Nobody's Fault But Mine
Led Zeppelin
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Intro] /w phaser (doubled by two guitars playing [Intro2])
| e | | |
| B | 15p12 12 15p12 12 15 15b17~ | 15p12 12 15p12 12 |
| G | | 12 14b16~ |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | 15p12 12 15~ 15b17 15 12 | |
| G | 14p12 | 14p13 13 14p13 13 14 14b16r14 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
[Intro2] also /w phaser
| e | | | |
| B | 3p0 0 3p0 0 3 3b5~ | 3p0 0 3p0 0 | 3p0 0 3~ 3b5 3 0 |
| G | | 0 2b4~ | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 2p0~ | 2p1 1 2p1 1 2 2b4r2 1 1~ |
| D | | 2~ |
| A | | 2~ |
| E | | 0~ |
[Riff 1]
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 | 7 |
| D | 9p7 7 | 9p7 7 7 2~ |
| A | 7p5 7 5p2 2 | 7p5 5 5 0 0~ |
| E | 3b 0~ | 3b |
[Riff 2]
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 2~ |
| D | 2p0 0 | 2p0 0 2~ |
| A | 2p0 | 2p0 0 0~ |
| E | 0 3b 0~ | 3b4 |
[Riff 3] Freely
| e | | |
| B | | 9 9 10 10 9 10 |
| G | 7 7 7 9 x x 9 | 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 9 9 x x 9 | 7 7 7 11 9 9 11 11 9 11 |
| A | 5 0 0 5 0 0 7 7 x x 7 | 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 11 |
| E | 0 | |
Song progression:
Fade into [Intro] and [Intro2] (/w phaser!) played FOUR times
Repeat lyrics two times, with [Intro] and [Intro2]
Aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah aah.
Aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah ah ah ah aah.
[phaser off]
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 3] x2
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Oh, nobody's fault but mine,
oh, nobody's fault but mine, yeah,
[strum]
E F#5 G5 A5
tryin' to save my soul Delilah.
Oh it's nobody's fault but mine.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 3] x2
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Devil he taught me to roll,
the Devil he taught me to roll,
[strum]
E F#5 G5 A5
how to roll the log Delilah.
Oh it's nobody's fault but mine.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 1] x1
Repeat lyrics *three* times, with [Intro] and [Intro2] (and phaser)
Aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah aah.
Aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah ah ah ah aah.
[phaser off]
[Riff 1] x2
During Harmonica solo, guitar plays:
[Riff 3] x9 1/2 times freely
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Brother he showed me the gong,
brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong,
[strum]
E F#5 G5 A5
how to kick that gong Delilah.
Oh it's nobody's fault but mine.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 3] x2
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Gotta monkey on my back,
a m-m-m-m-monkey on my back back back back.
[strum]
E F#5 G5 A5
Vow to change my ways Delilah.
Nobody's fault but mine.
[Guitar Solo]
Rhythm for guitar solo is: [Riff 1] x2, then [Riff 3] x8
(bend the open note behind the nut)
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| e | |
| B | 3~ |
| G | 2b4r3b4~ 2b3r2b3r2p0 0~~ 0b2r0b2r0 |
| D | 2 2~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 3 3 5h6 5 3 5 3 3 |
| B | 3 5~ 5 5 |
| G | 2h4 9~ |
| D | 9h11 |
| A | 7h11 |
| E | |
| e | 12 9 9 |
| B | 12 12 9 12 |
| G | 11b13r11b13r11p9 11 9 9~ 11b13 |
| D | 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 9 9 |
| B | 12 12~ 9 12b14r12b14~ |
| G | 11 11b13 11 9 9 9 9~ 9 |
| D | 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 11b12 10 10 12b14r12b14~ 12 |
| G | 12b14 12 11 9 9~ 9 |
| D | 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 9 9~ x 10 11b12 11b12 11b12 11b12 |
| G | 11 9 x x x x |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 |
| B | 11b12 11b12 12 15b17~~ |
| G | x x x 9 9 9 11h13 |
| D | 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 15. 15. 15 15. 15. |
| B | 15b17 15b17 15 15b17 15b17r15 |
| G | 14b15r14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 |
| B | 12 15~ 12 12 15 |
| G | 14b15 12 14 12b13 12h13 12s13 |
| D | 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 12 15~ 9 |
| G | 12s13 14b16r14b16r14 9 9 9 11b13 |
| D | 14 x 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 9 14b16 14 12~ |
| B | 12p9 12p9 9 12 |
| G | 11 11p9 11p9 9 9 11s13 |
| D | 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 14b16 14 12 12 12 14b16 |
| B | 15 12 15 12 |
| G | 13 x |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14b16r14 12 12~ 12p9 |
| B | x 12 9 10 |
| G | 9 11 9 9 11 9 9~~ |
| D | 11 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Repeat lyrics *two and one half* times, with [Intro] and [Intro2] (and
phaser)
Aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah aah.
Aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah,
Aah aah aah ah ah ah aah.
[phaser off]
[strum]
E F#5 G5 A5
I will get down rollin' tonight.
N-n-n-n-n-n-n nobody's fault...
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 9~ | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 9~ | 9s7 7 7s4 4 4s2 2 |
| A | 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 7~ | 7s5 5 5s2 2 2p0 0 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 |