Black Dog-Led Zeppelin
Tabbed by Adam
email:iampinkfloyd@hotmail.com
This tab is the real deal folks. Done by ear, checked with friends,
checked versus an actual Zep song book, simplified for your easy playing benefit.
Verse riff:
G||--------------|--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|
D||*-------5--6--|--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|
A||*----7--------|-----7--------------|-----------------------|
E||--------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------|
--5--7--7--------------------*|
-----------5--7--3--5--------*|
-----------------------5--5---|
Long verse end riff:
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------5-----------|
|---------5--6--|--7--------7-----5--|
|--5---7--------|-----7--------7-----|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
-----------5--------|--------------5-----|--------------------5--6--|
--6--7--------7-----|--5--6--7--------7--|-----5--6--7--5--7--------|
--------7--------7--|-----------7--------|--7-----------------------|
--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|--------------------|-----------
--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|--5--7--7-----------|-----------
-----7--------------|-----------------------|-----------5--7--3--|--5--------
--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----5--5--
There are 3 verses, then the first Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/black_dog_btab_ver_5.html ]
Chorus (Type 1)This a condensed form, notes are longer, so listen for the rhythm.
|-----------------------|------------------||
|*----------------------|-----------------*||
|*----------------------|--3--------------*||
|---5----5----5----5----|-------5----5-----||
Verses 4 and 5
Bridge (let A ring for duration)
Interlude (2nd type of chorus, as the book calls it)
-------------------------------|----------------------||
-------------------------------|----------------------||
--------------------x--3-------|--------------7----5--||
--5--3--5--3/-5--3----------3/-|--5--3--5--3/---------||
Verses 6,7 and 8
End with long verse riff
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------5-----------|
|---------5--6--|--7--------7-----5--|
|--5---7--------|-----7--------7-----|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
-----------5--------|--------------5-----|--------------------5--6--|
--6--7--------7-----|--5--6--7--------7--|-----5--6--7--5--7--------|
--------7--------7--|-----------7--------|--7-----------------------|
--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|--------------------|-----------
--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|--5--7--7-----------|-----------
-----7--------------|-----------------------|-----------5--7--3--|--5--------
--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----5--5--
Chorus (Type 1)(Alternate ending, Replaces the last bar after repeat)
--------------------
--------------------|
5----4----3---------|
---------------5----|
Verses 9 and 10
Bridge (let A ring for duration)
Interlude or Chorus 3/Guitar Solo. (again, I don't know why they numbered it this way)
-------------------------------|----------------------||
-------------------------------|----------------------||
--------------------x--3-------|--------------7----5--||
--5--3--5--3\-5--3----------3\-|--5--3--5--3\---------||
Repeat until end with some variations on dead notes and slides etc.
Fade out.
