Led Zeppelin - Down By The Seaside Chords & Tabs

 

Down By The Seaside Chords & Tabs

Led Zeppelin Chords & Tabs

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Down By The Seaside Tab

Down by the Seaside, by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti
Transcribed by Ryan Bailey, baileyb@uwstout.edu

This is my best shot to nail this song down.  It's pretty tough to sound
just like the original--there's like 4 guitar overdubs plus an electric piano, 
but this is the main part.


(Begin Rhythm Figure 1)
E|-5--4/5--3--|-3--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--3--1---------|
B|-5----------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-5--4/5--4--|-4--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--4--2---------|
D|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--1--3--1--0--------|
B|--------------------|
G|--2--3--2--0--------|  Repeat first four bars..."Down by the
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
(End Rhythm Figure 1)

  [F]seaside, [C]See the boats go [F]sailing, [C]can the people

  [F]hear [C]what the little fish are saying[F]

(Begin Rhythm Figure 2)
E|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------|
B|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|--12b14r12--12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10---|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10-|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17------16------17----17---------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17--16--16--17--17----17\12----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/down_by_the_seaside_tab.html ]
E|----12----12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10----|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--12--12----12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17----17--17----17----17--|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17----17----17--17------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
       Peo-   ple    turn    a-    way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------|
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12----------------|
D|------------------------------|--10----------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------|

     Peo-   ple    turn    a-    way
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------|
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--9---------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------|
(End rhythm figure 2)

  [C]Down in the [F]city streets, [C]see all the folk go
  [F]racing, racing.  [C]No time left, [F] oh no
  [C]passing the time of day  (Repeat rhtym figure 2, and
  at end, just a simple jam in A)

  Do you [A]still do the twist, do you find you remember things that 
  [D]well?  I wanna tell you some go [A]twistin' everyday,
  though sometimes it's awful hard to tell.  (Repeat Rhyth Fig 1)

  [C]Out in the [F]country, [C]hear the people [F]singing,
  [C]singing 'bout the [F]growing, [C]knowing where' they're 
  [F]going.  (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)

  [C]Sing loud for the [F]sunshine, [C]pray hard for the [F]rain,
  [C]and show your love [F]for lady nature, [C]and she will come
  back again. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)

Groove...