The Rain Song Chords & Tabs
THE RAIN SONG
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1973 Album HOUSES OF THE HOLY)
Transcribed by Paul Bell
Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Gtr I (E A D A D E) - 'Jimmy Page's EADADE'
Q=86
A5 Amaj7 A7b13 Fsus2/A Asus2
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E
||--^0--------0-----|-^0----------0---|-------------^3-|-(3)-------------|
||o-^7------7---7-7-|-^6----6---6-----|----5-5-3-2--^3-|-(3)------3------|
||--^0----0-------0-|-^0------0-------|----4-4-4-4--^3-|-(3)----3-------2|
||--^7--------------|-^6--------------|----5-5-5-5--^3-|-(3)--3---------2|
||o-^0--------------|-^0------------0-|-0--------------|--0---------0-0-0|
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------0-|---0----0----0---0-|-----0---------0-|---0----0----0-0-|
|----------------11-|---9---12---11---4s|=9---9------9-11-|---9---12---11-4-|
|-(2)-4-4------0--0-|---0----0----0---0-|---0-----------0-|---0----0----0-0-|
|-(2)-2-2----2---11-|---9---12---11---4s|=9-9------9---11-|---9---12---11---|
|-(0)---0--0--------|-x---x----x----x---|---8----8--------|-x---x----x--0---|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E Q E E A E E Q E E E E E E
|---0-0----------------|------------0---^-0-|
|-9-9-9-------9S10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-|
|---0-0------10S11-^10-|-------10-------^10-|
|-----9----9-------^11-|----11----------^10-|
|--------8-------------|-0------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E
|-----------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|------------9------|---------------0-|
|---------10--------|-----------------|
|----10--------10S5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-0-----0-----------|--------5--5-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|
+E Q E E E A E E Q E E E E E E
|-(5)-5----5-5----------|------------0---^-0-|
|-(0)-0--0---0-7s10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-|
|--------------8s11-^10-|-------10-------^10-|
|-(5)-4----4-5------^11-|----11----------^10-|
|--------5--------------|-0------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E
|------------0---5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|----------9-----0-|-(0)-0--0--0-----|
|-------10-----0---|-----------------|
|----10----------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-0----------------|--------5--5-----|
|------------------|-----------------|
~~~
+E Q E E E A E E Q E E E E E E
|-(5)-5----5-5----0-----|------------0---^-0-|
|-----0--0-0-0-7S10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-|
|-------------------^10-|-------10-------^10-|
|-(5)-4----4-5------^11-|----11----------^10-|
|--------5--------------|-0------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E Q E +E Q Q E E E
|------------0--5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|----------9----0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|
|-------10--------|-----------------|
|----10---------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-0---0-----------|--------5--5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
+E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-(5)-5--5-5-5------|-------------------------|
|-(0)-0--0-0-0----2-|-(2)-2-2-----------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|
|-(5)------4-5-7\-2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-----------------0-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------2---|
|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2---|
|-(3)-3-3---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5---|
|-(0)-0-----------------0-|-(0)-0-----------------0---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
~~
|-3-|
+E E E Q E E E Q. S S S S S E E E
|---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2-|
|-(2)--------2-----|----------------4---2-|
|-(2)---4------4---|--------4---------4---|
|-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------4-----------2-|
|-(0)-0-0----------|------5---------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E E S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S E Q
|-(2)---4-------4-------4---|-0----2-0h2p0-----|
|-(2)-5---2---2---2---2---2-|-0------------0---|
|---------------------------|-0--------------0-|
|-(2)---2---0---------------|-0----------------|
|-------------------4-------|-2----------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
1.
|-3-|
Q. E S S S E E E +E E Q S S S S S S S S W Q. E E E E E
|-------2-0h2p0-------|-------2------------------|-^0----|-!0-------------|
|-^0------------0-----|-------2------------------|-^7----|-!6-------6-----|
|-^0--------------0-2-|-(2)-4-4------------------|-^0----|-!0-----0---4---|
|-^0----------------2-|-(2)-2--------------------|-^7----|------6---------|
|-^2------------------|-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-^0----|------0-------0-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|-------|----------------|
Q E E E E S S E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|----5-5-3-2-----3-|-(3)------3-------|
|----4-4-4-4-4---3-|-(3)----3-------2-|
|----5-5-5-5-5---3-|-(3)--3---------2-|
|-0----------------|------------0-0---|
|------------------|------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-|---0----0----0------|
|-----------------11-|---9---12---11---4S=|
|-(2)-4-4----------0-|---0----0----0------|
|-(2)-2-2-2---2---11-|---9---12---11---4S=|
|-----0-----0---0----|-0------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------0-|---0----0----0-----|
|-9-9------------11-|---9---12---11---4S|
|---0--------(0)--0-|---0----0----0-----|
|-9-9------9--9--11-|---9---12---11---4S|
|-----8--8----------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E Q E E A E E Q. S S S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------^-0-|
|-9-9-9-------9-/10-^-9-|------------9-12p9-9-^-9-|
|---0-0------10-/11-^10-|---------10----------^10-|
|-9--------9-11-/12-^11-|------11-------------^10-|
|-----0--8--------0-----|-0-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E
|----0-----------------5-|-(5)-5-------5-5-|
|------------9-12-9\-----|-----0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------10-------------|-----------------|
|------10--------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-0----------------------|--------5--5-----|
|------------------------|-----------------|
+E Q E E E A E E Q E S S S S E +E E
|-(5)-5--5-5-5-----0-----|------------------------^-0---|
|-(0)-0--0-0-0-------^-9-|-----0-------9-12-9-(9)-^-9---|
|--------------10S11-^10-|----------10------------^10---|
|-(5)-4----4-5-11S12-^11-|-------11---------------^10---|
|--------5---------------|-0----------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E
|-------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|-------------9-12-9-(9)\-0-|-(0)---------0-0-|
|----------10---------------|-----------------|
|----10-10----------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-4-|
|-0-------------------------|--------5--5-----|
|---------------------------|-------------2-3-|
~
+E Q E E E A E E Q E S S S S E +E E
|-(5)-5--0-0-0----------|----0------------------^-0-|
|-(0)-0--------7S10-^-9-|------------9-12-9-(9)-^-9-|
|--------------8S11-^10-|---------10------------^10-|
|-(4)-4--0-2-4-9S12-^11-|------11---------------^10-|
|-----------------0-----|-0-------------------------|
|-(3)-2-----------------|---------------------------|
Q. S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E
|------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|------------9-12-9-(9)\-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------10---------------|-----------------|
|------10----------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-0------------------------|--------5--5-----|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
+E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-(5)-5--5-5-5-----|-------------------------|
|-(0)-0--0-0-0-----|-------------------------|
|----------------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|
|-(5)-4----4-5-7S2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-|
|--------5-------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0-|
|------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0-2-2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|
|-(3)-2-2---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5-|
|-(0)---0---------------0-|-(0)---0---------------0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E Q E E E Q. S S S S S E E E
|---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2---|
|------------2-----|----------------4-------|
|-(2)-4--------4---|--------4---------4-2---|
|-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------4-----------2---|
|-(0)---0----------|------5-----------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|----6----| |----6----|
+E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(2)---4---2h4p2-------------------|
|-----2-----------2h4p2-------------|
|-(2)-----2-------------2h4p2-2-----|
|-(2)-------------------------2h4p2-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
a E E E E S S S E E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------4h5p4---------|-------------5h7p5----------------|
|---------4-------4-------|-----5h7p5---------5h7p5----------|
|-------4-----------4-----|---5-------5-------------5h7p5-5S=|
|-3S4-4-------------------|-5-----------------------------5S=|
|-4S5-5---------------5h7-|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-|
E E Q S S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|--------4h5p4-----2-|-(2)---4-------4-----4-|
|--------------4-----|-----2---2---2-----2---|
|-4-4-4----------4---|-----------------------|
|-4----------------2-|-(2)---4---0-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------4-----|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E S S S E E E Q. E S S S E E E
|-^0----2-0h2p0-------|-^0----2-0h2p0-------|
|-^0------------0-----|-^0------------0---2-|
|-^0--------------0---|-^0--------------0-2-|
|-^0----------------0-|-^0----------------2-|
|-^2----------------2-|-^2----------------0-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/the_rain_song_tab_ver_2.html ]
2.
>
+E E E E Q Q H. Q Q Q E E E E +E E E Q E Q
|------------------||-0----------|---------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------------o||-0----------|-2-------------|----------------|
|-(2)-4-4----------||-0----------|-2--4------0-2-|-(2)------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2--------||-0----------|-2--2------0-0-|-(0)--------5-5-|
|-(0)-0-----0--0--o||------------|-0--0--0-------|-----2---5--2-3-|
|------------------||------------|---------0-2-3-|-(3)---2-3------|
|-3-|
Q E S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------7---------|-------------------------0-------|
|------7---7---7h9p7-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-7--7-7---7-9-------7---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-5--5-7-9-----------0-9-|---------------------------3b3.5-|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
Q Q E E E E +E E E Q E Q
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|-2--2--2-------|------------5-5---|
|-0--0--0-2---5-|-(5)-2---5--2-3---|
|---------0-2-3-|-(3)-0-2-3--------|
|-3-|
Q E S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S T T S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------7---7h9p7------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-|
|-7--7-7---7-9-------7----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0---|
|-5--5-7-9-----------0-9\-|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E Q E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--2--2-2-------|--------------5--|
|-0--0----0---4-5-|-(5)---4-5--0h3--|
|-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-0-2-3-------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------7---7h9p7-7-----7-|
|-7--7-7-9-7-9-7-----7h9p7-7-|
|-5--5-7-------------------0-|
|----------------------------|
a S E. S E S S S S S S S E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------|
|-------14-----14-------14-14----14-14----|----------------|
|-------14-----14-------14-14----14-14----|-2--2--2--------|
|-14h16-----16----14h16-------16-------16-|-0--0--0---4-5--|
|-----------------------------------------|---------0-2-3--|
|-3-| |-3-|
+E E E Q E Q Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------7---7h9p7-----------|
|--------------5--|-7----7---7-9-------7h9p7-----|
|-(5)-2-4-5--0-3--|-5------9-----------------9---|
|-(3)---2-3-------|------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------------0--0--|
|------------------------------------10--9--|
|------------14h16p14----------------11-10--|
|-9-11-14-16-14-------14h16-------14--0-11--|
|-0-------------------------14h16--------0--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-3--|
+Q E S S S S S S S S S S S
|--(0)----------0---------0---0------|
|--(9)------------9-------------9----|
|-(10)-------10-----10------0-----10-|
|-(11)----11-----------11------------|
|--(0)--0----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E
|-----0-----------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|
|-------------9-12-9\---0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|
|----------10-------------|-----------------|
|-10----10--------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-|
|-------------------------|--------5--5-----|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
+E Q E E E a E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(5)-5--5-5---------0-|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
|-(0)-0----0---7S10--9-|-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------|
|--------0-----8S11-10-|-------10----------10----------10----------10----|
|-(5)-4----4-5-9S12-11-|----------11----------11----------11----------10-|
|--------5-------------|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---0-----------0-----------0---------0--5--|
|-----9-----------9-----------9-------9\-0--|
|-------10----------10----------10-------0--|
|----------10----------10----------10----5--|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
+E Q Q E E E +E Q E E E A E E
|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5----5------------|
|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-(0)-0----0-0--9S10--9-|
|-(0)----0--0-0---|--------------10S11-10-|
|-(5)-4-------4-5-|-(5)-4----4-5-11S12-11-|
|-----0--5--------|-----0--5-0-0----------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9--------|
|-------10----------10----------10----------10-----|
|----------11----------11----------11----------10--|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---0-----------0-----------0---------0--5-|
|-----9-----------9-----------9-------9\-0-|
|-------10----------10----------10-------0-|
|----------10----------10----------10----5-|
|-0-----------0-----------0----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
+E Q Q E E E +E Q E E E A E E
|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5----5-------------|
|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-(0)-0----0-0--9\-10--9-|
|-(0)----0--0-0---|--------------10\-11-10-|
|-(5)-4-------4-5-|-(5)-4----4-5-11\-12-11-|
|-----0--5--------|-----0--5-0-0-----------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
+E E E E S S S S E E
|-------------------------------|
|--(9)--9--9--9----9-0--9--9--9-|
|-(10)-10-10-10---10---10-10-10-|
|-(11)-11-11-11---11---11-11-11-|
|---------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------|
+E E E E S S S S E E +E Q Q E E E
|-----------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5------5--|
|--(9)-----9--9----9--------9-0-|-(0)-0--0------0--|
|-(10)-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---|-----0--0---------|
|-(11)-10-10-10-x-10-10-10-10-5-|-(5)-4-------4-5--|
|-------------------------------|-----0--5--5------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
+E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-(5)-5----5-5-0---|-------------------------|
|-(0)-0--0-0-0-----|-------------------------|
|--------0-------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|
|-(5)-4----4-5-7-2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-|
|--------5-------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0-|
|------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2---|
|-(3)-3-3---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5---|
|-(0)-0-0---------------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E Q E E E Q E S S S S S E E E
|---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2-|
|------------2-----|----------------4-----|
|-(2)-4-4------4---|--------4---------4---|
|-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------------------2-|
|-(0)-0-0----------|----5-5---------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E E S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S E E E
|-(2)---4-------4-------4---|-0----2-0h2p0---------|
|-----5---2---2---2---2---2-|-0------------0-------|
|---------------------------|-0--------------0-----|
|-(2)---2---0---------------|-0----------------0---|
|-------------------4-------|-2--------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-|
Q. E S S S E E E A Q A Q A E E E A E
|-^0----2-0h2p0-------|-7S9-7S9-7S9-7---6S7-|
|-^0------------0-----|-5S7-5S7-5S7---7-4S5-|
|-^0--------------0---|-5S7-5S7-5S7-----4S5-|
|-^0------------------|-----5S7-5S7-----4S5-|
|-^2----------------2-|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-|
+E Q E E E E E Q Q E S S S E E
|-(7)-5--5-5-7-----|-5--5--5-4h5p4---4---|
|-(5)-5--5-5-5-----|-4--4--4-------4-2---|
|-(5)----5---------|-4--4--4---------2---|
|-(5)------------4-|-4-----4-------------|
|------------------|----5------------4---|
|------------------|---------------------|
+Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q +E E E E E E E Q
|-(4)--4-2-4-5--7-|-(7)--7-5-7-8--10-|-(10)--10-8-10-12-(12)\-|-------0--------|
|-(2)--2-2-2-4--5-|-(5)--5-5-5-7---8-|--(8)---8-8--8--8-------|-----5---5---5--|
|-(2)--2-2-2-4--5-|-(5)--5-5-5-7---8-|--(8)---8-8--8----------|---6-------6----|
|------2---2-4--5-|-(5)--5---5-7---8-|--(8)---8---------------|----------------|
|-(4)--4--------7-|-(7)--------------|-------10---------------|-0-------0------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|----------------|
H.=H
E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-------|-7p5-----5-2-0-----0-|-5p3-------3-----------0-------0-|
|-------5---5---5-|-----6---------0-----|-----4---4---4-------5-------4---|
|-----6-------6---|-------7---------0---|-------5-------5---0-------0-----|
|---7-------------|---------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------0---------|-----------------5-------4-------|
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
TP
|-3-|
S S S S S S S E S S E Q W
|-------2-0h2p0------------|-0----*|
|-----2---------2---2------|-9----*|
|---0-------------0---0----|-7----*|
|--------------------------|-7----*|
|-2-----2-2----------------|-0----*|
|--------------------------|------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
