Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
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--53---3--3------3---3--3--|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9-----|-------------------------0-------2-----|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7-----|--5/7--------75------5--0--------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--9-----|---------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|--------------------|-------0----------0---0----------2--3-|
B-|--------------------|----5--5--5--53--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--------75---------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-|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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