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Song
THE WANTON SONG
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1975 Album PHYSICAL GRAFFITI)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Thanks to Kerry O'Brien and Steve Gorenberg for transcribing the Power Tab
version of this. I decided to submit this because there was no better text
version of the song. Awesome song by the way.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist'
Intro (0:00, 3:03)
Moderately Q=110
$
(G5) F7 F#7
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S H 3x S S S S S S S S E E +S E.
e||------------------------||-----------------------------| B||o----------------------o||-----------------------------| G||------------------------||-------------------2-(2)-3---| D||------5-5-----5-5-------||-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2---| A||o----------------------o||-------------------3-(3)-4---| E||--3-3-----3-3-----------||-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2---|
(G5)
S S S S S S S S H 3x
e||------------------------|| B||o----------------------o|| G||------------------------|| D||------5-5-----5-5-------|| A||o----------------------o|| E||--3-3-----3-3-----------||
N.C. Bb5
S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------|| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------|| G|-----------------------------------|-7---6---5-------x-3----|| D|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|-------------------3----|| A|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|---5---4---3-(3)---1----|| E|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|------------------------||
Verses (0:20, 1:24, 3:23)
(G5)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D||------5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| A||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E||--3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
F7 F#7 (G5)
S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| A|-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------| E|-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
To Coda
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
e|----------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------------------------| G|----------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---| A|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-| E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|| G|-7---6---5-------x-3-----|| D|-------------------3-----|| A|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----|| E|-------------------------||
(G5)
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
F7 F#7 (G5)
S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
e|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| A|-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------| E|-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
e|----------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------------------------| G|----------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---| A|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-| E|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q.
e|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|| G|-7---6---5-------x-3-----|| D|-------------------3-----|| A|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----|| E|-------------------------||
(0:59, 2:03)
Fmadd2 Fm B°7 Cm7/E D#Bb5bC#°7 C D9
Gtrs I, II
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
e|-^3----3-1-----|----------------|------------3---|---------------5-| B|-^1----1-1---3-|-(3)----3-4---4-|-(4)----4-6---5-|-(5)----5-6-/8-5-| G|-^1----1-1---1-|-(1)----1-----3-|-(3)----3-3---3-|-(3)----3------5-| D|-^3----3-3---3-|-(3)----------5-|-(5)----------5-|-(5)-------------| A|-^3----------2-|-(2)----------3-|-(3)----------4-|-(4)-------------| E|-^1------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
My favourite part:
D5Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F
+E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e
e|-(5)-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------| B|-(5)h=6p==5----5-(5)(5)-------|--------------------------| G|-(5)-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---| D|-------------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---| A|------------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-| E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D9 D5Am7 Gm7
E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|----------------------------------| B|-5h=6p==5------------------|----------------------------------| G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)-------3-------5-----5-| D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3------------------------| A|-----------------------7---|------------5-4-5---4-5S7---6-7---| E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
D9 Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F
E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e
e|-5-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------| B|-5h=6p==5-------------------|--------------------------| G|-5-(5)-(5)---5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---| D|-----------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---| A|----------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-| E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
1.
D9 D5Am7 Gm7 Bb/F
Gtr I
<
E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q S S Q.
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------|| B|-5h=6p==5------------------|-------------------3----o|| G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)--------3-----|| D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3---------3-----|| A|-----------------------7---|------------5--3h5------o|| E|---------------------------|-------------------------||
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| Gtr II
| <
| E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q H
e|-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------|| B|-5h=6p==5------------------|---------------3--------o|| G|-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)----3---------|| D|-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3-----3---------|| A|-----------------------7---|------------5-----------o|| E|---------------------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo (2:28)
2.
Bb5/Bb5/F Bb5 F/Bb5 C5
~
+E S S Q H Q Q e e e a E
e|------------------------||--------------------| B|------------------------||-6b8--6-------------| G|-(3)--------------------||---------3-----3h5--| D|-(3)h5p3----------------||-----------3-5------| A|---------5--------------||--------------------| E|------------------------||--------------------|
|
| +E S S E S S S S E q Q Q E E E E
e|------------------------||--------------------| B|------------------------||--------------------| G|-(3)-------------3---3--||--------------------| D|-(3)h5p3---x-x---3---3--||------3----3-3---5--| A|---------5-x-x-5---5----||-1----1--1-0-1---3--| E|------------------------||--------------------|
D5C5 F5 C/F5 G5
~~~ ~~~~~~~~
+H. Q E +S S Q e e S S E +H. E E
|-----------------|---------------------5---|------------------------| |-----------------|-8b10r(8)p6-8------5---8-|-(8)--------------------| |-(5)-------------|---------------5-7-------|-------------------5pb6-| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
e|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| D|-(5)--5--5-7-5---|-------------------------|------------------------| A|-(3)--3--3-5-3---|------------3--3-3-3---5-|-(5)-5-5-x-x---5-5-0----| E|---------------0-|-1----------1--1-0-1---3-|-(3)-3-3-x-x-0-3-3-0----|
Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5
~~~
|----3-----|
+Q q q e S T +T S S a E
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-(5)pb7==5---5-5---5r(5)p3---3h5-| |---------------------------5-----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--3--------3---3-3-------3-----5-| A|--1--------1---1-0-------1-----3-| E|---------------------------------|
F5 C/F5 G5
~~~~~
|---3----| |--3--|
+Q. +E Q E E E e Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------6---7-|-8-8b10---8--------------| |------------------8b10-------|------------6---6-----6--| |-(5)-----(5)\----------------|--------------7---7------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|-(5)-5-5--5---5-6-5----------|-------------------------| A|-(3)-3-3--3---3-5-3------0---|-3------3---3-3-3--------| E|-----------------------------|-1------1---1-0-1---3----|
G5/D G5 Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S Q. +Q Q E E +S E. +E S +S +S S S S
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|-8-8-8--------(8)--------|---------------18--(18)-----------------------| G|-------------------------|---17b19==(17)----------17r(17)-(17)-15-17-17-| D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| e e e S S S E. E E Q Q E E E E
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| D|-5---5--5----------------|-3----------3--------3---3--------3------5----| A|-5---5--5-x-x--x--5--5-0-|-1----------1--------1---0--------1------3----| E|----------x-x--x--3--3-0-|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+H E E E E
e|----------------------------| B|---------------17-18-18b20==| G|-(17)-------17--------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--(5)-5-5-5--5--6--5--------| A|--(3)-3-3-3--3--5--3--0-----| E|----------------------0-----|
F5 C/F5 G5
|--3--| |---3---|
+E E Q E +Q E E E S S S S Q +Q. E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(18)r-18-18b20-18-(18)---17------17s|=15----15----15---(15)-----18-----| |-----------------------------17------|----16----16---------------17b19==| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E e e e E e e e E E
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----------| A|---3-------3---------3--3--3----5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----0-----| E|---1-------1---------1--0--1----3----|--3-----3-----x-3---3--3-x--0-----|
Bb5 C5
+E Q E +E S S E S S
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-(18)--18------18-----(18)--18-18-18----------------| G|-(17)r-17b19---17b19==(17)r-17-17-17b19-17-17pb19===| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---3---------3----------3----------3-----5----------| A|---1---------1----------1----------1-----3----------| E|-----------------------------0----------------------|
D5 C5
~~~~
E +Q S S E e E e
|------------------------------| |-18------------------------17-| |-17r=(17)---17-17-17-17-17----| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|
| +E E E S S E E E E
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-(5)---5--5--5--5--5--7--5----| A|-(3)---3--3--3--3--3--5--3----| E|----------------------------0-|
D.S. al Coda
F5 G5 Gm7
<
Q Q a +E e S S E +H H
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------|| B|-18b20--18b20===18r(18)-17----17--------|------------3----|| G|---------------------------17----17b19==|=(17)r------3----|| D|----------------------------------------|------------3----|| A|----------------------------------------|-----------------|| E|----------------------------------------|-----------------||
|
| <
| Q Q E E E E +Q H.
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------|| B|----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| G|----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| D|----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| A|--3------3-----------3---3--3-----5-----|--(5)------------|| E|--1------1-----------1---1--1-----3-----|--(3)------------||
Outro (3:40)
&
N.C. Bb5 N.C. Bb5
Gtrs I, II
S E S E S S +S S S S S S E S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 5x
e|-----------------------------||-------------------------------|| B|-----------------------------||o-----------------------------o|| G|-7---------------------------||-------------------------------|| D|-------------------3-3-3-----||--------------------3-3-3------|| A|---5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-||o-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-o|| E|-----------------------------||-------------------------------||
N.C. Bb5
S E S E S S +S S Q. +W
e|------------------------|--------*| B|------------------------|--------*| G|-------------------3----|-(3)----*| D|-------------------3----|-(3)----*| A|-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1----|-(1)----*| E|------------------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
----------------
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| pb Pre-bend
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
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