Led Zeppelin - Bron Yr Aur Chords & Tabs

Bron-Yr-Aur
Led Zeppelin

|----------0-------------| Intro
|----------------------0-| Play 6 or 7 times
|-------0-----------0----|
|----0-----------0-------| * the last time with the rest on last beat to change chords
|-0h3--------------------|
|-------------0----------|

  *                                             x
|----------3-p0----------|------------------------|  Part 1
|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------| * Notice picking pattern in measures
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|   1 and 3 is "down - up" (in pitch).
|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------|   This occurs throughout the song and
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|   it's easy to miss as the "up"
|------------------------|-------------0----------|   pattern is used most often.

                                                x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|

              p  *     *                        x
|----------3--0----------|------------------------|  Part 1 (slight variations *)
|-2--------------2-------|----------0-------------|
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------2--------------0-|----0-----------0-------|
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|

                                                x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|

                                               x
|----------------------0-|------------------------|  Part 2
|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----|  let first open G ring long and loud
|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-------0-----0h3--------|-0h3--------------------|
|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|

              *                                x
|----------------------0-|------------------------|  Part 2 (with slight variation *)
|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|
|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-------0-----0----------|-0h3--------------------|
|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|


              p                                 x
|----------3--0----------|------------------------|  Part 1
|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|

                                                x
|----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|
|----4--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|-------0--------4-------|----0-----------0-------|
|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------0----------|


|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 3 (no trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|
|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|
|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 3 (no trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|
|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|
|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trills)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4h5p4--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4---------|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4------------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

                           *
|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------4-----------5-|----------4-----------4s|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------| * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|   with ring finger to get set up
|------------------------|------------------------|   for slide-in to Part 4

   *                     *
|--------------------------|------------------------|  Part 4 (play 4 times)
|--s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|
|---------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----| * slide up from 2nd or 3rd fret
|------5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------|   before the first chord on
|--------------------------|-0h3--------------------|   repeat 2,3,4
|-4s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------| * open string allows position change

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/bron_yr_aur_tab_ver_2.html ]
Repeat Part 1,
       Part 1, (without variation as in first time through)
       Part 2,
       Part 1,
                                   *
|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

                                   *
|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

                                   *
|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)
|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4--|
|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4-----|
|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|
|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

                           *
|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated
|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|
|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|  * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|    with ring finger to get set up
|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|    for slide-in to Part 4
|------------------------|------------------------|

                                                *
|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 4 (play 3 times)
|s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|
|-------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----|  * Notice there is not usual rest
|----5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------|    on the last beat. All open strings
|------------------------|-0h3--------------------|    here allows an easy transition
|s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------|    to the slide-in to Part 4

                       x
|------------------------|  Part 4 (cut short)
|s5--------5-s7----------|
|-------5-----------7----|
|----5-----------7-------|
|------------------------|
|s5---------5s7----------|

  *
|------------------------------------------------|  last chord of Part 3
|----------4-----------5-----------4-----------5-|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|   * switch here to barre on 4th fret
|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|     with whatever finger you want.
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|     I use my index.
|------------------------------------------------|

                                               x
|------------------------------------------------|  last chord of Part 3
|----------4-----------5-----------4----------(0)|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|
|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------0-|
|----------0--------0----|
|-------0--------5-------|
|----5--------7----------|
|s7----------------------|
|------------------------|

        slower..
|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5----|
|----7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------7----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

                           C - let ring
|----------0-----------0-------0----------|
|-------5-----------5---------0-----------|
|----7-----------7-----------0------------|
|-0-----------7-------------0-------------|
|--------------------------3--------------|
|-------------------------0---------------|

This is the definitive tablature of Bron-Yr-Aur
Tabbed by Robb Anagnostis (checked meticulously at slow speed) 10-01-2002

HINTS
h = hammer-on
    (i.e. 0h3 = play open string then hammer-on to 3rd fret)
p = pulloff
    (i.e. 3p0 =  play at 3rd fret then pulloff to open string)
    (4h5p4 = play at 4th fret, hammer-on to 5th fret, pulloff to 4th fret.
     Also called a trill)
s = slide
    (i.e. 5s7 =  play at 5th fret then slide to 7th fret)
x = rest beat
    (Be aware of the rest (x) at the end of many segments which allows
     for cleaner chord and position changes.)
* = placed over a beat that has a something explained to the right

CHORDS used in the song with suggested finger positions
(i=index, m=middle, r=ring, p=pinky, 0=open)
                     *
|-0---3p--0---0------------------------------0---0---0---|
|-0---2r--5r--0---4r-4r--0---5r--5r--7r--0---0---5i--5i--|
|-0---0---4i--0---4i-4r--0---4i--5r--7r--0---5i--7p--7p--| * Alternate fingering
|-0---2i--0---0---4i-4r--4i--4i--5r--7r--5i--7r--0---7r--|   used just before Part 4
|-3m--2m--5m--0---0--0---0---0-----------7r--------------|
|-0-----------5r-----------------5m--7m------------------|