Led Zeppelin - The rain song

THE RAIN SONG As recorded by Led Zeppelin (From the 1973 Album HOUSES OF THE HOLY) Transcribed by Paul Bell Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Gtr I (E A D A D E) - 'Jimmy Page's EADADE' Q=86 A5 Amaj7 A7b13 Fsus2/A Asus2 4/4 Gtr I Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E ||--^0--------0-----|-^0----------0---|-------------^3-|-(3)-------------| ||o-^7------7---7-7-|-^6----6---6-----|----5-5-3-2--^3-|-(3)------3------| ||--^0----0-------0-|-^0------0-------|----4-4-4-4--^3-|-(3)----3-------2| ||--^7--------------|-^6--------------|----5-5-5-5--^3-|-(3)--3---------2| ||o-^0--------------|-^0------------0-|-0--------------|--0---------0-0-0| ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E Q E E a E E Q E E E E E E |---0-0----------------|------------0---^-0-| |-9-9-9-------9S10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-| |---0-0------10S11-^10-|-------10-------^10-| |-----9----9-------^11-|----11----------^10-| |--------8-------------|-0------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E |-----------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |------------9------|---------------0-| |---------10--------|-----------------| |----10--------10S5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-0-----0-----------|--------5--5-----| |-------------------|-----------------| +E Q E E E a E E Q E E E E E E |-(5)-5----5-5----------|------------0---^-0-| |-(0)-0--0---0-7s10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-| |--------------8s11-^10-|-------10-------^10-| |-(5)-4----4-5------^11-|----11----------^10-| |--------5--------------|-0------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E |------------0---5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |----------9-----0-|-(0)-0--0--0-----| |-------10-----0---|-----------------| |----10----------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-0----------------|--------5--5-----| |------------------|-----------------| ~~~ +E Q E E E a E E Q E E E E E E |-(5)-5----5-5----0-----|------------0---^-0-| |-----0--0-0-0-7S10-^-9-|----------9---9-^-9-| |-------------------^10-|-------10-------^10-| |-(5)-4----4-5------^11-|----11----------^10-| |--------5--------------|-0------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| Q E E E Q E +E Q Q E E E |------------0--5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |----------9----0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-| |-------10--------|-----------------| |----10---------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-0---0-----------|--------5--5-----| |-----------------|-----------------| +E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-(5)-5--5-5-5------|-------------------------| |-(0)-0--0-0-0----2-|-(2)-2-2-----------------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-| |-(5)------4-5-7\-2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-----------------0-| |-------------------|-------------------------| +E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------2---| |-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2---| |-(3)-3-3---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5---| |-(0)-0-----------------0-|-(0)-0-----------------0---| |-------------------------|---------------------------| ~~ |-3-| +E E E Q E E E Q. S S S S S E E E |---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2-| |-(2)--------2-----|----------------4---2-| |-(2)---4------4---|--------4---------4---| |-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------4-----------2-| |-(0)-0-0----------|------5---------------| |------------------|----------------------| |-3-| +E E E E S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S E Q |-(2)---4-------4-------4---|-0----2-0h2p0-----| |-(2)-5---2---2---2---2---2-|-0------------0---| |---------------------------|-0--------------0-| |-(2)---2---0---------------|-0----------------| |-------------------4-------|-2----------------| |---------------------------|------------------| 1. |-3-| Q. E S S S E E E +E E Q S S S S S S S S W Q. E E E E E |-------2-0h2p0-------|-------2------------------|-^0----|-!0-------------| |-^0------------0-----|-------2------------------|-^7----|-!6-------6-----| |-^0--------------0-2-|-(2)-4-4------------------|-^0----|-!0-----0---4---| |-^0----------------2-|-(2)-2--------------------|-^7----|------6---------| |-^2------------------|-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-^0----|------0-------0-| |---------------------|--------------------------|-------|----------------| Q E E E E S S E +Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------| |----5-5-3-2-----3-|-(3)------3-------| |----4-4-4-4-4---3-|-(3)----3-------2-| |----5-5-5-5-5---3-|-(3)--3---------2-| |-0----------------|------------0-0---| |------------------|------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------0-|---0----0----0------| |-----------------11-|---9---12---11---4S=| |-(2)-4-4----------0-|---0----0----0------| |-(2)-2-2-2---2---11-|---9---12---11---4S=| |-----0-----0---0----|-0------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------0-|---0----0----0-----| |-9-9------------11-|---9---12---11---4S| |---0--------(0)--0-|---0----0----0-----| |-9-9------9--9--11-|---9---12---11---4S| |-----8--8----------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| E E Q E E a E E Q. S S S S E E E |-----------------------|---------------------^-0-| |-9-9-9-------9-/10-^-9-|------------9-12p9-9-^-9-| |---0-0------10-/11-^10-|---------10----------^10-| |-9--------9-11-/12-^11-|------11-------------^10-| |-----0--8--------0-----|-0-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E |----0-----------------5-|-(5)-5-------5-5-| |------------9-12-9\-----|-----0--0--0-0-0-| |---------10-------------|-----------------| |------10--------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-0----------------------|--------5--5-----| |------------------------|-----------------| +E Q E E E a E E Q E S S S S E +E E |-(5)-5--5-5-5-----0-----|------------------------^-0---| |-(0)-0--0-0-0-------^-9-|-----0-------9-12-9-(9)-^-9---| |--------------10S11-^10-|----------10------------^10---| |-(5)-4----4-5-11S12-^11-|-------11---------------^10---| |--------5---------------|-0----------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E |-------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------9-12-9-(9)\-0-|-(0)---------0-0-| |----------10---------------|-----------------| |----10-10----------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-4-| |-0-------------------------|--------5--5-----| |---------------------------|-------------2-3-| Q. S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E |------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |------------9-12-9-(9)\-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-| |---------10---------------|-----------------| |------10----------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-0------------------------|--------5--5-----| |--------------------------|-----------------| +E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-(5)-5--5-5-5-----|-------------------------| |-(0)-0--0-0-0-----|-------------------------| |----------------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-| |-(5)-4----4-5-7S2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-| |--------5-------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0-| |------------------|-------------------------| +E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0-2-2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-| |-(3)-2-2---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5-| |-(0)---0---------------0-|-(0)---0---------------0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-| +E E E Q E E E Q. S S S S S E E E |---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2---| |------------2-----|----------------4-------| |-(2)-4--------4---|--------4---------4-2---| |-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------4-----------2---| |-(0)---0----------|------5-----------------| |------------------|------------------------| |----6----| |----6----| +E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |-(2)---4---2h4p2-------------------| |-----2-----------2h4p2-------------| |-(2)-----2-------------2h4p2-2-----| |-(2)-------------------------2h4p2-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-| a E E E E S S S E E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S S S S E |-----------4h5p4---------|-------------5h7p5----------------| |---------4-------4-------|-----5h7p5---------5h7p5----------| |-------4-----------4-----|---5-------5-------------5h7p5-5S=| |-3S4-4-------------------|-5-----------------------------5S=| |-4S5-5---------------5h7-|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-| E E Q S S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E |--------4h5p4-----2-|-(2)---4-------4-----4-| |--------------4-----|-----2---2---2-----2---| |-4-4-4----------4---|-----------------------| |-4----------------2-|-(2)---4---0-----------| |--------------------|-----------------4-----| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E S S S E E E Q. E S S S E E E |-^0----2-0h2p0-------|-^0----2-0h2p0-------| |-^0------------0-----|-^0------------0---2-| |-^0--------------0---|-^0--------------0-2-| |-^0----------------0-|-^0----------------2-| |-^2----------------2-|-^2----------------0-| |---------------------|---------------------| 2. > +E E E E Q Q H. Q Q Q E E E E +E E E Q E Q |------------------||-0----------|---------------|----------------| |-(2)-------------o||-0----------|-2-------------|----------------| |-(2)-4-4----------||-0----------|-2--4------0-2-|-(2)------------| |-(2)-2-2-2--------||-0----------|-2--2------0-0-|-(0)--------5-5-| |-(0)-0-----0--0--o||------------|-0--0--0-------|-----2---5--2-3-| |------------------||------------|---------0-2-3-|-(3)---2-3------| |-3-| Q E S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------7---------|-------------------------0-------| |------7---7---7h9p7-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |-7--7-7---7-9-------7---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |-5--5-7-9-----------0-9-|---------------------------3b3.5-| |------------------------|---------------------------------| Q Q E E E E +E E E Q E Q |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |-2--2--2-------|------------5-5---| |-0--0--0-2---5-|-(5)-2---5--2-3---| |---------0-2-3-|-(3)-0-2-3--------| |-3-| Q E S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S T T S S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------7---7h9p7------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2p0-2p0-2p0-2p0-| |-7--7-7---7-9-------7----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0---| |-5--5-7-9-----------0-9\-|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| Q E. S E E E E +E E E Q E Q |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2--2--2-2-------|--------------5--| |-0--0----0---4-5-|-(5)---4-5--0h3--| |-----------0-2-3-|-(3)-0-2-3-------| |-3-| |-3-| Q E S S S S S S S S S S E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------7---7h9p7-7-----7-| |-7--7-7-9-7-9-7-----7h9p7-7-| |-5--5-7-------------------0-| |----------------------------| a S E. S E S S S S S S S E Q Q E E E E |-----------------------------------------|----------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------| |-------14-----14-------14-14----14-14----|----------------| |-------14-----14-------14-14----14-14----|-2--2--2--------| |-14h16-----16----14h16-------16-------16-|-0--0--0---4-5--| |-----------------------------------------|---------0-2-3--| |-3-| |-3-| +E E E Q E Q Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|----------7---7h9p7-----------| |--------------5--|-7----7---7-9-------7h9p7-----| |-(5)-2-4-5--0-3--|-5------9-----------------9---| |-(3)---2-3-------|------------------------------| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S E E E |-------------------------------------0--0--| |------------------------------------10--9--| |------------14h16p14----------------11-10--| |-9-11-14-16-14-------14h16-------14--0-11--| |-0-------------------------14h16--------0--| |-------------------------------------------| |-3--| +Q E S S S S S S S S S S S |--(0)----------0---------0---0------| |--(9)------------9-------------9----| |-(10)-------10-----10------0-----10-| |-(11)----11-----------11------------| |--(0)--0----------------------------| |------------------------------------| Q E S S S S E E E +E Q Q E E E |-----0-----------------5-|-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------9-12-9\---0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-| |----------10-------------|-----------------| |-10----10--------------5-|-(5)-4-------4-5-| |-------------------------|--------5--5-----| |-------------------------|-----------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| +E Q E E E a E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-(5)-5--5-5---------0-|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------| |-(0)-0----0---7S10--9-|-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------| |--------0-----8S11-10-|-------10----------10----------10----------10----| |-(5)-4----4-5-9S12-11-|----------11----------11----------11----------10-| |--------5-------------|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |---0-----------0-----------0---------0--5--| |-----9-----------9-----------9-------9\-0--| |-------10----------10----------10-------0--| |----------10----------10----------10----5--| |-0-----------0-----------0-----------------| |-------------------------------------------| +E Q Q E E E +E Q E E E a E E |-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5----5------------| |-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-(0)-0----0-0--9S10--9-| |-(0)----0--0-0---|--------------10S11-10-| |-(5)-4-------4-5-|-(5)-4----4-5-11S12-11-| |-----0--5--------|-----0--5-0-0----------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------| |-----9-----------9-----------9-----------9--------| |-------10----------10----------10----------10-----| |----------11----------11----------11----------10--| |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |---0-----------0-----------0---------0--5-| |-----9-----------9-----------9-------9\-0-| |-------10----------10----------10-------0-| |----------10----------10----------10----5-| |-0-----------0-----------0----------------| |------------------------------------------| +E Q Q E E E +E Q E E E a E E |-(5)-5--5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5----5-------------| |-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-(0)-0----0-0--9\-10--9-| |-(0)----0--0-0---|--------------10\-11-10-| |-(5)-4-------4-5-|-(5)-4----4-5-11\-12-11-| |-----0--5--------|-----0--5-0-0-----------| |-----------------|------------------------| +E E E E S S S S E E |-------------------------------| |--(9)--9--9--9----9-0--9--9--9-| |-(10)-10-10-10---10---10-10-10-| |-(11)-11-11-11---11---11-11-11-| |---------------0---------------| |-------------------------------| +E E E E S S S S E E +E Q Q E E E |-----------------------------5-|-(5)-5--5------5--| |--(9)-----9--9----9--------9-0-|-(0)-0--0------0--| |-(10)-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---|-----0--0---------| |-(11)-10-10-10-x-10-10-10-10-5-|-(5)-4-------4-5--| |-------------------------------|-----0--5--5------| |-------------------------------|------------------| +E Q E E E E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-(5)-5----5-5-0---|-------------------------| |-(0)-0--0-0-0-----|-------------------------| |--------0-------2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-| |-(5)-4----4-5-7-2-|-(2)-2-2---------4---2-3-| |--------5-------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0-| |------------------|-------------------------| +E E E S S S S S S E E +E E E S S S S S S E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2-|-(2)-4-4-2-4-0-2---0---2---| |-(3)-3-3---------4---2-4-|-(4)-4-4---------4---2-5---| |-(0)-0-0---------------0-|-(0)-0-0---------------0---| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-3-| +E E E Q E E E Q E S S S S S E E E |---------2--------|----------4h5p4-----2-| |------------2-----|----------------4-----| |-(2)-4-4------4---|--------4---------4---| |-(5)-5-5--------5-|-4------------------2-| |-(0)-0-0----------|----5-5---------------| |------------------|----------------------| |-3-| +E E E E S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S E E E |-(2)---4-------4-------4---|-0----2-0h2p0---------| |-----5---2---2---2---2---2-|-0------------0-------| |---------------------------|-0--------------0-----| |-(2)---2---0---------------|-0----------------0---| |-------------------4-------|-2--------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-3-| Q. E S S S E E E a Q a Q a E E E a E |-^0----2-0h2p0-------|-7S9-7S9-7S9-7---6S7-| |-^0------------0-----|-5S7-5S7-5S7---7-4S5-| |-^0--------------0---|-5S7-5S7-5S7-----4S5-| |-^0------------------|-----5S7-5S7-----4S5-| |-^2----------------2-|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-3-| +E Q E E E E E Q Q E S S S E E |-(7)-5--5-5-7-----|-5--5--5-4h5p4---4---| |-(5)-5--5-5-5-----|-4--4--4-------4-2---| |-(5)----5---------|-4--4--4---------2---| |-(5)------------4-|-4-----4-------------| |------------------|----5------------4---| |------------------|---------------------| +Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q +E E E E E E E Q |-(4)--4-2-4-5--7-|-(7)--7-5-7-8--10-|-(10)--10-8-10-12-(12)\-|-------0--------| |-(2)--2-2-2-4--5-|-(5)--5-5-5-7---8-|--(8)---8-8--8--8-------|-----5---5---5--| |-(2)--2-2-2-4--5-|-(5)--5-5-5-7---8-|--(8)---8-8--8----------|---6-------6----| |------2---2-4--5-|-(5)--5---5-7---8-|--(8)---8---------------|----------------| |-(4)--4--------7-|-(7)--------------|-------10---------------|-0-------0------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------------|----------------| H.=H E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------|-7p5-----5-2-0-----0-|-5p3-------3-----------0-------0-| |-------5---5---5-|-----6---------0-----|-----4---4---4-------5-------4---| |-----6-------6---|-------7---------0---|-------5-------5---0-------0-----| |---7-------------|---------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-0---------------|-0---------0---------|-----------------5-------4-------| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------------| TP |-3-| S S S S S S S E S S E Q W |-------2-0h2p0------------|-0----*| |-----2---------2---2------|-9----*| |---0-------------0---0----|-7----*| |--------------------------|-7----*| |-2-----2-2----------------|-0----*| |--------------------------|------*| - 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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths