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From: ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ken MacFarlane)
Subject: TAB: "Whole Lotta Love"--Led Zeppelin
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:05:19 GMT
Notation: s=sixteenth note, e=eighth note
Intro/Verses:
s e s e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---0----0--2-------2-------2--|-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|-2----2-----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------0-0-0---0-0-0----|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----|
For the intro, play the whole figure straight through twice. For the verses,
just play the first half.
The low E's are sort of optional -- if it's tough, just play the high E's
by themselves, or kindly ask a bass player to play them.
Chorus: "Wanna Whole Lotta Love?"
s s s s s e (slide)
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0----9\---| play 4 times
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 20:45:48 -0500
From: Steve L Portigal
Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
Main Riff:
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------9--------9--------9---------------------------------------|
D -----------------9--------9--------9---------------------------------------|
A --------5----5---7--------7--------7---------------------------------------|
E --(5)>7----7-------0-0-0----0-0-0------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e -------------12--------------------------------------|
B ----10/12-------15--12-------------------------------|
G ------------------------15p14p12--14p12--14>(16)-----|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
/-3--\ /-3--\
e -------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------|
G -2/4---4p2--0--2p0-0--2p0------------------------|
D ---------------------------2p0--2p0--------------|
A -------------------------------------2-----------|
E ---------------------------------------------0---|
e ----------12-10>(12)--12--15--10>(12)-|-12 15>(19)>15--12----15p12-|
B -10>(12)--12--------------------------|-------------------14-------|
G --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
/------3------\ /---3---\
e ----19>(21)-19---18-17--15-----15-----|---------------------------17-19----|
B -17------------------------17-----17--|---17-19-19>(21)--19>(21)--------17-|
G --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 15:30:56 -0500
From: Steve L Portigal
I have just read an interview with Page where he explains how exactly he plays
the riff in "Whole lotta love".
The tablature in the archive is fine, but the original sounds a little differen
t. Here we go :
E--------------|--------------
B--------------|--------------
G--------------|--------------
D----0---0-----|-------------- and repeate.
A----5~--5~-7--|-7-7-7---7-7-7
E--7---7----0--| 0-0-0---0-0-0
~ stands for slight bend, which is the trick here. D sounds on two strings
simultaniousely.
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:29:29 +1000 (EST)
From: The Loan Arranger
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
"Led Zeppelin II"
Intro + Main Riff:
e------------------|--------------------------- ----
b------------------|--------------------------- ----
g------------------|-9-----------9-----------9- Continue this then -9\-
d-------0----------|-9-----------9-----------9- -9\-
a-------5--------5-|-7-----------7-----------7- -7\-
e--5/7-------7-----|----0--0--0-----0--0--0---- ----
P.M.--- P.M.---
Repeat this over for the verses.
Chorus:
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g-9-----------9-----------9--7- continue with the 'D'then repeat this figure
d-9-----------9-----------9--7-
a-7-----------7-----------7--5-
e----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------
P.M.--- P.M.---
then repeat the riff, into and during the verse
Chorus
Guitar Solo
The chord repeated throughout this solo is an E5 at the 7th fret.
e-----------------12----------------------------------|
b------------)-12-----15-12------------------)/\/\/\--|
g----------14----------------15p14p12-12---14---------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------3-----------------------------|
g----------2/4----4\2-0-2p0-0-2p0------------|
d---------------------------------2p0-2p0----|
a------------------------------------------2-|
e--------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------12---)----)---15---)/\/\/\/\-|
b-------------------)--12-----15---15-------15----------|
g-----------------14------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-0-----------------------------------------------------|
2_
e-----------------------------)--(----------------------|
b-----------------17--20--(20)--------------20p17/\/\/\/|
g------------------------------------21p18--------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
)
e-----------------------19----19---18--17-------------------------|
b-(17)/\/\/\---------17--------------------20p17--20-17/\/\/\/\/\-|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*
e------------------)-----)---)-----19---------------------||
b--------17--19--19----19--19----------17/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\-||
g---------------------------------------------------------|| * = 1 & half
d---------------------------------------------------------||
a---------------------------------------------------------||
e---------------------------------------------------------||
)
14 = a whole bend (if other step then written)
)/\/\/\
14 = the bend + vibrato
__
) (
20 = a whole bend and then release
p = a pull off ( Now Don't be rude ! )
h = hammer on
After this it goes back to the riff, until the .....
Interlude
During this the band is tacet (Silent), until the 2 end chords which are
an E at the 7th fret, then an A at the 5th fret sustained over a longer
time
Outro:
Well really, you could guess by now. Do the riff until it hurts, and fade out
What a legend of a song.
Written out by The Loan Arranger - c9609436@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
12/11/96
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