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The Song Remains The Same Tabs

(ver. 2)
Led Zeppelin
Of course you all realize that I expect a complete tab of Jethro Tull's
'The Minstrel in the Gallery' for this. ;)

guit. 1 (12 string)
E:--------------2---7---9---12\---14---14\--
B:--------------3---8---10--13\---15---15\--
G:--------------2---7---9---12\---14---14\--
D:--0R--------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------
ride on the open d throughout (listen to tape for rythem)

guit. 2 (6 string)
E:------------------5---7---9----
B:------------------6---8---10---
G:------------------5---7---9----
D:
A:
E:
**1**
(12 string)
E:--0-0-0---2-2-2--
B:--3-3-3---3-3-3--
G:--0-0-0---0-0-0--
D:--2-2-2---2-2-2-- x3
A:--0-0-0---0-0-0--
E:

**2**
E:--2-2-2--2-2--3-3-3--2-0--
B:--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--
G:--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--
D:--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--  x4
A:--------------------------
E:--------------------------


E:--0----0-----0----0------------0-----------0------
B:----1----1-----0----0----1--3-----3--1--3----0----
G:------2----2-----0----0--2---------------------0--
D:
A:
E:
(let all notes ring) [end of **2**]

Guitar 1 goes to **1**

then

**3**
(guitar 1 (12 string))
E:---------------2
B:---------------3
G:---------------0  <\
D:---------------2    \
A:---------------0     \
E:                      |
(guitar 2)              x4   
E:                      |
B:                     /
G:-----------2--      /
D:-----------2--  <--/
A:-----------0--
E:--2b3-2b3--0--
[end of **3**]
then guitar 1 does **2** (finger pick notes of chords separately)
while guitar 2 solos (the solo isn't too difficult to figure out if 
ya listen to the tape..)

==
**4**
(guit. 1)
E:--5-7--8--8--8------|--5-7---8--7--8-
B:--6-8--10-10-10-    |--6-8--10--9-10-
G:--7-9--10-10-10- x4 |--7-9--10--9-10- x4 (keep strumming final chord) 
D:       
A:       
E:       
         
(guit. 2)
E:-------------------------0---
B:-----------------------2-----
G:--5-4-2---2--5-4-2---2-------x3
D:--------3----------3---------

E:--------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------
G:--5-4-2---2--5-4-2--0-----------------
D:--------3--------------3--2--0--------
A:--------------------------------3-2-0-
[end of **4**]
==
(verse) (guit. 1)
chords: C C G(6) x2 (on G chord play the high 'E' open rather than 3rd fret) 
(guit. 2) (the little figure he plays between the G and the C of part b))
E:------3--------------------------
B:--2^3--------3-------------------
G:---------3^4-------4-------------
D:---------------4^5--------5------  <--- Riff:#1
A:----------------------4^5--------
E:-----------------------------3---

part b (guit. 1)
chords: C C F# F
(guit. 2)
E:--6---    --8-----8-----8-----10--8/13
B:---7-- x4 ---10----10-----10------
G:----6-    -----10----10-------10--9/14
D:
(guit. 1)
chord: G
(while the 'G' is ringing guit. 2 plays:
             (guit.1 2nd verse)--> C        C         G            
B:--10b12r10-8-10-8------8-------------8----------------
G:------------------------------7-------------7---------
D:-------------------8-9----8-9----8-9----8-9----8-9----
A:----------------------------------------------------8-
Guitar 1 begins 2nd verse (same as first) in the middle (the chords
are indicated above guit.2's tab.)

2nd verse (guitar 1)
chords: (the C C G written in above figure) and repeat (without guitar
2 until riff #1 is replayed)

then replay 'part b' 
after you play that (adjust the ending appropriately)
the song gets fast again.

(guit.1) chord: G
(guit.2)
E:
B:
G:
D:--12-11-10-9-7
as guit.2 plays the '7' guit.1 begins **1** again.
then both guitars do **3**
then guit.1 does **2** (as written) while guit.2 solos.
then guit.1 does **1**
then guitars 1 and 2 do **3** and guit.3 solos
then vocals come back in and guit.1 plays **2** (play notes of chord
separately again)



(guit. 1)
E:--5-7--8--8--8------|--5-7---8--7--8-
B:--6-8--10-10-10-    |--6-8--10--9-10-
G:--7-9--10-10-10- x4 |--7-9--10--9-10- x3
D:
A:
E:

(guit. 2)
E:-------------------------0---
B:-----------------------1-----
G:--5-4-2---2--5-4-2---2-------x3
D:--------3----------3---------

(guit.1)
E:--5-7---8--7--10--8---12--10--14--14-----14-----14-----
B:--6-8--10--8--12--10--13--12--15----15-----15-----15---
G:--7-9--10--9--12--10--14--12--16------16-----16-----16-
D:
    | |   |  |   |  |   |   |   |
g.2 | |   |  |   |  |   |   |   |
E:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:--5-4---2--0--------------------      
D:---------------3--2---0---------
A:--------------------------3-2-0-

$$$
(guit.1)
chords: G   

(guit.2)
E:--14b15----------------------------------
B:--------15b17r15-------------------------
G:-----------------14b16r14--12--------12--
D:-------------------------------12^14-----

(guit.1)
E:------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----
B:--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---
G:----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-
D:------------------------------------
A:--0---------------------------------

(guit.2)
E:-----------------------
B:-----------------------
G:---------12------------
D:--12b14------14r12-10--
repeat from $$$
then (guit.1)
chords: C

(guit.2)
E:
B:-------------------6---5-----------------------------------------
G:------------5-5^7----7---5-7-----12b13-12-10------------13^12^10-
D:------5-5^7------------------7----------------12-10-9------------
A:--5^7------------------------------------------------------------
E:
                                E:--0-0-0-
(guit.1)                        B:--0-0-0-
G:----------------------------------0-0-0-
D:--5-5-5--4-4-4--2--2-2-2----------0-0-0-
A:--3-3-3--2-2-2--0--0-0-0---5-5-4--2-2-2-
E:---------------------------3-3-2--0-0-0-

then guit.1 does **1** while guit.3 solos
then guitars 1 and 2 do **3** while guit.3 solos
then guit.1 does **2** while guit.3 solos
then guit.1 plays **1** while guit.3 plays this:
E:-----------------------
B:-----------------------
G:----------------2------
D:-----------2-4-----4-2-  
A:--0-0--3-4-------------
E:-----------------------
guit.3 continues to play that lick and guitars 1 and 2 play **3**

then vocals return and guit.1 plays **2** (notes of chord broken)
then **4** is played

THE END 

LEGEND:
--4^6- = play 4 hammer on 6
--4b5- = play 4 bend up to 5
--5r4- = play 5 release down to 4
--4R- = ride on that note

*gasp* for breath.. nasty tab to write out
I'm sure it'll be semi nasty to decipher as well, but it's pretty much
complete other than the solos..
I play this with only 1 other guitarist.  In the case where you only
have 2 guitarists the soloing (guit.3) replaces guit.2 (when they're
both playin together..)

The only way to figure out this tab and the song is to listen to the
song a bunch of times while trying to follow the tab and play yer
guitar..  Though the tab looks kinda chaotic, and there r lotsa
references to **3** and **2** etc (which you'll have to memorize ;)
it's fairly complete.

Hope some1 uses this tab to it's potential ;)

Dustin S. Zawalski
(son of Bob/Robert Zawalski)
            
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