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The Ocean

Led Zeppelin
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Tab6

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

Intro

We've done four already but now we're steady

And then they went, "One, two, three, four"

g g . . . .

e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7----------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8\-------------|-------------------------|

PM-------|

g g . . . .

e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5------------------|-----5------7-----7------| x2
A|-------------7----------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8\-------------|-------------------------|

g g . . . .

e|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5------------------|-----5------7-----7-----|
A|-------------7----------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5---|
E|---------------8\-------------|------------------------|

Verse

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Got no time to pack my bags, my foot's outside the door

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r---------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e---------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s---------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t---------|
E|------------------------3--|----------------------|

I got a date, I can't be late, for the high hopes hailla ball

Break

g g . . . .

e|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5----------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7--------------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-|-------------------------|
                    PM-------------|

Uh uh!

g g . . . .

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5---------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7-------------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8-7--7-7-|-------------------------|

PM------------| PM PM--|

Uh uh, yeah!

g g . . . .

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5---------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7-------------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8-7--7-7-|-------------------------|

PM------------| PM--|

g g . . . .

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5---------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7-------------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8-7--7-7-|-------------------------|

PM------------| PM PM--|

Verse

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Singing to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roar

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Play for free, I play for me and play a whole lot more, more!

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Singing about the good things and the sun that lights the day

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r---------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e---------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s---------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t---------|
E|------------------------3--|----------------------|

I used to sing on the mountains, has the ocean lost its way

[Solo] (Rhythm guitar plays main riff x4)

e|-------------------------------------------8-------8--------|
B|-5---5-----------------------------------8---10-10~--10-10\-|
G|-7b9-7b9---7b9-5--------------5------7/9--------------------|
D|-----------------5-7-7------5---7-7-------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8-------------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-|
B|-----8---8h10/-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17----|
G|---9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Post-Solo

e|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---------|----5-7-7-7------/13\---|
G|-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7--6--|-7--5-5-5-5-------------|
D|---------------------5--4--|-5----------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|

Ooh yeah!

e|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---------|----5-7-7-7------/13\---|
G|-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7--6--|-7--5-5-5-5-------------|
D|---------------------5--4--|-5----------------------| x2
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|

. . (La)

e|---------------------------|------------------------|---------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---------|----5-7-7-7-------------|---------|
G|-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7--6--|-7--5-5-5-5-------------|---------|
D|---------------------5--4--|-5---------------7------|-7-------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4----5--7-|---------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------|

Interlude

N.C.

La la, la la la la, la la, la la la la la la la la

La la, la la la la, la la, la la la la la la la la

La la, la la la la, la la, la la la la la la la la

La la, la la la la, la la, la la la la la la la la

Verse

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Sitting 'round singing songs till the night turns into day

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Used to sing about mountains but the mountains washed away

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r------10\---|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e------10\---|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s------10\---|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t------------|
E|------------------------3--|-------------------------|

Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart

D C A C D

e|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-r---------|
G|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-e---------|
D|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-----|-2--5/7-7-7-s---------|
A|-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---0-----|-0--3/5-5-5-t---------|
E|------------------------3--|----------------------|

She is only three years old and it's a real fine way to start

Break

g g . . . .

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5--------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7------------8-----|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8----8\-|-------------------------|

PM-------| PM--|

Oh yeah!

g g . . . .

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5---------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7----x-x-x-x-x-x----|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--x-x-x-x-x-x-8\-|-------------------------|

It sure is fine!

g g . . . .

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5---------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7----x-x-x-x-x-x----|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--x-x-x-x-x-x-8\-|-------------------------|

Ah, blow my mind! PM PM--|

g g . . . .

e|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5h7--5h7--5----------------------|-----5------7-----7------|
A|-------------7--------------------|-5-7----5-7----4----5--7-|
E|---------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------------------------|
                    PM-------------|

When the tears are goin' down, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Outro Solo

(Lead Guitar)

e|-12b--12-10-9---------------------------------|------------------10-|
B|--------------12--10-----12b-12-10----12-10---|-10---9---5h7p5~---7-|
G|---------------------11------------11---------|-------------------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
e|-12b--12-10-9-----------------10-11-12-----|-------------------------------|
B|--------------12-10----10-12b----------12b-|-12-10----12----10-12-10~------|
G|--------------------11---------------------|-------11----11------------11b-|
D|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-11--11-9--9-11b-11-9-|--------------------------|-14-13--11-9------------------|
D|---11----11-----------|-11-9--7-6----------------|--------------11-9-----9------|
A|----------------------|------------9-7-----------|--------------------12--------|
E|----------------------|-----------------9-7------|------------------------------|
e|-10---12b-----12br-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---------|-17-16----17-16----17-16----17-16----|
B|----------10--10-12----------12---------15b-15b-|-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-14-13--11-9------------------|
D|-11-9--7-6----------------|--------------11-9-----9------|
A|------------9-7-----------|--------------------12--------|
E|-----------------9-7------|------------------------------|
e|--------------10h12p10----------|--------------12h14p12----------|
B|--------10h12----------12p10----|--------12h14----------14p12----|
G|-/11-------------------------11-|-/13-------------------------13-|
D|-----12-------------------------|-----14-------------------------| x3
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--11-9------------------|
D|-11-9--7-6----------------|--------------11-9-----9------|
A|------------9-7-----------|--------------------12--------|
E|-----------------9-7------|------------------------------|

(Rhythm Guitar)

D E

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x4
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

\ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /

A D5 E A5 E

e|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|----2-------3----3-----|-------------------|
G|----2----2--2----2--1--|---2--1------------|
D|----2----2--0----0--2--|---2--2------------| x2
A|-0------------------2--|---0--2------------|
E|--------------------0--|------0------------|

Play all of rhythm part x3, but end on:

A D5 E A5 E

e|-----------------------|------0------------|
B|----2-------3----3-----|------0------------|
G|----2----2--2----2--1--|---2--1------------|
D|----2----2--0----0--2--|---2--2------------|
A|-0------------------2--|---0--2------------|
E|--------------------0--|------0------------|

***********************************

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| g Grace note

| b Bend

| br Bend & release

| ~ Vibrato

| . Staccato

| PM Palm mute

| (n) Hold note over bar line

***********************************

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