Led Zeppelin – The Wanton Song (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1975 Album PHYSICAL GRAFFITI)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Transcribed by Kerry O'Brien and Steve Gorenberg
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro (0:00, 3:03)
Moderately Q=110
$
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S H 3x S S S S S S S S H
||------------------------||---------------------|
||o-----5-5-----5-5------o||-----5-5-----5-5-----|
||o----------------------o||---------------------|
||--3-3-----3-3-----------||-3-3-----3-3---------|
S S S S S S S S H 3x
||------------------------||
||o-----5-5-----5-5------o||
||o----------------------o||
||--3-3-----3-3-----------||
S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S S E S E S S +S S Q.
|-----------------------------------|-7---6---5-------3------||
|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|------------------------||
|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|---5---4---3-(3)---1----||
|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|------------------------||
Verses (0:20, 1:24, 3:23)
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||o-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||--3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
To Coda
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|
|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|
|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
S E S E S S +S S Q.
|-7---6---5-------3-------||
|-------------------------||
|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----||
|-------------------------||
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|
|----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|
|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|
S E S E S S +S S Q.
|-7---6---5-------3-------||
|-------------------------||
|---5---4---3-(3)---1-----||
|-------------------------||
(0:59, 2:03)
Q Q E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +E E +S S E E S S E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3---6-------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----2-(2)-5---------------|
|---------0-1-2-|-(2)------2-2-3-|-(3)----3-3-3-4-|-(4)-------------------5---|
|-1--1--1-------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
+E S S E E +E E E E E. S E E S S S S S S s s
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-------------|------------1-1-1-1-x-3-4-|
|-----------5-(5)-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-----------------|
E. S E E +E E E E +E E E S S H
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-5--5-5-------------|-----------------|
|--------5-(5)-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|
E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E E S S S S S S E. S E E +E Q E
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-------------|------------1-1-x-x-3h4-|-5--5-5------------|
|--------5-(5)-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3---------------|--------5-(5)-5--3-|
Guitar Solo (2:28)
1. 2.
+E E Q H E E H. E E Q E E E E
|----------------||-------------||----------------|
|---------------o||-------------||----------------|
|---------------o||-------------||-1-1-1--1-1-2-3-|
|-(3)-3-3--------||-3-3-3-------||----------------|
+E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E q E Q E
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-----5-5---------|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3---|---------------|---------------1-|
|----------------0-|-1--1--1-1-2-3-|-(3)------3-3----|
Q Q E E E E +E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------3----|------------------|
|-1--1--1-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-/5------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------1-|-1-x-1--1-1-1-2-3-|
+E S S +S E S S E S +S S S S Q Q E E E E +E E Q a E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------3---|---------------|--------------3------|
|-----2-2-(2)-3-3-4-4-5-(5)-5---0-|-1--1--1-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3--3h5---3----|
|-(3)-----------------------------|---------------|------------------0--|
E E E E E E E e e e e e e e e E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-1--1--1-1-2-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
+E E E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E +H H
|---------------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------------|---------------|---------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------|---------------||
|-------------------0-|-1--1--1-1-2-3-|-(3)-----------||
Outro (3:40)
&
S E S E S S +S S Q. S E S E S S +S S Q. 5x
|-7---6---5-------3------||--7---6---5-------3-------||
|------------------------||o------------------------o||
|---5---4---3-(3)---1----||o---5---4---3-(3)---1----o||
|------------------------||--------------------------||
S E S E S S +S S Q. +W
|-7---6---5-------3------|--------*|
|------------------------|--------*|
|---5---4---3-(3)---1----|-(1)----*|
|------------------------|--------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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