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The Battle of Evermore

Led Zeppelin
Bass Tab
★4.7(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff A

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
D|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
A|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2------.|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Repeat Riff A 3 more times)

Riff B

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---2---0---|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-----------0-------|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0-------3---2-------0---|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(end of Riff B)

Variation on Riff A

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
D|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---3--.|
A|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2---2--.|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Repeat above riff once)

Play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---3---2---0-------|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-----0-------0---2---0-------0---|(0)--5---3---2---0---0---0---0---|
D|-------2/3-------3-------3-------|-----------------3---3---3---0---|
A|-------3/4---------------4-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Play Riff A twice)

Riff C

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5-------|
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0-------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|-0---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---0---|
D|-3---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---3---|
A|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---5---|-5---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-0---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
D|-3---2--(2)--2--(2)--2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
A|-5---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(end of Riff C)

play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5---R---|-5---3---2---0---2---3---3---5---|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0---R---|-0---------------0---------------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4---R---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
D|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R-------------2/3-------0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R---------------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
D|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|-5---3---3---2---2---0-------0---|-0-------2-1/2---0-------5---5---|
D|-------------------------3-------|---2/3---------------3-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff A twice)

(play Riff C once)

(play Riff A 4 times)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---5---5---|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------------------------------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0---0---|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---3---|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff A twice)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0-------|
D|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R-------4  (4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
D|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
A|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff A twice)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
D|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
A|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

|===================================================================|

G|-5---3---3---2---2---0---0-------|---------2---0---------------5---|
D|-----------------------------3---|-2---0-----------3---2---0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff A twice)

(play Riff C once)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
D|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
A|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
E|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---5---5---5---5---3---3---2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---5---5---3---|-3---2---2---X---X---2---2---5---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5---5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------0---0---------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|
A|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------5---5-------|
E|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------0---0-------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---5---2---0-------0---|
D|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---2---|-2---3---2---0---0---0---3-------|
A|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------------------|

Riff D

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
D|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
A|.0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0------.|
E|-0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0-------|

(Repeat Riff D once)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-R---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---3---2---0-------0-------5---|
D|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----------------3-------2-------|
A|-R---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-3---2---0-----------0---2---0---|-----0---2---5--(5)--0-------0---|
D|-------------3---3---------------|-3-----------------------3-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff D twice)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-R---5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---|-5---3---2---0--(0)--5---3---2---|
D|-R---0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---|-0-------------------------------|
A|-R---4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|---------2---0-------2---0-------|-5-----------2--(2)----------0---|
D|-3---------------3-----------3---|-0-----------0--(0)--3--(3)------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-------------------2--(2)------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(play Riff D twice)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
D|-----3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
D|(3)--3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
A|(2)------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|-2---2-------2---3---3-------2---|-2---2---------------0-------2---|
D|.0---0-------0---2---2-------0---|-0---0-------3--(3)--3-------0--.|
A|.--------------------------------|-------------2--(2)--2----------.|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(repeat 3 times)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-----0-0-2---2-------0-0-3---3---|-----0-0-2---2-------------------|
D|.----0-0-0---0-------0-0-2---2---|-----0-0-0---0-------3--(3)--3--.|
A|.--------------------------------|---------------------2--(2)--2--.|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(repeat 3 times)

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

====================================================================|

G|-----2--(2)--2---2---2---0---0---|-----5-------0---0---0--(0)--0---|
D|-----0--(0)--0---0---0---3---3---|-----0-------3---2---0--(0)--0---|
A|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

=====================================================================

G|-----0---0---0-------------------|-2---2---R---2---R---2---R---0---|
D|-----3---2---0-------------------|-0---0---R---0---R---0---R---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a

============================================|

G|(0)--3---R---0--(0)--5---R---0---|(0)--5---|
D|(0)--2---R---0--(0)--0---R---0---|(0)--0---| Fade completely
A|-------------0--(0)--4---R---0---|(0)--4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------|

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| > Accented note

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