Led Zeppelin - Communication breakdown
bassver. 6
chords ver. 1
chords ver. 2
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bass ver. 3
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bass ver. 5
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drum ver. 1
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ukulele ver. 1
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Autoscroll
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Tuning:
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1969 Album LED ZEPPELIN)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones & John Bonham
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Paul Jones - Bass'
Intro
Q=175
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---5-------5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5--|
|--------5-----|-----------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|---------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5---||
|-----------------|---------------||
1st Verse
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5S===|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5S===|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5---|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5\---||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|---------------2-|-(2)-2--2---------|----------------2-|-(2)----------------|
|-----------2-4---|----------4-2-----|------------2-4---|-----4--2-(2)-------|
|-0-0-0-3s4-------|--------------4-0-|-(0)-0--2h4-------|--------------4--0--|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|---------4-2-----|----------------2-4-|
|-------------4---|-----2--3-(3)-4-----|
|-2-2-2-2-------2-|-(2)----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
+E Q E +E E E E +E E E E q Q
|-(4)-2--------------|-------------------|
|--------4-(4)-1-2---|-------------------|
|------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2--2S===|
|--------------------|-------------------|
W E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-7--------|---5----0--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5----0--5S===||
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--5---|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--xS=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--xS===|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--xS=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--xS===|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------7\---||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--xS=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0-------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|--------------2-|-(2)-2--2---------|----------------2-|-(2)-0--------------|
|----------2-4---|----------4-2-----|------------2-4---|--------4-(4)-2-----|
|-0--0-3s4-------|--------------4-0-|-(0)-0--3s4-------|-----------------4--|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E Q. E E E E +E Q E +E E E E +E Q E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|---4----2-------|------------------4-|-(4)-2--------------|-------------------|
|----------4-2---|--------2-(2)-3-4---|--------4-(4)-2-0---|-------------------|
|-2------------2-|-(2)-2--------------|------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2--2/---|
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo
W W E E E E E E E E E Q. H
|-----------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0----|
|-7\--------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
a E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S==|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S===|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------/9---||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0-------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
Chorus
E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E
|--------------2-|-(2)-0-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------2----|--------4-(4)-2--0-|-(0)---------------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-3s4------|-------------------|-----4--2-(2)-0----|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------2-|-(2)-3--5-(5)-5--5--|
Q Q E Q E +E Q E +E E E E
|------------11-|-(11)-11--9-(9)-8-----|
|-------9-7-----|------------------9-7-|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-7--7----------|----------------------|
+E Q E +E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---------------|--------------------|
|-----9--7-(7)-5--6-|-(6)----------------|
|-------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
W E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-7--------|---5----0--2S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2/---||
|----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
Outro
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q 4x
||-------------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
||o------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------o||
||o-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2S=|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5----0--2/--o||
||-------------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - 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