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Send "Thank You" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Song: Thank You
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin II
Tabbed by: John Prather (jnprather@aol.com)
Member of the Bass Tab Archive Tabbing Army ~
http://www.basstabarchive.com

I saw this song requested and always liked the
bassline so I figured i'd post it!

It's in standard tuning (EADG). Another great bassline 
by John Paul Jones. It's pretty straightforward except
that there ALOT of little articulations (especially in
the slides) that are great practice to learn and really
add alot to the song. Most of what you can learn from 
someone else's basslines comes from learning all the
little "licks" and "articulations" that the great ones
are masters of. Therefore, i've tried to notate as best
I can alot of the little things he does. Good Luck!


Intro - rest 4 measures then:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------0--5--0--5--------3-------0--3--0--3-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------0--2--0-----0--2--5-------0--5---5-0/5-7-7-|
E|-------------------3---------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------*rest throughout first verse*-------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



Bridge:(Note: the Open A is a pickup to the beginning
	of the measure which begins on B)

G|-------------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------4-----4--0--2------------------------------|
A|--0-2--------------------2-------2-0------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-----1----|
E|----------------0------------4-----------------------|

		
G|----------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------------------4--0-----0--1--2----|
A|----2---------2--------------2---------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|


Pre Chorus/Chorus Section:

G|------------------------5----------------------------|
D|------------------------------5----------------------|
A|----3---3------3---3--------------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------------|
A|----2----------5-----------5------------2/5----------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------|


G|-----------------------------------5h7---------------|
D|-------------------5---7p5h7------------5h7----------|
A|---/5---5----5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------9p7--------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------7h9-----9---------------------|
A|----5-----5------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7---------------------|
A|----3-----3-------5h7---5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------------------------|
A|----2-------------5--0h2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--------3-3--5-----------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------5h7-------------------|
A|----5---------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------5----------|


G|-------------------------------7---------------------|
D|---------------------7------------7------------------|
A|----5---------5-----------------------0---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|--------------------4-----4--------------------------|
D|-----------------4-----4---------4--------4----------|
A|----2-----2-------------------------x--2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0----------1-------------|
E|------------------4----------------------------------|


G|--------------------------2--x--4--------------------|
D|-----------------0h2---4-----------2h4---------------|
A|----2------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------*rest until solo*--------------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

G|-12h14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-----5--2-----0-----2------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---0----------0-----3--------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------0h1------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------3h5--------53p2----------------|
E|------3---------------------------------3------------|


G|---------------------------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------5/7-----7----5--4--------------|
A|------3h5---5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------7-----7-----------7-----7--------------|
D|-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|------5-------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|------5----------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0---2---5-----2----|
A|--------------3--------2--3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0--0h2----5----2---------------|
A|-------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|-------3---------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5-----0---2---5---2--5--2---0----/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


*rest 2nd verse*

Second bridge:

G|-----------------------------------4-------4---------|
D|-------------------------------4-------4------4------|
A|----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2---------------------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------0---1-------|
E|--------------0-------------0--0--4--0---------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-------------------| 


*rest for final verse and outro*


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture chris Wanna Be	#1 by chris tremayne at Oct 24, 1985 at 7:12 AM EST
	i definetly want this to be my wedding song.. it's one of the most beautiful love songs i've ever heard, and plant's voice always makes me melt

No Picture murderotica&tra Rhythm Player	#2 by murderotica™ at Nov 12, 1988 at 5:12 AM EST
	one of my fav. cant and wont get enough of it cause im a led-head

No Picture Will Average	#3 by Will Larkin at Nov 27, 1993 at 11:28 AM EST
	Great song, sooo beautiful. Perfect song to play for your girlfriend.

No Picture butters Average	#4 by butters at Aug 1, 1994 at 8:18 AM EST
	"An inspiration is what you are to me, inspiration, look... see."... (or "inspiration's what you are to me") is my favourite song line/lyric. What a beautiful thing to say to a person or about them. I think I'm in love -- with Robert's voice -- it's like bringing a bit of Heaven to Earth -- let that lovelight keep shining on Baby!

No Picture AfroMan Average	#5 by AfroMan at Jun 24, 1999 at 1:41 PM EST
	I agree, and I think that this is one of their better songs.

No Picture Mehran Average	#6 by Mehran Farooque at Mar 28, 2000 at 7:15 AM EST
	Zeppelin is awesome, and this is one of their better ones for sure, but I personally think the Coalese cover of Thank You is better. I know, I know, won't make friends by naysaying about the quality of a Led Zeppelin song but hey, that's my two cents.