#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick
From the CD 'Led Zeppelin II'
Written by Bonham/Jones/Page
Atlantic Records 82633-2
This song is in 4/4, dropped-D tuning. It has been tabbed by many
people, including Simon Chiplin (scc92@ecs.soton.ac.uk), Joel Bruner
(brunej@rpi.edu), and myself from rand@ingress.com last year, but I had
it wrong too. Here is the correct version. The key is C.
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
Don't forget: Dropped-D tuning = [DADGBe] (low to high)
[Riff 1]
e:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:o-----------------------------o|
D:o-----------------------------o|
A:----5--5--3--------------------|
E:-0-----------5--3~-5--3--5--3--|
[Riff 2]
e:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:o-----------------------------o|
D:o--5--5--3--0-----------------o|
A:---------------1~-3--1--3--1---|
E:-5-----------------------------|
[Riff 3]
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------5(b7)--5--2--------|
D:---7--7p5-----7--7---5--7-0-5-5-5-5-5--3---------------5--3---|
A:-----------7-------7---------------------5--------------------|
E:-7------------------------------------------------------------|
Song progression:
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 2] x2
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 1] x3
[Solo 1]:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/moby_dick_tab.html ]
e:-----------10----------------------------------------------------|
B:--------10------------------------------------------12--10\------|
G:-12b14---------12b14r12-10----12-10-----------------12--10\------|
D:---------------------------12--------12~--12-10-12---------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x1
[Solo 2]:
e:----------------------------------------------------------13b15----|
B:--------13b15~13b15~13b15~13b15~13b15~13b15~13b15------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold bend and strike
** **
e:-10----13b15----10-------------------------------------------------|
B:--10-------------10------------------------------------------------|
G:---12-------------12-----------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(** rake these very quickly)
[Riff 2] x1
[Solo 3]:
e:-3p1p0--------------------3p1p0------------------------------------|
B:-------3p1p0--------------------3p1p0------------------------------|
G:-------------4p2p0--------------------4p2p0------------------------|
D:-------------------3p2p0--------------------3p2p0------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------3p2p0------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
faster
[Riff 1] x1
[Solo 4]:
e:-----------------------------------10------------------------------|
B:----------------------------10-12-----13b15--13b15~~~\-------------|
G:-----------------7-7-7-9s11----------------------------------------|
D:-----------7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
A:-5-5-5-7s9---------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 3] x1 ;end on a D5 chord [xx023x]
[Drum solo]
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 3] x1
Then play D [x5777x], C [x3555x], A [x0222x]
