Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love tab

From: ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ken MacFarlane)
Subject: TAB: "Whole Lotta Love"--Led Zeppelin
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:05:19 GMT


Notation: s=sixteenth note, e=eighth note

Intro/Verses:

   s e  s e  s s s s s s s s s    s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---0----0--2-------2-------2--|-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|-2----2-----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------0-0-0---0-0-0----|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----|

For the intro, play the whole figure straight through twice.  For the verses,
just play the first half.

The low E's are sort of optional -- if it's tough, just play the high E's
by themselves, or kindly ask a bass player to play them.

Chorus: "Wanna Whole Lotta Love?"

   s s s s s e (slide)
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0----9\---| play 4 times
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|


Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 20:45:48 -0500
From: Steve L Portigal 

Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)

Main Riff:

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------9--------9--------9---------------------------------------|
D -----------------9--------9--------9---------------------------------------|
A --------5----5---7--------7--------7---------------------------------------|
E --(5)>7----7-------0-0-0----0-0-0------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e -------------12--------------------------------------|
B ----10/12-------15--12-------------------------------|
G ------------------------15p14p12--14p12--14>(16)-----|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|

         /-3--\ /-3--\
e -------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------|
G -2/4---4p2--0--2p0-0--2p0------------------------|
D ---------------------------2p0--2p0--------------|
A -------------------------------------2-----------|
E ---------------------------------------------0---|


e ----------12-10>(12)--12--15--10>(12)-|-12 15>(19)>15--12----15p12-|
B -10>(12)--12--------------------------|-------------------14-------|
G --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|----------------------------|

  /------3------\     /---3---\
e ----19>(21)-19---18-17--15-----15-----|---------------------------17-19----|
B -17------------------------17-----17--|---17-19-19>(21)--19>(21)--------17-|
G --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 15:30:56 -0500
From: Steve L Portigal 


I have just read an interview with Page where he explains how exactly he plays
the riff in "Whole lotta love".
The tablature in the archive is fine, but the original sounds a little differen
t. Here we go :
 
E--------------|--------------
B--------------|--------------
G--------------|--------------
D----0---0-----|--------------       and repeate.
A----5~--5~-7--|-7-7-7---7-7-7
E--7---7----0--| 0-0-0---0-0-0
 
 
~ stands for slight bend, which is the trick here. D sounds on two strings
simultaniousely.
 


Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:29:29 +1000 (EST)
From: The Loan Arranger 

    Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin
"Led Zeppelin II"

    Intro + Main Riff:
e------------------|---------------------------                     ----
b------------------|---------------------------                     ----
g------------------|-9-----------9-----------9-  Continue this then -9\-
d-------0----------|-9-----------9-----------9-                     -9\-
a-------5--------5-|-7-----------7-----------7-                     -7\-
e--5/7-------7-----|----0--0--0-----0--0--0----                     ----
                        P.M.---     P.M.---
    
    Repeat this over for the verses.

    Chorus:
e------------------------------                     
b------------------------------                     
g-9-----------9-----------9--7- continue with the 'D'then repeat this figure  
d-9-----------9-----------9--7-                     
a-7-----------7-----------7--5-                    
e----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------                     
     P.M.---     P.M.---

    then repeat the riff, into and during the verse

    Chorus

    Guitar Solo 
The chord repeated throughout this solo is an E5 at the 7th fret. 
e-----------------12----------------------------------|
b------------)-12-----15-12------------------)/\/\/\--|
g----------14----------------15p14p12-12---14---------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------3-----------------------------|
g----------2/4----4\2-0-2p0-0-2p0------------|
d---------------------------------2p0-2p0----|
a------------------------------------------2-|
e--------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------12---)----)---15---)/\/\/\/\-|
b-------------------)--12-----15---15-------15----------|
g-----------------14------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|  
e-0-----------------------------------------------------|
  
                               2_
e-----------------------------)--(----------------------|
b-----------------17--20--(20)--------------20p17/\/\/\/|
g------------------------------------21p18--------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
  
                          )
e-----------------------19----19---18--17-------------------------|
b-(17)/\/\/\---------17--------------------20p17--20-17/\/\/\/\/\-|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                             
                             *
e------------------)-----)---)-----19---------------------||
b--------17--19--19----19--19----------17/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\-||
g---------------------------------------------------------||    * = 1 & half
d---------------------------------------------------------||
a---------------------------------------------------------||
e---------------------------------------------------------||
  
  )                      
14 = a whole bend (if other step then written)  

  )/\/\/\
14        = the bend + vibrato 
   __
  )  (
20    = a whole bend and then release


p = a pull off ( Now Don't be rude ! )

h = hammer on
    
    
    After this it goes back to the riff, until the .....

    Interlude
During this the band is tacet (Silent), until the 2 end chords which are
an E at the 7th fret, then an A at the 5th fret sustained over a longer 
time

    Outro:
Well really, you could guess by now. Do the riff until it hurts, and fade out
What a legend of a song.

Written out by The Loan Arranger - c9609436@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
12/11/96
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