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Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin

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Performed by:Led Zeppelin
Composers: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!ames!bionet!raven.alaska.edu!news.u.washington.edu!news Tue Jun 30 15:59:20 PDT 1992
Article: 407 of alt.guitar.tab
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From: ihateuw@u.washington.edu (David Wong)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: Some Led Zep TAB: "Good Times, Bad Times"
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Date: 30 Jun 92 11:06:15 GMT
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	Okay, here's the TAB for "Good Times, Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin:
      E5                                      [:     D         A    :]x5
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9\r-----7-7-----------
G--A--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9\r-----7-7-----------
D--B--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9\r----7-7-7-4-7------
A-----7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7\r--/5-----5---4--5-6
E-----0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r-------------------
					   
	This is the intro, taking you up to the chorus. ("Good Times, Bad  
Times...")  There are actually two guitars here, but I've tried to simplify  
things as much as possible for one.  Also, watch for minor changes in the  
fingering, as there are changes not only between the hammers-on and slides of  
the two guitar parts, but between each time the bit is repeated.  My symbols  
above the TAB, "[:  :]x mean to repeat everything betweeen the brackets and  
colons, and do it the number of times followed by "x", in this case five times.
					-Dave

	Here's the chorus, in which I'll TAB out the two guitar parts  
separately, as there is quite a difference:

Guitar II:
               x x                                 x x
e-----3/5--3---x-x------------------------------5-\-x-x------10------------
B--T--3/5--5---x-x-7/12-12-10---10-10-0-3/5-----5-\-x-x-7-12-12-----7-7-7-G--A--4/6--6---x-x-7/12-12-11---11-11-0-4/6-----6-\-x-x-7-12-12---7-7-7-7-D--B--5/7--7---x-x-7/12-12-12---12-12-0-5/7-7---7-\-x-x-7-12-12---7-7-7-7-A-----5/7--7---x-x-5/10-10-12---12-12-0-5/7-7---7-\-x-x-5-10-10---5-5-5-5-E-----3/5--5-------5/10-10-10---10-10---3/5-5---5-\-----5-10---------------

e---------7-----------------------------------7-\--------------
B--T------7---9/14---14-14---12-12-12---------7-\--------------
G--A------8---9/14---14-14---13-13-13---------8-\--------------    
D--B------9---9/14---14-14---14-14-14---------9-\9-9-9-9-9---\r   ("r" stands
A-----9-9-9---7/12---12-12---14-14-14---7/9-9-9-\9-9-9-9-9---\r    for "rest")
E-----7-7-----7/12---12-12---12-12-12---5/7-7----7-7-7-7-7---\r

Guitar I:
      
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B--------------------2-2---2----7^5^7-----7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-
A-----------------------0-0---0---0------0---------------------------------
E-----4/5--------------0-------------------------5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-

e------------------------
B--T---------------------
G--A-----------4\r-------
D--B--7/9-9-9-9----------
A--------------2\r-------
E-----5/7-7-7-7----------

	At this point "Sixteen I fell in love..." both guitars play the same  
part, which is:
    [:F#5       E5F#5   E5F#5  F#5       E5 F#5  E5F#5:]x3
e------------------------------------------------------
B--T---------------------------------------------------
G--A----------11^9-11--4^2-4-x---------11^9-11-4^2-4^2-
D--B----------11-9-11--4-2-4-x---------11-9-11-4-2-4-2-
A-----4-4------------------------4---------------------
E-----2-2----------------------2-2---------------------

	Watch for changes in which notes are struck and where rests are taken  
each time you repeat.
	Now the chorus comes again, but this time it's in B, use chord changes  
between B (x2444x), Esus4 (00222x), and E (02210x).  At "when my woman left  
home..."  go to a C# (x4666x) on "woman", to a B (799877) to an F#  
(x9.11.11.11x).  Hopefully, you get the picture.  I could TAB it out, but it's  
not that complex, and I'm feeling lazy.
					-Dave

	Here's the solo:

e----------12-----12-12--12-----12-------------------------------------------
B--T-----12-----12-----12-----12---------------------------------------------
G--A--14b----14b-----------14h----14b\14-12--14---12q-------12q--12-14-12-14h
D--B---------------------------------------14---------14-14----14------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T--15-----------------20bb------------17-17-17---20-17-20b-20-17----17-20^17
G--A-----14-12-14-12-0----------------------------------------------19---------
D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T-----17----------------------------------------------------------12-15^12-
G--A--19----19-19b---x-x-x-------------------------12----12-14^12-14----------
D--B-----------------x-x-x-------12----12-14-12-14-12-14----------------------
A-------------------------/14-14----14----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------12----12-15b----15-15q----------17h-17b-17h-17b-17h-17b-17b\17-15----
B--T--15-12-15------------------17-15q-17----------------------------------17-
G--A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----15----15-17-17^16--17--16-17^16-17b-15h---------------------------------
B--T-----17-----------------------------------17-17-17-17-15b-17bb-------15---
G--A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--A--------------------------------2-2---2-2---4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
D--B--7-7-7-7-----7-7^5-5^7-7-7-7---2-2---2-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
A---------------0-----------------0-------0-0-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------12---------------------------------------------------
B--T------------------------15^12----12----12---------------------------------
G--A--4-4-------------------------14----14----14-12^14^12----12---------------
D--B--4-4-------------------------------------------------14----14^12-14^12---
A-----2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------14
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------14^12-14^12^10-12^10--------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------12-10------10-10------(10)/11/12----(12)\--------
           hold bend
e---------------------------------------------------0-----19bbb------20bb\20---
B--T-------20b-20h-20b-20h-20b-20h-20b-20b-20-----0-------19bh--20bb---------17
G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------15b\15--15-15--15-15--15-15--(15)-(15)-------------------
B--T--(17)\-----------15--15b\15-15b\15-15b\15-15b\(15)-(15)-------------------
G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----(14)h\14-------------14h-14h-----14h\14----------------------------------
B--T---14b--14----14-14----14----------14h\14--------------------14/b-15-------
G--A-----------14-------14-----------------------------------------------14^12-
D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--A--14-12-------14^12--------------------------------------------------------
D--B--------14-12-------14^12-14^12----12--------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------14----14^12\^10-12^10----10^12^10----------
E---------------------------------------------------------12----------10---5h/5

e-----17b/17-17-^15----17-15-17-15-17---15-15/16----------------
B--T----------------17------------------------------------------
G--A------------------------------------------------------------
D--B------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
	The letters following the numbers refer to bends, b for a whole step, h  
for a half step, q for a quarter bend.  In some cases there are combinations,  
"bb" means two full steps, while "bh" would mean to bend the note one and a  
half steps.  You probably can also tell that guitar II has it's own variation  
through much of the solo, which I haven't included.  I hope this can do some  
good, as I am sure there are mistakes in my transcription, and it may be  
difficult to interpret overall.  Oh well.  E-mail me if you find glaring  
errors, or simply correct and repost.

	Coming next: "Behind Blue Eyes", by The Who.

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    ##    __________________________      
    # #  |                          |   He thought he saw an Elephant,       
    #	 | David V. Wong            |      That practised on a fife:
    #    | ihateuw@u.washington.edu |   He looked again, and found it was       
    #    | University of Washington |      A letter from his wife.
  ###    | Seattle, USA             |   `At length I realize,' he said,       
 #### 	 |__________________________|      `The bitterness of life!'
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Comments on this version of the 'Good Times Bad Times' guitar tab

FenderwahFenderwahUnknown Date
this is actualy how the main riff thingy goes:


e|--------------------------------------


B|--------------------------------------


G|-99--------7-7---------------------99-


D|-99---------7-7---4-5-6-7----------99-


A|-77-----/5----------------4~-5-6---77-


E|--------------------------------------
Cobainliveson182Cobainliveson182Unknown Date
Hey, I assume since pretty much everyone's tab has the same little thing at the end of every line(the arpeggio picked down on a C chord) but it just doesn't sound right to me...I dont know, maybe I'm weird
Cobainliveson182Cobainliveson182Unknown Date
I meant to put I assume it's right*

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