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                           The Rover - Led Zeppelin









Explanation:

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/ x         Slide up to x

\ x         Slide down to x

(x ^ y)     Bend up, from x to y           if notes are in pasenthesises

(x v y)     Bend down, from x to y         they are hit once

([x] ^ y)   Play y bent, [don't play x]

(x - y)     Pull off from x to y

(x + y)     Hammer-on from x to y

~~x,y       Trill x and y

~~~x        Wiggle note

^~~x        Play note x bent and wiggle







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The way that I have noted the riff for the verse is not the way that I

normally play it, though it works just fine. I notice some notes are bent

while they are played. Not much, but a little. Here is how I play it.



*=bent some while played

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------*---------------------------------------------------

------5-----([7] ^ 9)--5---------------------------------------------------

---------7----------------7-----7--5--5--7---------------------------------

--0------------------------------------------3--0--------------------------



















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Intro-







---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------ * -----------------------------------------------10--9----10--9-----

-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----

-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----

-------7---------------------------(7 + 9)--9------------7--7-----7--7-----

--------------3--3--5--5--3--5--3------------------------------------------



* (Opening chord)



---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------10--9--------------

---------------------------------------------------------9--9--------------

---------------------------------------------------------9--9----5---------

----------------------------------(7 + 9)--9-------------7--7-------7------

----0-------3--3--5--5--3--5--3--------------------------------------------



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Verse Riff-    (4x inst.)













---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------

------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------















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Chorus-  (inst.)



   F#m    E     D            F#m      A       E      (This line 2x)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------

---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7/---------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





 F#m    E     D          C#m   B         A         E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------

------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------





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Verse Riff- (1st Verse, played 4x)





---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------------------------------

------------2------------------2------2--0--0--2---------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

----0----------------------------------------------3--0--------------------







    (This line played 2nd time only)

-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------

-----------------------------------------0---0-----------------------------

-------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------0-------------------------

----------2------------------2------2----------------2--2------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--0------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Chorus-  (Vocals 1 + 2)





   F#m    E     D            F#m      A       E      (This line 2x)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------

--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------

---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7----------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





 F#m    E     D          C#m   B         A         E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------

--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------

------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------



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(This part is played over the chords above for Vocal Chorus 1 + 2)

                                         (Play this line 2x)



  F#m          E           D             F#m         A           (D)

------------------------------------------------------------9--------------

----------10-----------9-------------------------10-----10-----------------

------11-----------9-------11----------------11------9---------------------

--11-----------9-------------------------11--------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





 F#m             E               D              C#m        B        A

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------10------9---------------7-----7--------5-----5----4-----4--2-----2

-----11------11-----9-----9---------7-----7--------6----------4--------2---

-11--------------------9---------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Inst. before Solo-



  8x                          (On the 6thx, play riff below)

--------------------------------|------------------------------------------

---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|------------------------------------------

---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|--------------------------9---------------

---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|----------------(9 + 11)------------------

--------------------------------|--------(9 + 11)--------------------------

------------------------0-------|------------------------------------------







---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





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Solo-   (I put dots below to denote groups of notes)



                        F#m              E        D                   F#m

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------7--------------------------------------------------5--7---

-----------6--9-------------------------------4--(6 - 4)------4--/6--------

---(7 + 9)-------------------------------4--7------------7-----------------

------------------------------(4 + 5 + 7)----------------------------------

------------------------(5 + 7)--------------------------------------------

    .                    .                .       .            .



   F#m(cont.)            A            E

-------------------------7--7----------------------------------------------

--(10 - 9 - 7)--(9 + 10)-------(10 ^ 12)----------(10 - 7)-----------------

-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   .             .                                  .









 F#m                 E                       D

----------------------------------------------------9----------------------

--------------------------(9 + 10 - 9)-(9 + 10 + 12)--12-(10 - 9)-9--------

-(9 + 11)-11--------(9 + 11)---------10-------------------------11-(11 - 9)

--------------(9 + 11)-----------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 .            .            .            .                  .       .



                            F#m         A          E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-(11 - 9)---(11 - 9)---------------------9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-------9-9-9--

------------------(11 - 9)--9\7-7----(7/9)----------(7/9)-------(7/9)------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   .        .               .          .             .           .









  F#m                                E                      D

-------------------------------------------17------------------------------

----------------------(17 ^ 19)--(17 ^ 19)----([17] ^ 19 v 17)-------------

-(16 ^ 18)--(16 ^ 18)------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  .                    .



                     C#m                       B                         A

----17------------------------17------------------------17-----------------

-14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 .                         .                         .











-------?-------------------------------------------------------------------

--14--(17 - 14)------------------------------------------------------------

----------------(16 - 14)--------------------------------------------------

---------------------------(16 - 14)---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  .





















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Verse 3-



Same as Verses before.





Chorus 3-



Same as Choruses before.

























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Verse 4-  (and outro)

            I am starting this at the end of the vocals.



---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---([2] ^ 4)--([2] ^ 4)--0--0--------0--0---(0 + 1)

------------2------------------------------------------2--2-------2--------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

----0----------------------------------------------------------------------





   (3x)            |

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

--0--0---(0 + 1)---|------------------------------------0--0--0--0---------

-------2-----------|--0--0--0--2----------0--0--0--2----------------2------

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------

                   |









    (3x)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)-----------------------------------------------

------------------------------2--2-----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





   (4x)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------0--0----------------0------(0 + 2)-----------------------------

---(0 + 2)-------------(0 + 2)-----2------------2--------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------











      etc

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-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------

-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------

--(12 + 14)----------------(12 + 14)------14--------------12---------------

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