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Led Zeppelin
The Ocean

John Paul Jones
Tuning: Standard: E A D G

                          Tablature Notation
~         Hold Note
b         Bend
r         Release Bend
h         Hammer-On
p         Pull-Off
/         Slide Up
\         Slide Down
*pb       Pre-Bend
Mute: * * Mute Notes Above Stars
b(#)      Bend String Until Note In (#) Is Reached
b(#)r     Bend String Until Note In (#) Is Reached Then Release To 
Original Note
x         Ghost-Note Play Note On String but has no recognizable pitch
---       Notes W/ More ---'s Indicate Longer Space Between Notes  
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Wait For intro

Intro
0:08
G[------------------------------------]
D[-7-7-5------------5------7----7-----]x4
A[-------7-3----5-7----5-7----4---5-7-]
E[------------------------------------]

Verse1
0:29
G[-----------------------------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------]x4
A[-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-----------]
E[-----------------------5-3-3-------------------]

Chorus1
0:50
G[------------------------------------]
D[-7-7-5------------5------7----7-----]x4
A[-------7-3----5-7----5-7----4---5-7-]
E[------------------------------------]

Verse2
1:11
G[-----------------------------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------]x4
A[-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-----------]
E[-----------------------5-3-3-------------------]

Solo
1:32
G[------------------------------------]
D[-7-7-5------------5------7----7-----]x4
A[-------7-3----5-7----5-7----4---5-7-]
E[------------------------------------]

Post-Solo
1:53
G[-------------------------------------]
D[-------------------------------------]x4
A[-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-]
E[-----------------------5-3-3---------]

Break
2:12
G[------------]
D[---7-----7~-]
A[-4---5-7----]
E[------------]

No Bass From 2:14-2:35

Verse3
2:36
G[-----------------------------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------]x4
A[-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-----------]
E[-----------------------5-3-3-------------------]

Chorus2
2:57
G[------------------------------------]
D[-7-7-5------------5------7----7-----]x4
A[-------7-3----5-7----5-7----4---5-7-]
E[------------------------------------]

Bridge
Tempo Change
3:17
G[-------------------4-------------------------------]
D[---------------------7-4---------------4-4---4-5-6-]
A[-5-2-------4-2---5-------7---------5-7-----7-------]
E[-----5-2-0-----4-----------0-2-3-4-----------------]

3:29
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
D[-------------------------4---------------4-----------------------------]
A[-5-2-----------------4-5---7---------4-5---7---7---5-5-----------------]
E[-----5-2-2-0-2-3-4-5---------7-0-5-5---------7---5-----7-5-2-0-2-2-3-4-]

3:44
G[-------4-----------------4---------6-4----------------------]
D[---4-7---7-4---------------7-4-4-------6--------------------]
A[-5-----------7-5-4---5-----------7-------7-5-4--------------]
E[-------------------7---5------------------------7-5-0-2-3-4-]

3:55
G[---------------------------------------------------------4-----]
D[-------4---------------4-----------------------------4-7---7-4-]
A[---4-5---7---------4-5---7---7---5-5-2-------------5-----------]
E[-5---------7-0-5-5---------7---5-------5-2-0-2-3-4-------------]

4:09
G[---------------------------------------------------]
D[-------------4-----4-2-----------------------------]
A[-7-5-4-----5---5-7-------2-7-6-5-5-3-2-------------]
E[-------7-5-------------4---------------5-0-2-3-4-5-]

4:18
G[---------------------------------]
D[-------4---------------4---------]
A[---4-5---7---------4-5---7-------]
E[-5---------7-0-5-5---------7-7~--]

Have Fun


                                         Lyrics

            [Count-In: John Bonham] - "We've done four already but now we're 
steady
                        and then they went: One, two, three, four"

                       Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain
                     Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
                  Got no time to pack my bag, my foots outside the door
                I Got a date, I can't be late,´cause it´s hell I´m headed for.

                     Singin to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roll
               Play for free, play for me and play a whole lot more, more!
                Singing about good things and the sun that lights the day
              I used to sing on the Mountains, has the ocean lost it's way.
 
                Sitting round singing songs 'til the night turns into day
               Used to sing on the mountains but the mountains washed away
                Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart
              She is only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.