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The Ocean by Led Zeppelin

Guitar tab submitted by: mrcran
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Performed by:Led Zeppelin
Composers: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant

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Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E)

P.M. = . . .
Bend = ^
Vibrate = ~~~~~
Slide up = /
Slide down = Let ring = >


Intro                     (Play this during the first 3x)
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
----7-----7--5-----------|---------5----------7-----7------------|
-----------------7-------|-5---7------5---7------4------5----7---|
---------------------8\--|---------------------------------------|
                                                    . . . . . . .
(Play at the 4th time)
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------5----------7-------7----------|
---5---7-----5---7-------4-------5----7-|
----------------------------------------|

1st Verse (Repeat) 0:28
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------------5-----7---7-|
---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------—-----5-----7---7-|
---5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3---7----5---7---3-----5---5-|
-------------------------------------5----3---5---------------|

0:51   (Repeat)
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---7—--7---5-------------------------5--------7-----7-------------|
--------------7-----------------5—7-----5---7----4-----5----7-----|
----------------8-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
                  . . . . . . .                    . . . . . . 
2nd Verse 1:10 (Repeat)
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------10\|
---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------------5-----7---7----10\|
---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------—-----5-----7---7----10\|
---5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3---7----5---7---3-----5---5-------|
-------------------------------------5----3---5---------------------|

Guitar Solo (1:31)
During this part, its played with 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the solo and Guitar 2 plays the intro riff.
  
Full  full         full
-------------------------------------|-------------------------8----|
-5^---5^~~~~~~~~(5)------------------|----------------------8-----10|
-7^---7^~~~~~~~~(7)-7^-(7)-5---------|--------5>--------7/9---------|
-----------------------------5-7-7~~-|------5----7—-7~~~------------|
-------------------------------------|-5/7--------------------------|
-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
                                    Full (Hold bend)
--------8-----------------------|-----15—15-----------------5-------|
-10~~~~---10-10~~~\/19----------|-15^-------15^-13--------5---8p5---|
-----------------------/17\9/14-|-----------------14~~\/6-----------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                (½)                                            (½)  
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-8---8—-8~~~~-5-----------------|-------------------------------5^---|
-0--------------7^h5-7-5--------|---------5------------5--------5^---|
-------------------------5—7-7~~|-5----5-----5h7-7-7~~----7—-7-------|
--------------------------------|-5h7--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                   (Bend Full)
------------------------8>-------|----15-15---15-15---15-15---15----15|
----------5—-5-------8-----8h10\-|-15^-----15^-----15^-----15^---15^--|
----------5—-5-----9-------------|------------------------------------|
--7~~5/7~~------7----------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

(1:53) Repeat
-------------------------------------------------------|
---7—7—7—7---5—5—5—5--------------5—7—7—7-----/13\-----|
---5—5—5—5---4—4—4—4---7---6---7—-5—5—5—5-----/17\-----|
-----------------------5---4---5-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|

After the Breakdown (“la la lalala”) Repeat the 2nd verse on 2:37 and
At 2:57, repeat the main “Intro” riff but instead of palm muting, just
Mute the strings

Outro 3:17 (This part is played with 2 guitars)
Gtr. 1
-------10----12^---12---10------------------------------------------|
----10----------------------12^>~~~~~~(12)---10------12^--12-10---12|
-11----------------------------------------------11-------------11--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2  (Repeat this part during the next measure)
----------------------------------------------------------|
-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1
------------------------------------------10---|
--10------10----------------------------10-----|
-----------------11^----11---9~~~\----11-------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------12----------|
-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
---12^----12---10---------------------10---11---12--------------------|
-------------------12^--12-10---10—12^-------------12^--12-10---12—-10|
------------------------------11-----------------------------11---11--|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 (Repeat this part during the next measure)
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12—-10~~~\-----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------11^----11—-9----11----9~~~~------11^---11-----9\---------|
--------------------------11----11-------11---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
-/6---4------------------------4h6—-4------------------------------11-|
---------7---6-------------------------7---6-----------------------12-|
---------------/9—-7--------------------------9---7-------------------|
---------------------/9—-7---7------------------------/9---7----------|
Gtr. 2 (2x)
---------------2--------------------------|
-----2---------3--------------------------|
-----2---------2---2---1~~~~~---2---1~~~~-|
-----2----0----0---2---2~~~~~---2---2~~~~-|
--0—-0----0--------2---2~~~~~---2---2~~~~-|
-------------------0---0~~~~~---0---0~~~~-|

“Doo wop  de do de do de.. . “
--10----12^----------12^-(12)—-12~~~~~~~~-10--------------------------|
--10-----------------------------------------12^---12—10—12~~~~~10—-12|
--11--------------------------------------------------------------11--|
--12------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------12^---12—10----------------14^--14-12--|
-10h12---------------------10--------------10----12>--14------------12|
-------11—-9---9h11—-9---11-------------------------------------------|
-------------11--------12---------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

-15^--15^~~~----------17-16---17-16---17-16----17-16------------------|
------------15^--15^--------17-----17-------17-------17---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------/6-4----------|
-------------------------------------------------------------7-6------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------/9-7-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------9h10---9--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------11---9~~~--------------------------------|
---------------------------------------9h11---9-------(9)-------(9)~~~|
----(7)----------------------------------------------------12---------|
---------9—7~~~~~-----------------------------------------------------|

--------------10h12p10-10----------------12h14p12--------------|
--------10h12----------12-12p10------2h14---------12-14-12-----|
-/11—11----------------------11/12-------------------------13\-|
-/12------------------------------14---------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|

(2X)
------------10h12p10-10------------------------12h14p12--------------|
------10h12----------12h12p10------------12h14------------13h14p12---|
11----------------------------11/13-------------------------------13\|
---12--------------------------------14------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

--------10-----------10---------10----------10/----|
-----10----------10----------10----------10--------|
--12^--------12^---------12^---------12^-----------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|

--------12-----------12----------12----------12-----14^\----|
-----12----------12----------12----------12-----------------|
--14^--------14^---------14^---------14^--------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--6----4~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
----------------7---6~~~~--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------9---7----(7)-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------/9----7~~~~~~~~~------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-9h10---9------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------11----9~~~~~~-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------9h11---9---(9)------------9~~~~~~~~>-----|
----------------------------------------------12---------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|


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Comments on this version of the 'The Ocean' guitar tab

MilesDavisJimiHendrixMilesDavisJimiHendrixUnknown Date
Your Corrections


I don't mean to be rude but you forgot a hammer on and the grind thing


E--------------xxxxxx


B--------------xxxxxx


G--------------xxxxxx


D--5h7-5h7-5---xxxxxx


A--0-0-0-0--7--xxxxxx


e------------8bxxxxxx


unless they only do it on the bbc sessions
stemininstemininUnknown Date
1st Verse (Repeat) 0:28


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


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


---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------------5-----7---7-|


---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------—-----5-----7---7-|


---5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3---7----5---7---3-----5---5-|


-------------------------------------5----3---5---------------|


should be1st Verse (Repeat) 0:28


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


---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------------5-----7---7-|


---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------------5-----7---7-|


---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----------—-----5-----7---7-|


---5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3---7----5---7---3-----5---5-|


-------------------------------------5----3---5---------------|


other than that ur good
ScrewtheSystemScrewtheSystemUnknown Date
hey did you copy that from guitar one magizine or are you a profesional
sk8erguyafisk8erguyafiUnknown Date
------------------------


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


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


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


-5h7 --5h7--------------


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


Yeah that was kind of obvious don't you think. Good tab though.
DookiePunk80DookiePunk80Unknown Date
Your Corrections


in the beginning riff, jimmy is playin a very light hammer on with the first two notes.. instead of


D-----7--7---5-------


A---------------7---


E------------------8





he' slightly hammers this


D--5h7--5h7--5----


A--------------7--


E----------------8


i've seen live video.. so.. have fun
guitargeek1guitargeek1Unknown Date
pretty good tab but in the intro it sounds like its on the G string
isaac2009isaac2009Unknown Date
during the verse i think it goes


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


-777-555-2-2-5-777--


-777-555-2-2-5-777--


-777-555-2-2-5-777--


-555-333-----3-555--


----------3---------


DDD CCC A A C DDD


After the A you hammer on the g note
donnydonnyUnknown Date
Your Corrections


you might want to hammer on 5 to 7 in the beginning part, it sounds better and it is the correct way Jimmy played it (it's in the official book.)


But great tab anyways!
thebunisinyourmindthebunisinyourmindUnknown Date
The DVD shows Jimmy play the intro like so





E----------------------


B----------------------


G----2-----2-----------


D--------------5--2----


A--------------------3-


E----------------------





E-------------------------------------------------


B-------------------------------------------------


G-------------------------2-------------2---------


D------0--2--5------0--2--------------------0----2


A-----------------------------------4-------------


E-------------------------------------------------

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