SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1971 Album LED ZEPPELIN III)
Transcribed by Victor Ochoa
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones
Cm
x 3 5 5 4 x Fm
1 3 3 1 1 x Bb5/C
x 3 3 3 x x Gm
3 5 5 3 x x
Intro
Slowly Q.=44
Cm
12/8
Gtr I
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|---------8---11-8-|-11b13=======(11)r------------------|
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Fm
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|----------------------10---7-8-10-7-8----------|
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|-------------------------------------------10--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Cm
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|-----------------------8p7----7-8-10-|-10s12------(12)-12-12--(12)--------|
|-------8s10--(10)----------10--------|------------------------------------|
|-8p6---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----8-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Fm
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|-15p13p11-13-15-13-11-13-13------------------------13h15p13-11-13-15-13-11-13----|
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|-------------------------------8-----------------------|
|-(13)---(13)--8s11---------7s8---11-8------------------|
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Cm
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|-----10-8-8-8-(8)-(8)-----10-8-8-8-(8)------10-----------------------|
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|------------11-13-13b15-13-11-13-13b15==(13)r------|
|-13---11h13----------------------------------------|
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Gm
Gtrs I, II
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|------------------------------------10-13-13b15-13b15====(13)r------|
|-11p8----8h11p8----8-8-(8)-------11-----------------------------9-11-|
|------10--------10---------10s12-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Ab
~~~~~ PM ~~
|--------11-------11----13b15--13b15-13--13b15--|
|-11b13-----11b13----11-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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Cm/Eb G7/Cm Eb7 D7 Dbmaj7
Gtr I
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|-11---------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----13-(13)------------|-------------------------------------||
|------------------------|---5------5b7-5------5------5b7-5----||
|-------------------/5---|-4---------------4-3-----------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------/6---|-5----(5)--------5-4----(4)--------4-||
1st Verse
Cm Fm
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|------------/8-/8S|=1--------8-10b12--10b12-|
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|-3----------------|-------------------------|
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Cm
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|-10b12----------10pb12r(10)-8-10-10b12-|
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|---------------/11b13==(11)r-11-8------------------|
|-8--------------------------------10-8p7----7-8-10-|
|---10-10---------------------------------10--------|
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Fm
~~
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------1-3-3s5-|-3s5-3-1-1s3s1-1s3-1-1s3s1-1s3-1-1s3s1-3--|
|----10-10----------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-5-5s6-|-5s6-5-3-3s5s3-3s5-3-3s5s3-3s5-3-3s5s3-5--|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Cm
~
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|-------------10-12-12-13-12-12-10----|
|-5s6------------------------------13-|
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|----------------------------11-------------------------------------------|
|----------10h11p10-------12----10h11p10----10----------------------------|
|-10-12-13----------13-10----------------13----13-10-10-12-13p12p10-10-8-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm Ab Fm
Gtr II
~ ~ ~ ~
|-3--3-(3)---(3)--------|---------------------------|
|-3--3-(3)---(3)--------|---------------------------|
|-0--0-(0)---(0)--------|---------------------------|
|-5--5-(5)---(5)----5-5-|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------3-3-|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|
Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7 D7 Dbmaj7
~~ ~ ~~~
|------------------|---------------------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-/5---4---5-------|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)----||
|--------------5---|-4---------------4-3-------------------||
|-/6---5---6-------|---------------------------------------||
|--------------6---|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------4-||
2nd Verse
Cm
Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-------3-----3-(3)-4-----4-------3-----4---|
|-----5---5---5---5-----------5-----5-(5)---5-----5-|
|---5-------5-------5-----------5-------------5-----|
|-3---------------------(3)------------3------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Fm
|-----------------3-----1-------3-----3-----1---------|
|---1-----1-------1-------1-(1)---1-----1-----1---1---|
|-----1-----1-(1)---1---------------1-----1-----1-----|
|-------3-------------3-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-1------------1-------------1------------------------|
Cm
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------5---5---5---5---5-(5)---5-----5-(5)---5-------5-|
|---5-----5-------5---------------5------5------5-(5)---|
|-3-----------------------(3)---------------------------|
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|---4------4--------3------3--------4------4----------------|
|-----5-------5-(5)---5-------5-(5)---5-------5-5-5-5-5-3---|
|-5-----5-(5)----5------5-(5)----5------5-(5)---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-5-|
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Fm
|---------------------------------------------|--------------^1-----1--|
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|-1-------1---1---------1---1---------1---1---|------------0-^1-----1--|
|-------3-------3-(3)-3-------3-(3)-3-------3-|---3-(3)------^3-----3--|
|-3---3------------3-------------3------------|-3----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Cm
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|-3s5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x-/6-6-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Gm Ab Fm
~ ~ ~ ~
|-3---3---3---(3)---|---------------------------|
|-3---3---3---(3)---|---------------------------|
|-0---0---0---(0)---|---------------------------|
|-5---5---5---(5)---|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|
Cm/E G7/DCm Eb7
Gtr II
|------------------|
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| Gtr I
| ~~ ~
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-/5---4---5-------|
|--------------5---|
|-/6---5---6-------|
|--------------6---|
D7 Dbmaj7
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------8-11p8-11p8----8----||
|------------------------------------10b12-------------11---10-||
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
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| ~~~
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|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---------------------------||
|-4---------------4-3------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------------------------4------||
Guitar Solo
C Cm
Gtr I
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o / / / / / / / / / /
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|-8----8------------------------------------------8--------------10p8----10p8----8------------8-10-10b12-10b12-10-8-10-10-|
|---10---10-8h10p8----8-------------------------8---10-8-10-(10)------10------10---10-10-(10)-----------------------------|
|------------------10---10-8p6-8p6-------6-8s10---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~ ~
|-----------11-10-8---10-8-----------------------------------------------|
|-------8-9---------9------9-9-9-8---------------------------------------|
|-(10)-----------------------------10-8----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------10-8s6---8-6---6-------5h6p5-----|
|----------------------------------------------8-----8---8-(8)-------8p6-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
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/ /// / / / / / / / /
~ ~~
|---------8--------------------------------------------|
|-----x-8---11-8----------------------------16-18-16---|
|----------------10b12==(10)r-10-8----8--17------------|
|----------------------------------10------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-8----------------------------------------------------|
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~~
|------------------------------15------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18b20-18b20==(18)r(18)p16-18----16b16.5-18-16-18b20-18b20==(18)r-18-18pb20r(18)p16-18-18b20-16---|
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Fm
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/ / / / / / / / // / /
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|--16-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------16----------------------------------------------------------16-------------------13-16-13--|
|-----------17s15p13s12-----12-13-15--12-13-------------13--15-15b17-----15b17==(15)r---------------|
|-----------------------15------------------15--15-(15)---------------------------------------------|
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
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|-16b20==(16)r(16)-13-16b20==(16)r(16)-13-16b20==(16)r(16)-13-18b20-18b20-18b20-18-18pb20-18-18pb20-18-18pb20-|
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Cm Bb
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/ / / / / / / / / / / o
~~
|---------------------8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11p8---11p8-10p8---|
|-16----------------8---8h11p8-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8------8-----------10|
|----17-(17)-10b12--------------10p8-10p8----8-------------------------------------------------------10----8----8-10b12----------------------|
|------------------------------------------10---10-8h10p8----8-------------------------8----8-10-8-10----10---10------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------10---10p8s6-8p6---6---6-8s10---10---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------8---8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm Bb5/C
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
|-8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---11b13==(11)r-11------------------------------------------------------------------8--------/11-11-|
|-------------------10b12--10pb11r(10)-8----8----8----------8-10-8--------10-8---------8----8-/12----|
|----------------------------------------10---10---10-10-10---------10-10------10-10-----10----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Gm
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/ / / / / / / / /// /
~~
|----10-13-13b15==(13)r--13-10-13-13b15-13-10-12-10--------------|
|-11------------------------------------------------11-11---9-11-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab Fm
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
|----------11-------11----13b15-13b15---13b15-13----13b15-|
|-11b13-------11b13----11---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr I
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----6s=8--6--------5--3----------3s=5-----3--3s=5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----4s=6--4--------3--1----------1s=3-----1--1s=3----|
Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Eb7
~~
|-11---------------------8-----------------------------11-13-11--|
|----13-(13)----------8---11-8---------------------13-----------|
|----------------10b12----------10b12-10-8-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------10-10-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~~ ~
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5-----------4-------------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-/6-----------5-------------------------6-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------6--------------|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-13b15---13b15========(13)-(13)r(13)p11-13-13b14-13b15---13b15-------------13pb15r(13)-11b11.5==(11)r-||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11b11.5==(11)r-||
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|-------5----------5b7r=(5)-----------------------------5-----------5b7r(5)----------------------------||
|--4--------------------------------------4--------3---------------------------------------------------||
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|--5-------------5------------------------5--------4------------(4)--------------------------------4---||
3rd Verse
Cm
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Fm Cm
Gtr I
~
|-------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------|-4-----------|
|-----3-5b7-5b7-5-3-5p3-5-------------|-5-----------|
|---5---------------------5-----------|-5-----------|
|---------------------------3p1-------|-------------|
|-------------------------------3-3---|-------------|
Eb D
Gtr II
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------7-(7)-------7-------7-------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---(7)-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---(7)---7-------7-------7---|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5----5------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Cm G7/DCm/EEb7 D7 Dbmaj7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|------------------|--------------------------------------||
|------------------|--------------------------------------||
|-/5---4---5-------|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---||
|--------------5---|-4---------------4-3------------------||
|-/6---5---6-------|--------------------------------------||
|--------------6---|-5----5----------5-4----(4)-----------||
4th Verse
Cm
|-------------------8--10-10-10---(10)-11-11-11---(11)-10-------|
|----------8--------------------8---8------8----8--(8)----8-----|
|-----8------8----------------8---------------------------------|
|-/10---10-----10-(10)----10--------------------------------10s=|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
|---1-----1---(1)-3---3---(3)-4---4-------3---1---|
|-----1-----1-(1)---1---1-------1---1-(1)---1---1-|
|-------1-----------------------------------------|
|-3------------------------3-----------3----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Cm
|------8-------8-------10------------11---10--------------8---10---|
|--------8-------8-(8)----8-------------8---------8-(8)-8---8----8-|
|---------------------------8--8-(8)-------------------------------|
|-3s10-----10-10---10---------10-10-------10-(10)---10-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C7
|-----12--------12-----------15-18-15---------15--------------------------------------------|
|--------11---------11-13s17----17--------17-----17-(17)-17--------17----------17-------17--|
|-----------12-(12)----11s15----15----15-(15)---------------15---------15-(15)----15--------|
|-/10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------15--------15-(15)-----15-----15-15-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm
|---1-----1-------3-----3-------4-----4-------3-----3---|
|-----1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-|
|-1-----1------1------1------1------1------1------1-----|
|-3------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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|---1-----1-------3-----3-------4-----3-------1-----1---|
|-----1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-(1)---1-----1-|
|-1-----1------1------1------1------1------1------1-----|
|-3------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
|------8-------8-------10------10-------11---------------10---------8-|
|--------8-------8-(8)----8-------8-(8)----8-------8-(8)----8-----8---|
|------------------------------------------------8--------------------|
|-3s10-----10-10---10-------10-10---10-------10-10---10-------10-10---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------8---------8---------8---------8---------8---------------------------------------------|
|-------8---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12==(10)r-10-8---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-----8-10-8----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/10-----------|
Gm Ab Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
~ ~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~
|------3---(3)--------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|------3---(3)--------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|----x-0---(0)--------|---------------------------|-/5---4---5--------|
|------5---(5)----5-5-|-6--6s8-6--5-3--3s5-3--3s5-|--------------5----|
|---------------------|---------------------------|-/6---5---6--------|
|-3---------------3-3-|-4--4s6-4--3-1--1s3-1--1s3-|--------------6----|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)----|
|-4---------------4-3-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5----5----------5-4----(4)----------4-|
Ab
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------------|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6---------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|-/5---4---5-------|
|-3--3s5-3--3s5-6S5S3-(3)/-5-3-|--------------5---|
|------------------------------|-/6---5---6-------|
|-1--1s3-1--1s3-4S3S1-(1)/-3-1-|--------------6---|
D7 Dbmaj7
~~~
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---5----5b7r(5)------5------5b7r(5)---|
|-4---------------4-3------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5----5----------5-4----(4)-----------|
Cm
Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|-4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4s3s4---|-4p3-3-4p3-3-4-3-3-----*|
|-5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5s4s5---|-----------------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------*|
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