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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 --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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