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Song
Down by the Seaside, by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti
Transcribed by Ryan Bailey, baileyb@uwstout.edu
This is my best shot to nail this song down. It's pretty tough to sound
just like the original--there's like 4 guitar overdubs plus an electric piano,
but this is the main part.
(Begin Rhythm Figure 1)
E|-5--4/5--3--|-3--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--3--1---------| B|-5----------|--------------------|--------------------| G|-5--4/5--4--|-4--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--4--2---------| D|-3----------|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--1--3--1--0--------| B|--------------------| G|--2--3--2--0--------| Repeat first four bars..."Down by the D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
(End Rhythm Figure 1)
[F]seaside, [C]See the boats go [F]sailing, [C]can the people
[F]hear [C]what the little fish are saying[F]
(Begin Rhythm Figure 2)
E|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------| B|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------| G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14| D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10---| B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--12b14r12----12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10-| D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17------16------17----17---------| B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17--16--16--17--17----17\12----| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----12----12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10----| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--12--12----12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17----17--17----17----17--| B|----------------------------------|------------------------------| G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17----17----17--17------| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Peo- ple turn a- way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------| B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------| G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12----------------| D|------------------------------|--10----------------| A|------------------------------|--------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------|
Peo- ple turn a- way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------| B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------| G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--9---------------| D|------------------------------|------------------| A|------------------------------|------------------| E|------------------------------|------------------|
(End rhythm figure 2)
[C]Down in the [F]city streets, [C]see all the folk go
[F]racing, racing. [C]No time left, [F] oh no
[C]passing the time of day (Repeat rhtym figure 2, and
at end, just a simple jam in A)
Do you [A]still do the twist, do you find you remember things that
[D]well? I wanna tell you some go [A]twistin' everyday,
though sometimes it's awful hard to tell. (Repeat Rhyth Fig 1)
[C]Out in the [F]country, [C]hear the people [F]singing,
[C]singing 'bout the [F]growing, [C]knowing where' they're
[F]going. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)
[C]Sing loud for the [F]sunshine, [C]pray hard for the [F]rain,
[C]and show your love [F]for lady nature, [C]and she will come
back again. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)
Groove...
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| / Slide up
| b Bend
| r Release
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