Tuning:

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS (Bassline) As recorded by Led Zeppelin (From the 1972 Album LED ZEPPELIN IV) Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Memphis Minnie Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Tuned Down 1 Step' Intro 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 S S E E S S S S S S E E |------------||-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-5-| |------------||-------------------------| |------------||-------------------------| |------------||-------------------------| $ S S E E S S S S S S S S E 3x S S E E S S E S S E S S ||--3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--||-||--3-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----| ||o---------------------------o||-||o---------3s4---------3s4-| ||o---------------------------o||-||o-------------------------| ||-----------------------------||-||--------------------------| E E E S S S S S S S S E 3x S S E E S S S S S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--||-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-| |-------------------------o||---------------------------| |-------------------------o||---------------------------| |--------------------------||---------------------------| S S E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S S S S S S S E 3x ||--3-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5---|| ||o---------3s4---------3s4-|--------------------------o|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E E e S S S S S S S E S |-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-4-||-3-3-3--------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------3--| |-----------------------------||--------------------------| |-----------------------------||---------2-3-3-3-3-5-5----| S E. S E. S E. S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S |---3---------3----------|---------------------------| |-3----3-5--3----3-5-----|-----------------------0-2-| |--------------------3-5-|-1-1---0h1-2-3-3-3---2-----| |------------------------|---------------------------| S E. S E. S E. S E. +W |---3---------3-------|--------|| |-3----3-5--3----3-5--|-(5)----|| |---------------------|--------|| |---------------------|--------|| Verse S S E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S S S S S S S E 3x ||--3-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5---|| ||o---------3s4---------3s4-|--------------------------o|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| S S E E S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S E S S E S S |-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-||--3-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----| |---------------------------||o---------3s4---------3s4-| |---------------------------||o-------------------------| |---------------------------||--------------------------| E E E S S S S S S S S E 3x S S E E S S S S S S S S S S |-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--||-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-4--|| |-------------------------o||------------------------------|| |-------------------------o||------------------------------|| |--------------------------||------------------------------|| E E e S S S S S S S E S S E. S E. S E. S S S S |-3-3-3-------------------|---3---------3----------| |-----------------------3-|-3----3-5--3----3-5-----| |-------------------------|--------------------3-5-| |---------2-3-3-3-3-5-5---|------------------------| To Coda E E S S S S S S E S S S S S E. S E. S E. S E. |---------------------------|---3---------3-------|| |-----------------------0-2-|-3----3-5--3----3-5--|| |-1-1---0h1-2-3-3-3---2-----|---------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------|| Bridge W +H. Q |----------|-------------| |-5--------|-(5)---------| |----------|-------------| |----------|-------------| E. S Q H E. 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S E S S Q E S S +S S S S |-3-0-0-0-0--0------------|--------------------------| |--------------5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-0-3-| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S S S S S E S S e S S e e e S S S S S S |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-----------3-5-5-5-3---3-| |-----------7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-----------5---| |---------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E e e S S E E 4x ||--7-7-7-7---------------|-----------5-7-7-7----|| ||o-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-7-3-5-5-5---o|| ||o-----------5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-5-----------o|| ||------------------------|----------------------|| Outro S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E ||--3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|---------------------------3-o|| ||--6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-3----|| S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E 3x |-----------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------||o-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------||o---------------------------3-o|| |-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-3----|| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------3-3---|-----------------------------| |---------------------------3-|---------------------------3-| |-6-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3---| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------3-|-----------------------2-3-4-5-| |-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3---|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-6---------| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------3-|-------------------------3-4-5-| |-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3---|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-------| S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S +H |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------3-|----------------------| |-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3---|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)----| +H H W |-------------|------*| |-------------|------*| |-------------|------*| |-(3)---------|------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Led Zeppelin - When the levee breaks