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"Ramble On"                                                                               
by Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II


The main acoustic riff is Riff.1.  This is the basic feel for the riff and
you can add your own variations to make it sound more full.  The chord
changes are E(E5), E7sus4, Esus2 | A, Asus4, A, A9.

Riff.1
E-|---------------0----------|-----0----------------------0-------------------|
B-|--9---------0--0----------|--5--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------0----------|
G-|--9---9--9--7--9----------|--6--6h7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6----------|
D-|--9---9--9--7--7---0--0---|--7--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7-------|
A-|--7---7--7--7--9---0--0---|--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--------0-----7-------|
E-|---------0------------0---|----------------------------------------0-------|
                                                                               
Riff.1
E-|--------------0---------0--------------|----0------------------------------|
B-|--------9--9--0---------0--------------|----5----5-5-5---5---5--5--5----5--|
G-|--7/9---9--9--7--7-7----9--9-9-9-------|-6--6h7--7-7-7-7-6h7-7--7--6h7--7--|
D-|--------9--9--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--0--0-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7--7--7----7--|
A-|--9/11--7--7--7---------9---------0--0-|-0-----------0---0---0--0--0----0--|
E-|-----------0-------------------------0-|-----------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics, "Ah, sometimes 
I grow so tired, but I know one thing I've got to do!"  Riff.2 (acoustic) is
the acoustic part played behind Riff.2 (electric).  The chord pattern is
E, F#m7, G#m7 | A, F#m7, E.

Riff.2 (electric)
E-|-0---0-----0------------|-------------0---0---------|-0--------0-----------|
B-|-0----0-0--0---0-0----0-|-0----0--0---0-0---0-------|---------0--0--0-0---0|
G-|-11-----9--9-----9h11---|-7p6-----6p4---------------|b11(13)p9---9----9h11-|
D-|------------------------|---------------------7p6---|----------------------|
A-|------------------------|-------------------------7-|----------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
    ^play this measure the                              ^ extra addition to 
     first time -- goto the                               measure one to give
     end measure after that                               the bend in the riff 

Riff.2 (acoustic)                                                                               
E-|-4---------------------------|--0----------------0-------------------------|
B-|----------2------7-----------|--5-----------2----0-------------------------|
G-|-1--------2------4--4--4-----|--6-----------2----1-------------------------|
D-|----------2------4--4--4--0--|--7--7--------2----2-------------------------|
A-|-2--2-----4------6--6--------|--0--0-0--7---4----2-------------------------|
E-|-0-----0--2--0---4-----------|----------0---2----0-------------------------|
                                                                               

These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full.  These
start at "Ramble on, now's the time, the time is now.  Sing my song..."

Riff.3 (electric)
E-|--------------------|-----------------------------2---2--3-----------------|
B-|-9------------------|--3/5-----5--5\3---3--3------3---3--3-----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------------------------0-------2--------------------|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|--5/7--------7\5------5--0----------------------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|--------------------|-------0----------0---0----------2--3-----------------|
B-|--------------------|----5--5--5--5\3--3---3----------3--3-----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------0--0-------0---0--0-0-----2--0-----------------|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|----7--------7\5---------0-0-----0--------------------|
A-|-7--------7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               

These riffs are for the first solo.  They harmonize quite nicely.

Solo.1 (gtr1)                                                                               
E-|---------|-----------------------------12----------------------------------|
B-|-15------|-15p14h15--15p14h15-15p14h15-----15-14-15------------------------|
G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
Solo.1 (gtr2)                                                                               
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-12------|-12p10h12--12p10h10-12p10h12-14--12-10-12------------------------|
G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
Here is the second harmonized solo.

Solo.2 (gtr1)
E-|-12-------------12-------------12------|-12--------------------------------|
B-|---15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-|---15-14-12----12-14--12-14--12-14-|
G-|------------14-------------14----------|------------14---------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                                                                               
Solo.2 (gtr2)                                                                               
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-14p12---------14p12---------14p12---|-14p12-------------------------------|
G-|------14p11---------14p11---------14-|------14p11----11-14--11-14--11-14---|
D-|-----------14------------14----------|-----------14------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
This riff starts at the end of the second harmonized solo.  The first
acoustic riff (Riff.1) is played behind Riff.4.

Riff.4 (electric)
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------9--9--9---------------|------9-9--9--7---7-7-7---------------------|
D-|------9-9--9--9-------9-9-----|-9h11-----11--7h9-----9--6-7----------------|
A-|-9h11-----11--9--9p11-----11--|--------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


This song takes a little practice to get the feel for some of these riffs.
Riff.1 should be easy to pick up and the solos are really easy.  Have fun
with this one and get someone to play the acoustric riff while you try to
tackle the electric riffs.  It should sound pretty nice when complete.

Thanks to Danny Felstiener for his TABEDIT 1.4 program!

Feel free to send comments to the above addresses.

Bryan Steele