Song: Thank You
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin II
Tabbed by: John Prather (jnprather@aol.com)
Member of the Bass Tab Archive Tabbing Army ~
http://www.basstabarchive.com
I saw this song requested and always liked the
bassline so I figured i'd post it!
It's in standard tuning (EADG). Another great bassline
by John Paul Jones. It's pretty straightforward except
that there ALOT of little articulations (especially in
the slides) that are great practice to learn and really
add alot to the song. Most of what you can learn from
someone else's basslines comes from learning all the
little "licks" and "articulations" that the great ones
are masters of. Therefore, i've tried to notate as best
I can alot of the little things he does. Good Luck!
Intro - rest 4 measures then:
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------0--5--0--5--------3-------0--3--0--3-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------0--2--0-----0--2--5-------0--5---5-0/5-7-7-|
E|-------------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------*rest throughout first verse*-------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:(Note: the Open A is a pickup to the beginning
of the measure which begins on B)
G|-------------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------4-----4--0--2------------------------------|
A|--0-2--------------------2-------2-0------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-----1----|
E|----------------0------------4-----------------------|
G|----------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------------------4--0-----0--1--2----|
A|----2---------2--------------2---------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|
Pre Chorus/Chorus Section:
G|------------------------5----------------------------|
D|------------------------------5----------------------|
A|----3---3------3---3--------------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------------|
A|----2----------5-----------5------------2/5----------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5h7---------------|
D|-------------------5---7p5h7------------5h7----------|
A|---/5---5----5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9p7--------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------7h9-----9\---------------------|
A|----5-----5------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7\---------------------|
A|----3-----3-------5h7---5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------------------------|
A|----2-------------5--0h2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--------3-3--5-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/thank_you_btab.html ]
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------5h7-------------------|
A|----5---------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------5----------|
G|-------------------------------7---------------------|
D|---------------------7------------7------------------|
A|----5---------5-----------------------0---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-----4--------------------------|
D|-----------------4-----4---------4--------4----------|
A|----2-----2-------------------------x--2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0----------1-------------|
E|------------------4----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------2--x--4--------------------|
D|-----------------0h2---4-----------2h4---------------|
A|----2------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------*rest until solo*--------------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
G|-12h14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-----5--2-----0-----2------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---0----------0-----3--------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------0h1------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------3h5--------5\3p2----------------|
E|------3---------------------------------3------------|
G|---------------------------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------5/7-----7----5--4--------------|
A|------3h5---5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-----7-----------7-----7--------------|
D|-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|------5-------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------5----------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0---2---5-----2----|
A|--------------3--------2--3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0--0h2----5----2\---------------|
A|-------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|-------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5-----0---2---5---2--5--2---0----/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
*rest 2nd verse*
Second bridge:
G|-----------------------------------4-------4---------|
D|-------------------------------4-------4------4------|
A|----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2---------------------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------0---1-------|
E|--------------0-------------0--0--4--0---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-------------------|
*rest for final verse and outro*
