Band: Led Zeppelin
Album: Houses of the Holy
Song: The Ocean
Transcribed By: Guitarzan Freak
s - slide to o - repeat (always look for these!)
~ - vibrato o -/
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off () - sustained note
* - see comment x - palm mute
/ - slide up to \ - slide down to
Tuning: Standard E A D G B E
We've done four already and now were steady, 1,2,3,4! (Bonham)
Intro:
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:28)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7------|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7------|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5------|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7--7-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5--5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5-----------------|
Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Got no time to pack my bag, my foots outside the door
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Gotta date, can't be late for the high hopes hailla ball.
(0:51)
e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
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e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
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Verse 2 (1:10)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Singing to an ocean, I can hear the oceans roar
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Play for me, play for free and play a whole lot more more
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Singing of the good things and the sun that lights the day
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Singing to the ocean, has the ocean lost its way.
At this point, two guitars play. One plays the Solo, while
2nd plays the Intro Riff.
Solo (1:31) 1st Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------8-------8--------|
B|-5b7—5b7-------------------------------8---10-10~--10-10\-|
G|-7b9-7b9-7b9-5--------------5------7/9--------------------|
D|---------------5-7-7------5---7-7-------------------------|
A|----------------------5/7---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
1st Guitar
e|---------------------15-15------------------5-------------|
B|-/19-----------15b17-------15b17-13-------5---8p5-8-8-8-5-|
G|-----/17\9/14-----------------------14\/6---------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------5-5-|
G|-7b8p5-7-5--------------5--------------5-----5b6--------5-5-|
D|-----------5-7-7--5---5---5h7-7-7~-7-7---7-7—5b6—7~-5/7-----|
A|------------------5h7---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
1st Guitar
e|-------8-------------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-------15|
B|-----8---8h10\-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17----15b17---|
G|---9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/the_ocean_tab_ver_7.html ]
1st Guitar (1:53)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7—-7--7--7—-5—-5—-5-—5----------5--7—-7-—7----/13\--|
G|o-5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--7--6--7-5--5--5--5----/17\-o|
D|o-------------------------5—-4--5--------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Oh Yeah!
2nd Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|o-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7-7-o|
D|o-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7—7-o|
A|--5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5—5--|
E|--------------------------5-3-5--------------|
1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7—-7--7--7—-5—-5—-5-—5----------5--7—-7-—7----/13\--|
G|o-5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--7--6--7-5--5--5--5----/17\-o|
D|o-------------------------5—-4--5--------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|o-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7-7-o|
D|o-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7—7-o|
A|--5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5—5--|
E|--------------------------5-3-5--------------|
2nd Guitar
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
D|---7---5-7-(7)-| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
A|-4---5---------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
E|---------------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
Verse 3 (2:37)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Sitting round singing songs till the night turns into day
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Used to sing to the mountains but the mountains washed away
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5—-5—-5--5--------5/7—-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7—-7--7--5—-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7—-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5—-5—-5--5--3—-3—-3--3--7-5-7-3/5—-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
She's only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.
(2:57)
e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
xxxxxx
e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o|
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
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Again it uses two guitars. The 1st plays the Outro Solo, while the other plays another Riff.
Outro Solo:
e|-12b-12-10-9---------9---------------|-------------10-|
B|-------------12-10-----12-10---12-10-|-10-9-5h7p5~--7-|
G|------------------11--------11-------|--------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------|
e|-12b-12-10-9----------------10-10-12-9-|----------------------------
B|-------------12-10---10-12b------------|-12-10---12---10h12p10~-----
G|------------------11-------------------|------11---11-----------11b-
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------
e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11--11-9--9-11b-11-9-|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|---11----11-----------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|----------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|----------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|
e|-10-12b-12b&d-12--10---------------|-------------------------10-|
B|-10------------------12b-12-10-12b-|-10---12-10--------------10-|
G|-11--------------------------------|---11-------11--11-9--9--11-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------11----11------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-12b-12-10----------14b-14-12----16b-16---------|-17p16p12-17p16p12-
B|----------10--10-12----------12---------15b-15b-|-------------------
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
e|-17p16p12-17p16p12-|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|-------------------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|-------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|-------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|
e|---------------10h12p10----------|--------------12h14p12-----------|
B|---------10h12----------12p10----|--------12h14----------14p12-----|
G|o-/11-------------------------11-|-/13-------------------------13-o| x3
D|o-----12-------------------------|-----14-------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------10------10------10------10-|------12------12------12--15b-|
B|----10------10------10------10---|----12------12------12--------|
G|-12b-----12b-----12b-----12b-----|-14b-----14b-----14b----------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|
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