From: "Jimmy Page" 
Subject: p/plant_robert/if_i_were_a_carpenter.tab
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 11:33:42 +0300

If I were a carpenter(from the Fate of Nations LP);
Robert Plant;
transcripted by Paul Sorrel()


Hey! Here's the tab of a very simple Plant's song even though it is
very beautyful, especially if you can play guitar... There is just 2 riffs
in
this song, and there are very simple words. I wouldn't recommend to play it
on electric guitar it sounds better on the accoustic guitar.

So here it is,

First of all: ~  - means vibrato.


Intro part:



E-|--------------------|
A-|---6----------------|
D-|-----------8--------|
G-|------------------8-|
B-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|


E-|--------------------|
A-|---6----------------|
D-|---------8----------|
G-|------------------8-|
B-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|



E-|--------------------|
A-|---6----------------|
D-|----------8---------|
G-|--------------------|
B-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|


E-|-----6-----8-----9---------------9---8-----6----~4-------|
A-|---------------------11----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------11-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------|


Play intro part two times.

It was kinda intro,
then there are the same chords and similar arpegios.
There is a perfect violin solo in the middle of the song, but I'm not the
best
violin player...

So when Robert starts singing it something like this:



(Variate the arpegios as you want; just don't change the chords; )



E-|------------------------9-----------------------|
A-|--6--------------------------11-----------------|
D-|-----8------------------------------11----------|
G-|--------8---------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|

   If I were a carpenter, you ...




E-|----------------------9-------------------------|
A-|--6--------------------------11-----------------|
D-|------8-----------------------------------------|
G-|----------8--------------------------11---------|
B-|------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|


   Would you marry me anyway, ...



And so on,
Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant forever!
If you're interested in LZ or R.Plant, write me E-mails.
And if you've any corrections or recommendations E-mail me,
Love and peace,

Paul Sorrel.