----2--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-------5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2-----2--2-| |----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------| |----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------| |----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ================================================================================ |-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----| |-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| |-0-------------------0--0-|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----| |-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| |-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------| end of second verse
Return to INTRO for third time, however measures 5 thru 9 change:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |----2--2--------------9-|-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7--9-| |----3--3-----3--5--1--8-|-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--4--8-| |----4--4-----4--5--2--7-|-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7--------------------7-| |------------------------|-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5----| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | =================================================== |-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7/ 8| |-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--6/ 7| |-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7-----------------4/ 5| |-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5/ 6| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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 & 3 e & a 4 & | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e & | ================================================================================ |-0--------2--0h2p0-------|| 5-----5----5-5--0--0--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3p0---| |-1-----------------1-----|| 3-----3----3-3--0--0--1-|----1--1--1--1--1--1---1-| |-0-------------------0---||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----| |-2-----------------------||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----| |-2-----------------------|| 0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----| |-0-----------------------|| 5-----5----5-5--5--5--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
| 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e & a | ========================================================= |-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--5-----5p0-0-0-0-0-5-0- || |-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----3--3-----3---3-5-3-5-3-3- || |-5-----5----5-5--0--0--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.|| |-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.|| |-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0- || |-5-----5----5-5--------5-|----5--5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
Repeat the last 4 measures 3 more times, however on the last repeat, substitute the following for the last measure:
| 1 & a 2 & 3 & 4 & | =========================== |----5-5-5--0--5--0--7/ 8| |----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 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | ======================================================= |-0--------2--0h2p0--------|/9-----9--9-9-9--7--X-----| |-1-----------------1------|/8-----8--8-8-8--8--8--10-| |-0-------------------0----|/7-----7--7-7-7--7--7--10-| |-2------------------------|-----------------------10-| |-2------------------------|-----------------------10-| |-0------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | ======================================================= |---------------------------|-------------------------4-| |----8--8-----8--10-10-8--8-|-8-----8--8--8--8--7-----3-| |----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-------------------------2-| |----10-10-12-10-10-10-10-10|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---| |----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--4-| |---------------------------|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ============================================================================ |-------4--2--4--5-----7-|-------7--5--7--8----10-|------10--8-10-12 -----| |-------3--3--3--5-----6-|-------6--6--6--8-----9-|-------9--9--9----------| |-------2--2--2--4-----5-|-------5--5--5--7-----8-|-------8--8--8----------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-------4--4--4--5-----7-|-------7--7--7--8----10-|------10-10-10----------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 e & 2 & 3 e & 4 & | ============================================================================== |----------3-----3-----3-|----------3-----3-----3-|-7p5----------------------| |-------2-----3-----2----|-------2-----3-----2----|-----7-----7--5p3---------| |----0-------------------|----0-------------------|--------7---------5-----5-| |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------5----| |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-5------------5-----------| |------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | ====================================================================== |-5p3-------3---------3-------2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------|| |-----5---5---5---------3-------3-|-------------------------0-------|| |-------5-------5---0-------0-----|---0-----------0---------2-------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0h4-----|| |-5---------------5-------4-------|-2-----------2-----------0-------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------||
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