RAMBLE ON
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1969 Album LED ZEPPELIN II)
A13 A13sus4 Em
x 0 2 0 2 0 x 0 4 0 3 0 x 0 5 0 5 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Page - Rhythm steel string acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Page - Lead w/light dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Page - Lead w/light dist'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Page - Lead w/light dist'
Intro
Q=98
4/4
Gtr I
4x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 o |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| o 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Verse
8x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 o |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| o 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Pre-Chorus
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Gtr II
| 0 0 0 (0) |
| o 0 (0) 0 0 |
| 11pb12r(11) 9 9h11 |
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| o |
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| Gtr I
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| o 7 7 7 |
| 1 6 4 4 4 |
| 2 4 4 4 0 |
| o 2 4 6 6 6 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 0 (0) 0 o |
| 6pb7r(6) 6p4 (4) 2p 1 |
| 2 |
| o |
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| 0 0 (0) |
| 5 0 (0) o |
| 6 6 1 (1) |
| 7 2 (2) |
| 0 4 2 (2) o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
Chorus
To Coda
4x
| | 3 |
| o 9 9 9 9 | 3s5 3 (3) o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 (9)\ | 0 0 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 | 5s7 7 5 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 (9)\ | o |
| 0 0 0 0 | |
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| 4x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| o 9 9 9 9 x x x x x x | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3 3 3 3 3 o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 x x x x x x 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7s5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | o |
| 0 0 0 0 x x x x x x | |
Verse
>
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Gtr I
3x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 o |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| o 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Interlude
Gtrs III, IV
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| Gtr I
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| o (15) (15)p14h15 (15)p14h15 (15)p14h15 17 |
| (16) (16)p14h16 (16)p14h16 (16)p14h16 18 |
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| o |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 3s 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| 4s 6 6h 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 5s 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 |
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1.,2.
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| 15p14h15 (15) o |
| 16p14h16 (16) |
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| o |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
3.
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| 15p14h15 (15) | |
| 16p14h16 (16) | |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Chorus
Gtr II
4x
| | 3 |
| o 9 9 9 9 | 3s5 3 (3) o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 (9)\ | 0 0 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 | 5s7 7 5 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 (9)\ | o |
| 0 0 0 0 | |
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| Gtr I
| 4x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| o 9 9 9 9 x x x x x x | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3 3 3 3 3 o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 x x x x x x 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7s5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | o |
| 0 0 0 0 x x x x x x | |
Interlude
A13 A13sus4
Gtr I
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/ / / / / / /
Gtr III
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| 17 15 14 17 15 14 17 15 14 |
| 16 14 16 14 |
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| Gtr IV
| 9 7 9 7 9 7 |
| 10 7 10 7 10 |
| 9 9 |
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| Gtr II
Em A13sus4
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/ / / / /
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
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| 17 15 14 (14) 14 (14) 14 |
| 14 16 14 16 16 |
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| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| 9 7 |
| 10 7 10 (10) 7 10 (10) 7 10 |
| 9 |
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A13 A13sus4
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/ / / / / / /
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| 17 15 14 17 15 14 17 15 14 |
| 16 14 16 14 |
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| 9 7 9 7 9 7 |
| 10 7 10 7 10 |
| 9 9 |
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Em A13sus4
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/ / / / /
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
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| 17 15 14 (14) 14 (14) 14 |
| 14 16 14 16 16 |
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| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| 9 7 |
| 10 7 10 (10) 7 10 (10) 7 10 |
| 9 |
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Verse
Gtrs III, IV
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| Gtr II
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| | 9 7 7 |
| 9 (9) | 9h11 11 7h9 9 6 7 |
| 9h11 9 (9) 11 | |
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| Gtr I
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 | 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Gtr II
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| Gtr I
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 0 0 |
| o 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
D.S. al Coda
7x
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| o |
| 9 7 7 |
| 9h11 11 7h9 9 6 7 |
| o |
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| 7x
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3s5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 o |
| 4s6 6h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 0 6 |
| 5s7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 o |
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Outro
&
Gtr II
| | 3 |
| o 9 9 9 9 | 3s5 3 (3) o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 (9)\ | 0 0 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 | 5s7 7 5 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 (9)\ | o |
| 0 0 0 0 | |
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| Gtr I
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| o 9 9 9 9 x x x x x x | 3s5 5 5 5s3 3 3 3 3 3 o |
| 9 9 9 9 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 9 9 9 9 7 x x x x x x 0 0 | 5s7 7 7 7s5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| o 7 7 7 7 9 x x x x x x 0 0 | o |
| 0 0 0 0 x x x x x x | |
- 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