"Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Transcribed by Bryan Steele (thanks to Dave Whitehill for his help) Questions, Comment, Corrections: ------------------------------- 35149@wpoff.monm.edu (school) bsteele@heartland.bradley.edu (otherwise) The main acoustic riff is Riff.1. This is the basic feel for the riff and you can add your own variations to make it sound more full. The chord changes are E(E5), E7sus4, Esus2 | A, Asus4, A, A9. Riff.1 E-|---------------0----------|-----0----------------------0-------------------| B-|--9---------0--0----------|--5--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------0----------| G-|--9---9--9--7--9----------|--6--6h7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6----------| D-|--9---9--9--7--7---0--0---|--7--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7-------| A-|--7---7--7--7--9---0--0---|--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--------0-----7-------| E-|---------0------------0---|----------------------------------------0-------| Riff.1 E-|--------------0---------0--------------|----0------------------------------| B-|--------9--9--0---------0--------------|----5----5-5-5---5---5--5--5----5--| G-|--7/9---9--9--7--7-7----9--9-9-9-------|-6--6h7--7-7-7-7-6h7-7--7--6h7--7--| D-|--------9--9--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--0--0-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7--7--7----7--| A-|--9/11--7--7--7---------9---------0--0-|-0-----------0---0---0--0--0----0--| E-|-----------0-------------------------0-|-----------------------------------| Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics, "Ah, sometimes I grow so tired, but I know one thing I've got to do!" Riff.2 (acoustic) is the acoustic part played behind Riff.2 (electric). The chord pattern is E, F#m7, G#m7 | A, F#m7, E. Riff.2 (electric) E-|-0---0-----0------------|-------------0---0---------|-0--------0-----------| B-|-0----0-0--0---0-0----0-|-0----0--0---0-0---0-------|---------0--0--0-0---0| G-|-11-----9--9-----9h11---|-7p6-----6p4---------------|b11(13)p9---9----9h11-| D-|------------------------|---------------------7p6---|----------------------| A-|------------------------|-------------------------7-|----------------------| E-|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| ^play this measure the ^ extra addition to first time -- goto the measure one to give end measure after that the bend in the riff Riff.2 (acoustic) E-|-4---------------------------|--0----------------0-------------------------| B-|----------2------7-----------|--5-----------2----0-------------------------| G-|-1--------2------4--4--4-----|--6-----------2----1-------------------------| D-|----------2------4--4--4--0--|--7--7--------2----2-------------------------| A-|-2--2-----4------6--6--------|--0--0-0--7---4----2-------------------------| E-|-0-----0--2--0---4-----------|----------0---2----0-------------------------| These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full. These start at "Ramble on, now's the time, the time is now. Sing my song..." Riff.3 (electric) E-|--------------------|-----------------------------2---2--3-----------------| B-|-9------------------|--3/5-----5--5\3---3--3------3---3--3-----------------| G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------------------------0-------2--------------------| D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|--5/7--------7\5------5--0----------------------------| A-|-7--7--7--7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------| Riff.3 (acoustic) E-|--------------------|-------0----------0---0----------2--3-----------------| B-|--------------------|----5--5--5--5\3--3---3----------3--3-----------------| G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------0--0-------0---0--0-0-----2--0-----------------| D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|----7--------7\5---------0-0-----0--------------------| A-|-7--------7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------| These riffs are for the first solo. They harmonize quite nicely. Solo.1 (gtr1) E-|---------|-----------------------------12----------------------------------| B-|-15------|-15p14h15--15p14h15-15p14h15-----15-14-15------------------------| G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Solo.1 (gtr2) E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-12------|-12p10h12--12p10h10-12p10h12-14--12-10-12------------------------| G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Here is the second harmonized solo. Solo.2 (gtr1) E-|-12-------------12-------------12------|-12--------------------------------| B-|---15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-|---15-14-12----12-14--12-14--12-14-| G-|------------14-------------14----------|------------14---------------------| D-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Solo.2 (gtr2) E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|-14p12---------14p12---------14p12---|-14p12-------------------------------| G-|------14p11---------14p11---------14-|------14p11----11-14--11-14--11-14---| D-|-----------14------------14----------|-----------14------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| This riff starts at the end of the second harmonized solo. The first acoustic riff (Riff.1) is played behind Riff.4. Riff.4 (electric) E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G-|--------9--9--9---------------|------9-9--9--7---7-7-7---------------------| D-|------9-9--9--9-------9-9-----|-9h11-----11--7h9-----9--6-7----------------| A-|-9h11-----11--9--9p11-----11--|--------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| This song takes a little practice to get the feel for some of these riffs. Riff.1 should be easy to pick up and the solos are really easy. Have fun with this one and get someone to play the acoustric riff while you try to tackle the electric riffs. It should sound pretty nice when complete. Leaves are falling all around, It's time I was on my way. Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay. But now it's time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way. For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way. Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do... [Chorus] Ramble On, And now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song. I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way. I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On, Gotta find the queen of all my dreams. Got no time to for spreadin' roots, The time has come to be gone. And to' our health we drank a thousand times, it's time to Ramble On. [Chorus] Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear. How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air. T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah. [Chorus] Gonna ramble on, sing my song. Gotta keep-a-searchin' for my baby... Gonna work my way, round the world. I can't stop this feelin' in my heart Gotta keep searchin' for my baby. I can't find my bluebird!