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The Lemon Song
Led Zeppelin
Tabbed by: Willisis2
Willisis2
THE LEMON SONG (Bassline)
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 2001 Album II)
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones & John Bonham
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderate Blues-Rock Q=88
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H S E S S E. E E E E E E E E E Q Q E S S S S
|------------|--------7---7-7--|-----------------|---------------7---|
|------------|----------9------|-----------------|-----------------9-|
|------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-7----7------7-----|
|------------|-----------------|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7---|-------------------|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E Q E. S S S S E S E. S E. S E. S E E
|-----------------|-----------7---7-7---||--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------9-||--------------------|
|---------------5-|-7----7--7---7-------||------------------5-|
|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7---|---------------------||-0--0-4--4-5--5-7---|
E Q E. S S S S S S S E. S E. S E. S E E E Q E +S S S E S E
|-----------9-7---------|--------------------|------------------9----|
|---------------9---7-6-|--------------------|--------------8-9---9--|
|-7----7--7-------7-----|--------------------|-7----7-(7)-7----------|
|-----------------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-7-0-|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q Q E S S S S
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------5-|-7----7------------|
|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7---|-------------0-5-6-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
E. S e E e E e S S S E S S S E E S E e S
|--------------------|-9---------------------|
|------6-6-7-7-8-9---|---9-----0-----5---7-8-|
|-7----------------7-|-----7-----7-----------|
|----0---------------|-----------------------|
Q E. S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------11--------|-------------------------------|
|-9--9--7-9----9------|-------------5---7---5---------|
|----------------9----|---4-5-6-7-----7---------7-5-6-|
|------------------7--|-5-----------------------------|
E E +S E. S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S +E S S S S E
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|---/14-(14)-14--14-12----------------|-----------5--------------------||
|-7--------------------14---12-14-----|-7---5-6-7---7-5-(5)-------5----||
|-------------------------0-------15-|---------------------5-6-7---3--||
Verse 2
E E E. S S S E E S S E Q E. S S S S S E
|----------------------|-----------9-7-------|
|----------------------|---------------9---0-|
|------------------5-6-|-7----7--7-------7---|
|-0-0-4--4-5-0-6-7-----|---------------------|
E. S E. S E. S E E S S S S +S S S S +S S E +S E.
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-7-5---7-(7)-5---7-(7)-5----------|
|-0--0-4--4-5--5-7-0-|-----7---------7---------7-(7)-6--|
E. S E E E E E S S E. S e E +S S E S E S
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-7----------------7-----|
|-0--0-4-4-5-5-6-7-0-|----7---------0-4---5-6-|
|--------------------|------5-5-(5)-----------|
E. S e E e E e S S Q E E S S S E e S
|--------------------|-9------------------|
|------6-6-7-7-8-9---|------------6---7-8-|
|-7----------------7-|------7---7---------|
|----0---------------|--------------------|
Q E. a S S S S S Q a E S S S S S S S E S S S S S
|-------11s13---11----------|------9----11-9------------0-7-0---|
|-9--9-------------13-11-9--|-9s11---11------11-9-7-7-0-------0-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
H=H
E E +S E. S S S S S S E H. E E
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|---/14-(14)-14--14-12----------------|----------------|
|-7--------------------14---12-14-----|----------5-6---|
|-------------------------0-------15-|-12------------|
Guitar Solo 1
Q=148
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E. S +E E E E
|----------------------7-|--------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)---8-8-9---|-----6--7-(7)-8-8-9-|
|-7-7--------------------|-7-7----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7---------------|
|-----6--7-(7)---8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7-5---|
|-7-7--------------------|---------------------7-|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------5-|-7-7-5-5---------------|
|-----4--5-(5)-5-6-6-7---|---------7-(7)-7-5-3---|
|-5-5--------------------|---------------------5-|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)-7-8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7----7-8-|
|-7-7--------------------|-------------------10-----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E. S +E E E E E E E. S +S S +S E S E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-7----------------|--------------------------|
|-----9--7-(7)-6-----|-----4--4-(4)-5-(5)-5-6-6-|
|----------------7-6-|-5-5----------------------|
E E E S S +S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------------|-----6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8---|
|-----6-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-8-8-8-|-9-9-----------------------|
|-7-7-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-9-9-7-7---------------|-----------------------|
|---------9-(9)-9-7-5---|-----------------------|
|---------------------7-|-7-7-5-5---------------|
|-----------------------|---------7-(7)-7-5-3-0-|
E E E. S +E E E S S E E E. S +E S S E E
|----------------------|--------------------7-|
|----------------------|-----6--7-(7)-8-8-9---|
|--------------------6-|-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-4--5-(5)-6-6-7---|----------------------|
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E. S +S S S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-7-7-5-5---------------|----------------------5-|
|---------7-(7)-7-5-3---|-----4--5-(5)-5-6-6-7---|
|---------------------5-|-5-5--------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)-7-8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7----7-8-|
|-7-7--------------------|-------------------10-----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E S S +S S S +S E E E E E S S +S S S +S E E
|-----8---9-(9)---10-(10)-11---|-----6---7-(7)---8-(8)-9---|
|-9-9---9-------9------------9-|-7-7---7-------7---------7-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S E. E E
|---9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-|-4-4------------------|
|-9---------------------|-----7-7-8-8-9--------|
|-----------------------|----------------5-6---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E. S +E E E E
|----------------------7-|--------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)---8-8-9---|-----6--7-(7)-8-8-9-|
|-7-7--------------------|-7-7----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7---------------|
|-----6--7-(7)---8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7-5---|
|-7-7--------------------|---------------------7-|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------5-|-7-7-5-5---------------|
|-----4--5-(5)-5-6-6-7---|---------7-(7)-7-5-3---|
|-5-5--------------------|---------------------5-|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)-7-8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7----7-8-|
|-7-7--------------------|-------------------10-----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E. S +E E E E E E E. S +S S +S E S E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-7----------------|--------------------------|
|-----9--7-(7)-6-----|-----4--4-(4)-5-(5)-5-6-6-|
|----------------7-6-|-5-5----------------------|
E E E S S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-----6-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-8-8-8-|-9---------------------||
|-7-7-----------------------|---9---------------5-6-||
|---------------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
Interlude
Q=88
E E S S S S e e e S S E Q E +Q +S S S S E. S e e e e e S S
|-----------------------|-----------------9p7---|--------------------|
|-----6-6-6-6-7-7-8-9p0-|---------------------0-|------6-6-7-7-8-9p0-|
|-7-7-------------------|-7----7-(7)--(7)-------|-7--7---------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. Q E. S S S E E S S E Q E +E S S S S S S
|-9-8-7------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|-------9-----7-6-----------5/-|-----------------5h6-|-7----------------------|
|-----------7-----7-0-5-6-7----|-0--4--4-5p0-6-7-----|------0-(0)-0-4---0-5-6-|
|------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E. S e e e e e S S Q E E +S S S E E S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
|--------------------|-9--------------------|---11---------------------------|
|------6-6-7-7-8-9-7-|--------------6---7-8-|-9----9-9-9---7-----------------|
|-7--7---------------|------7-(7)p5---------|------------------9---9---------|
|--------------------|----------------------|----------------7---7---7---(0)-|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S E E. S S S S S +S S E S S E
|----------------------------|----0-9-9---9-(9)-7----------|
|----------7-----7---------7-|--------------------9-7-9----|
|------4-----5-----5-6-7p0---|-7------------------------10-|
|-5--5-----------------------|-----------------------------|
e S S S S S S +e S S S S E
|------------------------------||
|---------5--------------------||
|-7-5-6-7---7-5-(5)-------5----||
|-------------------5-6-7---3--||
Breakdown
Q E e S e S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S s E. S e E e e e S S
|----------------------|------9s7---7-----------(7)-|--------------------|
|------6---7-8-9-0-----|------------------7-8-9-----|------6-6-7-7-8-9p0-|
|-7----------------0---|-7--------------7-----------|-7--0---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-9-8---7-----------------------|
|-------------9---7-6-----------|
|-----------7---7-----7-0---5---|
|-------------------------7---6-|
E. S E. S S S E S S S S S e S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------5h6-|-7-------------------7---------|
|-0--0-4--4-5p0-6-7-0-----|---7-0---7-0---0-4-0---5---6---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E. S e S S e S S e S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S E
|------------------------|-------------------------9-------|
|------6-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-|-9-----0-------------0-6---7---8-|
|-7--7-------------------|---7-----0---7-7-(7)---------7---|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------11---------------------|
|-9---9-9------9-----9-(9)---9-----|
|------------------9-------9-------|
|----------------7-----------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|
|-7------------4-5-6-7---------|
|----0-4-5-6-7---------0-4-5-6-|
|------------------------------|
e e S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S e S S S S S S S S S S
|---9-7-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------9---7---5-------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-----------------7---5-----|-7-7-5-----------------5---6-|
|---------------------------7-|-------7-5-3---5---6-7-------|
E E S e S S e S S S E Q E S S S e S S e S
|-----9-9-7--------------|--------12-------------------|
|-------------9-7--------|-----------14-12-------------|
|-7-----------------7-10-|-7---------------14-12-13-14-|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S E S
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-----5-5-------------------|
|-12--------7---5---3---5-7-|
Q S E S S e S S S S S Q E. S S S S S S E S e S S S S e S e S S S S S
|--------9---7-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------4--|
|--------------9-7---5-7-|-------------4-5-6-7---|-------------------5-6-7----|
|-7--7-------------7-----|----4--5-6-7-----------|-4-4-5---5-6-6-6-7----------|
|------------------------|-5-------------------5-|----------------------------|
E. S e S S S S S S S S e
|------9-9-7---------------|
|----9---------9-7---5-6---|
|-7----------------7-----7-|
|--------------------------|
S e S S S e S e S S S S S E E S e S S S S S E. S
|---------------------------|-----11-------------------|
|---------0-6---7-8-9-----8-|-9-9----9-------9---9-----|
|-5-6-7---------------7-0---|----------9-------9----7--|
|---------------------------|------------7-7-----------|
S e S S e S S S S S S S E
|---9-----------------------|
|-7---7---------------5---7-|
|-------7-0-4---5-6h7---7---|
|---------------------------|
E. S S S S S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S S S S
|----9-7-------------------|----------------------------|
|--------9---7---5---------|----------------------------|
|-7----------------7---5---|----------------------------|
|------------------------7-|---5-3---2-0---2-0-3-5-6s7--|
Q E S S e S S S S S S Q E S S S e S S e S E. S e S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|--------9-7-7-7-------|------------------------7-9--|
|----------6-6-7---7-8-9-|----------------9-7-5-|------6-6-7---7-8-8-8-9------|
|-7------7---------------|-7--------------------|-7--7------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
E. S S e S e S S S S S S E. S E. S e S S S S S S E. S +Q S S E +S e S
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------5-6-7---|-------------------------|
|-7--7-5-5-5---------------|------4--4-5-6-7-------7-|-0-------------4-(4)-5-6-|
|------------7-6-5---0-3-4-|-5--5--------------------|----5-(5)----5-----------|
E. S E S S S e S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------7-8-9-|---12-9----9-9---12-9----9-9---7-----|
|------6-6-7---8-9-------|--------12------------12---------9-7-|
|-7--7-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E. S E. S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------|
|-9---------7-8-9----------|
|----9----9-------9---6----|
|------7----------------7--|
+S S S S S S S S S S E +S S S S
|-----------------------9-(9)-7------|
|-----------------5----------------0-|
|-----0-3-4-5-6-7-----7---------10---|
|-(7)--------------------------------|
|3| |3|
E Q E Q S S +S S S S E Q. S S S S S S +E E
|---6/-9-----------------------|------------------------|
|--------4/-9------------------|------------------------|
|-7-----------9b10r(9)p7-9-----|-7--------5-------------|
|--------------------------7s9-|--------0---7-5-3-(3)---|
|-3-|
q E S S S S S S S e S E. S S e S Q E S S E. S S e S S S S S S +Q
|------------------------|----------7--------9-|----------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|----7---7-5-------------|------7-7------------|------7-7-5---5-------------|
|-0----------7-5-3---3-3-|-0--7----------------|-0--7-----------7-5-0-(0)---|
+S S E S E S E S S Q E. S e S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------9-----9------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------4-5-6-7-----|
|-------7-7-----7---7----|------4-5-6---7---------5-7-|
|-(0)-0-------0-------7--|-5--5-----------------------|
E. S S S S S S e S S e S
|------------7---6-4--------|
|------7-0-------------7-0--|
|-0--7-----0----------------|
|---------------------------|
S S E S e S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S +S S E +S E S S
|-4-----9-9-7--------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------9-7p6-7--6-|-7p6-7-6-------------------------|
|---0-7--------------------|-----------7-5-(5)s7-------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------4-(4)s5---0-|
Q E S S S T T S S S T T E
|-----------------------11-----------|
|---------------9-11s13----13s11-9---|
|-------------9----------------------|
|-7------7s11------------------------|
a Q S S S S S S E S S E
|-----------9----11p9------------|
|-9s7--9s11---11------11------9-|
|-------------------------9s11---|
|--------------------------------|
Q E. S +S E S +S E. S e S e S S +S S S e E.
|----9--7-(7)--------------|--------------------------|
|-------------9-7-(7)------|--------------------------|
|-7-------------------/10--|-7-5-----------------2-5--|
|--------------------------|-----7-5-3-0-(0)-0h2------|
Q Q E S S S S E E S S E e S e S S S S S E. S S e S S S E. S S S
|-----------9-7-----|---------------------7-9-|----9---9-9---9-9--7-----|
|---------------9-7-|-------------5-7---9-----|---------------------9-7-|
|-7-----------------|-7---7---7---------------|-7-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
E S S S e S e S S S S E S e S e S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------5h6-----------|-----------------------------|
|-7---5---------7-5---5---|---------------------5-------|
|---------7-------------7-|-0-0-0-3-4-5---6---7---7-5-6-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S e S S E +S S S S S
|-----9-7-------------------------|
|---------9-7---5-(5)b5.5---------|
|-7-----------------------7-5-6-7-|
|---------------------------------|
S S S S S e S S e S S E S E S S E S S S S s S s E.
|---------------------------|---------------11-----------|
|-5-----7-------5-----------|-------------9----9---------|
|---7-7---7-7-7---5-6-7-----|--------------------9-------|
|-----------------------5-6-|-7---7-7---7----------7-6---|
H=H
Q E S S S S S S Q E E E. S E E E. S S E. H Q
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------------------|-----6--6-7-7-8--8-|-9-9-----------|
|------------7--------|-7-7---------------|---------------|
|-5------7s9---9-7-5--|-------------------|-----------7/--|
Guitar Solo 2
Q=148
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------7-|
|-----6-6-7-(7)-7-8-9---|-----6-6-7-(7)-7-8-9---|
|-7-7-------------------|-7-7-------------------|
|---------------------7-|-----------------------|
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-9-9-7-7---------------|------------------------|
|---------9-(9)-9-7-5s6-|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-7-7-5-5----------------|
|-----------------------|---------7-(7)-7-5-3-4--|
E E E S S +S S S S E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-7-7-7-5-5---------------|
|-----4-4-5-(5)-5-5-5-7---|-----------7-(7)-7-5-3---|
|-5-5---------------------|-----------------------5-|
E E E. S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------7-|-9-9-7-7-------------------|
|-----6--7-(7)-7-8-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7----7-8--|
|-7-7--------------------|-------------------10------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E S S +S S S +S E E E E E S S +S S S +S E E
|-----8---9-(9)---10-(10)-11---|-----6---7-(7)---8-(8)-9---|
|-9-9---9-------9------------9-|-7-7---7-------7---------7-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E S E S S S E S S E E E S E S E E E E
|-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-|-4-4-----------------||
|-----------------------|-----8-8-8-7-7-8-9---||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-7-7-5-5---------------|-------------------5-|
|---------7-(7)-7-5-3-0-|-0-0-4-4-5-5-5-6-7---|
E E E S S S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E
|-------------------7-|-9-9-9-7-7---------------|
|-----6-6-6-7-7-8-9---|-----------9-(9)-9-7-5---|
|-7-7-----------------|-----------------------7-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
E S S e S S S S e S e S S S S S e S S S S E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-4-4---4-5-5-6---6-7-----|
|-------4-4-5---5-6-6-7-7-|---------------------5-6-|
|-5-5-5-------------------|-------------------------|
E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-------------------7-|-9-9-7-7----------------|
|-----6-6-6-7-7-8-9---|---------9-(9)-9-7------|
|-7-7-----------------|-------------------10-7-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
Q=88
E E E E E E S E. E E Q H E E Q H
|------------------|-------------:-------------*|
|-9-7--------------|-------------:-------------*|
|-----9-7-5--------|-------------:-7-----------*|
|-----------7---6--|-5-----------:-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
- 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
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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