The Rover
Led Zeppelin
Explanation:
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/ x Slide up to x
\ x Slide down to x
(x ^ y) Bend up, from x to y if notes are in pasenthesises
(x v y) Bend down, from x to y they are hit once
([x] ^ y) Play y bent, [don't play x]
(x - y) Pull off from x to y
(x + y) Hammer-on from x to y
~~x,y Trill x and y
~~~x Wiggle note
^~~x Play note x bent and wiggle
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The way that I have noted the riff for the verse is not the way that I
normally play it, though it works just fine. I notice some notes are bent
while they are played. Not much, but a little. Here is how I play it.
*=bent some while played
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------5-----([7] ^ 9)--5---------------------------------------------------
---------7----------------7-----7--5--5--7---------------------------------
--0------------------------------------------3--0--------------------------
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Intro-
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------ * -----------------------------------------------10--9----10--9-----
-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----
-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----
-------7---------------------------(7 + 9)--9------------7--7-----7--7-----
--------------3--3--5--5--3--5--3------------------------------------------
* (Opening chord)
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--------------------------------------------------------10--9--------------
---------------------------------------------------------9--9--------------
---------------------------------------------------------9--9----5---------
----------------------------------(7 + 9)--9-------------7--7-------7------
----0-------3--3--5--5--3--5--3--------------------------------------------
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Verse Riff- (4x inst.)
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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------
------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------
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----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------
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Chorus- (inst.)
F#m E D F#m A E (This line 2x)
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--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------
---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7/---------------------------
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F#m E D C#m B A E
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-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------
------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------
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Verse Riff- (1st Verse, played 4x)
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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------
------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------
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----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------
(This line played 2nd time only)
-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------0---0-----------------------------
-------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------0-------------------------
----------2------------------2------2----------------2--2------------------
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--0------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Chorus- (Vocals 1 + 2)
F#m E D F#m A E (This line 2x)
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--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------
---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7----------------------------
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F#m E D C#m B A E
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------
------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------
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(This part is played over the chords above for Vocal Chorus 1 + 2)
(Play this line 2x)
F#m E D F#m A (D)
------------------------------------------------------------9--------------
----------10-----------9-------------------------10-----10-----------------
------11-----------9-------11----------------11------9---------------------
--11-----------9-------------------------11--------------------------------
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/the_rover_tab_ver_3.html ]
F#m E D C#m B A
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---------10------9---------------7-----7--------5-----5----4-----4--2-----2
-----11------11-----9-----9---------7-----7--------6----------4--------2---
-11--------------------9---------------------------------------------------
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Inst. before Solo-
8x (On the 6thx, play riff below)
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---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|------------------------------------------
---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|--------------------------9---------------
---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|----------------(9 + 11)------------------
--------------------------------|--------(9 + 11)--------------------------
------------------------0-------|------------------------------------------
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Solo- (I put dots below to denote groups of notes)
F#m E D F#m
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-----------------7--------------------------------------------------5--7---
-----------6--9-------------------------------4--(6 - 4)------4--/6--------
---(7 + 9)-------------------------------4--7------------7-----------------
------------------------------(4 + 5 + 7)----------------------------------
------------------------(5 + 7)--------------------------------------------
. . . . .
F#m(cont.) A E
-------------------------7--7----------------------------------------------
--(10 - 9 - 7)--(9 + 10)-------(10 ^ 12)----------(10 - 7)-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . .
F#m E D
----------------------------------------------------9----------------------
--------------------------(9 + 10 - 9)-(9 + 10 + 12)--12-(10 - 9)-9--------
-(9 + 11)-11--------(9 + 11)---------10-------------------------11-(11 - 9)
--------------(9 + 11)-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. . . . . .
F#m A E
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-(11 - 9)---(11 - 9)---------------------9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-------9-9-9--
------------------(11 - 9)--9\7-7----(7/9)----------(7/9)-------(7/9)------
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. . . . . .
F#m E D
-------------------------------------------17------------------------------
----------------------(17 ^ 19)--(17 ^ 19)----([17] ^ 19 v 17)-------------
-(16 ^ 18)--(16 ^ 18)------------------------------------------------------
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. .
C#m B A
----17------------------------17------------------------17-----------------
-14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)
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. . .
-------?-------------------------------------------------------------------
--14--(17 - 14)------------------------------------------------------------
----------------(16 - 14)--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------(16 - 14)---------------------------------------
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.
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Verse 3-
Same as Verses before.
Chorus 3-
Same as Choruses before.
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Verse 4- (and outro)
I am starting this at the end of the vocals.
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---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---([2] ^ 4)--([2] ^ 4)--0--0--------0--0---(0 + 1)
------------2------------------------------------------2--2-------2--------
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----0----------------------------------------------------------------------
(3x) |
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
--0--0---(0 + 1)---|------------------------------------0--0--0--0---------
-------2-----------|--0--0--0--2----------0--0--0--2----------------2------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|
(3x)
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---(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------2--2-----------------------------------------
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(4x)
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------------0--0----------------0------(0 + 2)-----------------------------
---(0 + 2)-------------(0 + 2)-----2------------2--------------------------
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etc
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-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------
-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------
--(12 + 14)----------------(12 + 14)------14--------------12---------------
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