"whole lotta love" by led zeppelin
album: led zeppelin II
guitarist: Jimi Page
tuning: standard (EADGBE)
comments, corrections etc. are appreciated, pm me (thenephilim)
Legend:
/ - slide down fretboard
PM... - palm mute notes (apply pressure to strings using your picking hand)
PS/ - pick-slide (scrape the string with your pick) down the fretboard
(more /'s = longer scrape)
PS - Pick-slide (scrape the string with your pick) up the fretboard
(more 's = longer scrape)
p# - pull-off (pull your finger off of this fret and have another finger
resting on the indicated fret) to note indicated
b# - bend note to pitch indicated (use your index, middle and ring fingers
to perform the bends used in this particular song)
Intro (overdriven)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
a-----5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
e-5/7---7-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- X2
PM ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Verse (overdriven) (main riff)
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------
d-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
a-----5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
e-5/7---7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- X8
PM ..... .....
Chorus (overdriven)
e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d-0-0-0-0-0-----------
a-----------7-PS////--
e--------------------- X4
Repeat verse
Repeat Chorus
2 minute Interlude (overdriven)
e-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------->
b-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------->
g-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------->
d-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------->
a-PS\\\---|-PS/---PS/---|-----------------------------|-PS---------->
e-PS\\\---|-PS/---PS/---|-PS///--PS//--PS///--PS///---|------PS\--->
e--------------------------------------|------------------->
b--------------------------------------|------------------->
g--------------------------------------|------------------->
d--------------------------------------|------------------->
a--------------------------------------|------------------->
e-PS-PS-PS--PS\\\\\/////////---|-PS\-PS\-PS\->
slide right up then
back down again
e------------------------------------------>
a------------------------------------------>
d------------------------------------------>
g------------------------------------------>
b--------------------------PS\\\\\\->
e-PS//--PS//--PS\\\\\----------------->
e-------------------------------------|---------------------------->
b-------------------------------------|---------------------------->
g-------------------------------------|---------------------------->
d-------------------PS/////////////---|--------------PS/////////--->
a----------PS\\--------------------|-PS///--PS///--------------->
e-PS\\-----------------------------|---------------------------->
fast fast
e---------------->
b---------------->
g---------------->
d---------------->
a---------------->
ePS/-PS/-PS///--->
e---------------|--------------------->
b---------------|--------------------->
g---------------|--------------------->
d-PS\-PS\---|--------------------->
a-PS\-PS\---|--------------------->
e---------------|-PS\\--PS\\\--->
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-PS\\\\-PS\\\\-PS\\\\-PS\\\\----PS\-PS\---|
Guitar solo (overdriven) in E major Pentatonic
e-------|-------12----------------------------->
b-9--9--|-12-15----15-12----------------------->
g-9--9--|----------------15p14p12-14p12-14b16-->
d-9--9--|-------------------------------------->
a-7--7--|-------------------------------------->
e-------|-------------------------------------->
e-------|-------------------------------------->
b-9--9--|-------------------------------------->
g-9--9--|-------------------------------------->
d-9--9--|-------12----------------------------->
a-7--7--|-14p12----14p12-10-12p10----12p10----->
e-------|-------------------------12-------12-->
e-------|-------12----12-12-15-12--|-------|-12-15-17b19-15p12-15p12-->
b-9--9--|-15p12----15--------------|-9--9--|-------------------------->
g-9--9--|--------------------------|-9--9--|-------------------------->
d-9--9--|--------------------------|-9--9--|-------------------------->
a-7--7--|--------------------------|-7--7--|-------------------------->
e-------|--------------------------|-------|-------------------------->
e-------|-----20b22-19-12-15p12-15p12--|-------|----14-16-16-16-17p19-----|
b-9--9--|-17---------------------------|-9--9--|-17-------------------17--|
g-9--9--|------------------------------|-9--9--|--------------------------|
d-9--9--|------------------------------|-9--9--|--------------------------|
a-7--7--|------------------------------|-7--7--|--------------------------|
e-------|------------------------------|-------|--------------------------|
Repeat Verse
3rd Chorus (overdriven)
e------------------------------ e---------------------
b------------------------------ b---------------------
g------------------------------ g---------------------
d-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- d-0-0-0-0-0-----------
a-----5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- a-----------7-PS////--
e-5/7---7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- X2 e--------------------- X4
PM ..... .....
pause...
"way down inside...woman, you need..."
e-----------
b-9---------
g-9--6------
d-9--7------
a-7--7------
e----5------
Outro
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------
d-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
a-----5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
e-5/7---7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- X24
PM ..... .....
begin to fade out on the 20th playing of the main riff
