Down By The Seaside Chords & Tabs
Down by the Seaside, by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti
Transcribed by Ryan Bailey, baileyb@uwstout.edu
This is my best shot to nail this song down. It's pretty tough to sound
just like the original--there's like 4 guitar overdubs plus an electric piano,
but this is the main part.
(Begin Rhythm Figure 1)
E|-5--4/5--3--|-3--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--3--1---------|
B|-5----------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-5--4/5--4--|-4--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--4--2---------|
D|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--1--3--1--0--------|
B|--------------------|
G|--2--3--2--0--------| Repeat first four bars..."Down by the
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
(End Rhythm Figure 1)
[F]seaside, [C]See the boats go [F]sailing, [C]can the people
[F]hear [C]what the little fish are saying[F]
(Begin Rhythm Figure 2)
E|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------|
B|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--12b14r12--12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10---|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10-|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17------16------17----17---------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17--16--16--17--17----17\12----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/down_by_the_seaside_tab.html ]
E|----12----12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10----|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--12--12----12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17----17--17----17----17--|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17----17----17--17------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Peo- ple turn a- way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------|
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12----------------|
D|------------------------------|--10----------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------|
Peo- ple turn a- way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------|
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--9---------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------|
(End rhythm figure 2)
[C]Down in the [F]city streets, [C]see all the folk go
[F]racing, racing. [C]No time left, [F] oh no
[C]passing the time of day (Repeat rhtym figure 2, and
at end, just a simple jam in A)
Do you [A]still do the twist, do you find you remember things that
[D]well? I wanna tell you some go [A]twistin' everyday,
though sometimes it's awful hard to tell. (Repeat Rhyth Fig 1)
[C]Out in the [F]country, [C]hear the people [F]singing,
[C]singing 'bout the [F]growing, [C]knowing where' they're
[F]going. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)
[C]Sing loud for the [F]sunshine, [C]pray hard for the [F]rain,
[C]and show your love [F]for lady nature, [C]and she will come
back again. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)
Groove...