SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1971 Album LED ZEPPELIN III)
Transcribed by Victor Ochoa
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones
Cm
x 3 5 5 4 x Fm
1 3 3 1 1 x Bb5/C
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3 5 5 3 x x
Intro
Slowly Q.=44
Cm
12/8
Gtr I
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| 8 11 8 | 11b13 (11)r |
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| 8p7 7 8 10 | 10s12 (12) 12 12 (12) |
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Fm
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| 15p13p11 13 15 13 11 13 13 13h15p13 11 13 15 13 11 13 |
| 13 13 (13) (13) (13) 13 |
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| 8p7 8p7 8p7 8 10 10s12 |
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Gm
Gtrs I, II
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| 11p8 8h11p8 8 8 (8) 11 9 11 |
| 10 10 10s12 |
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| 11b13 11b13 11 |
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| /5 | 4 4 3 |
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| /6 | 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 4 |
1st Verse
Cm Fm
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| 8 10 8p7 7 8 10 |
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| 10 1 3 3s5 | 3s5 3 1 1s3s1 1s3 1 1s3s1 1s3 1 1s3s1 3 |
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| 3 5 5s6 | 5s6 5 3 3s5s3 3s5 3 3s5s3 3s5 3 3s5s3 5 |
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| 10 12 13 13 10 13 13 10 10 12 13p12p10 10 8\ |
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| 5 5 (5) (5) 5 5 | 6 6s8 6 5 3 3s5 3 3s5 |
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| 3 3 | 4 4s6 4 3 1 1s3 1 1s3 |
Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7 D7 Dbmaj7
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| /5 4 5 | 5 5b7r(5) 5 5b7r(5) |
| 5 | 4 4 3 |
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| 6 | 5 5 5 4 (4) 4 |
2nd Verse
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Gtr I
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 |
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| 3 (3) 3 |
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| 5 5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
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Fm
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| 1 1 1 | ^1 1 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 ^1 1 |
| 3 3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 | 3 (3) ^3 3 |
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Gtr II
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| 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6\ |
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| 5 5 5 (5) | 6 6s8 6 5 3 3s5 3 3s5 |
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Cm/E G7/DCm Eb7
Gtr II
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D7 Dbmaj7
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| 10b12 11 10 |
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| 5 5 5 4 (4) 4 |
Guitar Solo
C Cm
Gtr I
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o / / / / / / / / / /
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| 10 10 8h10p8 8 8 10 8 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 (10) |
| 10 10 8p6 8p6 6 8s10 |
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| 8 8 8 (8) 8p6 |
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| 10b12 (10)r 10 8 8 17 |
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/ / / / / / / / // / /
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| 17s15p13s12 12 13 15 12 13 13 15 15b17 15b17 (15)r |
| 15 15 15 (15) |
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/ / / / / / / / / / / o
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| 17 (17)\ 10b12 10p8 10p8 8 10 8 8 10b12 |
| 10 10 8h10p8 8 8 8 10 8 10 10 10 |
| 10 10p8s6 8p6 6 6 8s10 10 |
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Cm Bb5/C
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| 10b12 10pb11r(10) 8 8 8 8 10 8 10 8 8 8 /12 |
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| 11 11 13b15 13b15 13b15 13 13b15 |
| 11b13 11b13 11 |
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| 4 4s 6 4 3 1 1s 3 1 1s 3 |
Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Eb7
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| 11 8 11 13 11 |
| 13 (13)\ 8 11 8 13 |
| 10b12 10b12 10 8 |
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D7 Dbmaj7
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| 13b15 13b15 (13) (13)r(13)p11 13 13b14 13b15 13b15 13pb15r(13) 11b11.5 (11)r |
| 11b11.5 (11)r |
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| 5 5b7r (5) 5 5b7r(5) |
| 4 4 3 |
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| 5 5 5 4 (4) 4 |
3rd Verse
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| 3 5b7 5b7 5 3 5p3 5 | 5 |
| 5 5 | 5 |
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Eb D
Gtr II
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| | 7 (7) 7 7 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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Cm G7/DCm/EEb7 D7 Dbmaj7
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| /5 4 5 | 5 5b7r(5) 5 5b7r(5) |
| 5 | 4 4 3 |
| /6 5 6 | |
| 6 | 5 5 5 4 (4) |
4th Verse
Cm
| 8 10 10 10 (10) 11 11 11 (11) 10 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 (8) 8 |
| 8 8 8 |
| /10 10 10 (10) 10 10s |
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| 1 1 (1) 3 3 (3) 4 4 3 1 |
| 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 |
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Cm
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| 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 |
| 8 8 (8) |
| 3s10 10 10 10 10 10 10 (10) 10 |
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C7
| 12 12 15 18 15 15 |
| 11 11 13s17 17 17 17 (17) 17 17 17 17 |
| 12 (12) 11s15 15 15 (15) 15 15 (15) 15 |
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| 15 15 (15) 15 15 15 |
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| 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 |
| 1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
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| 1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
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Cm
| 8 8 10 10 11 10 8 |
| 8 8 (8) 8 8 (8) 8 8 (8) 8 8 |
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| 10b12 10b12 10b12 10b12 10b12 10b12 (10)r 10 8 |
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Gm Ab Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
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| x 0 (0) | | /5 4 5 |
| 5 (5) 5 5 | 6 6s8 6 5 3 3s5 3 3s5 | 5 |
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| 3 3 3 | 4 4s6 4 3 1 1s3 1 1s3 | 6 |
D7 Dbmaj7
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| 5 5b7r(5) 5 5b7r(5) |
| 4 4 3 |
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| 5 5 5 4 (4) 4 |
Ab
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Fm Cm/EbG7/DCm Eb7
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| 3 3s5 3 3s5 6S5S3 (3)/ 5 3 | 5 |
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| 1 1s3 1 1s3 4S3S1 (1)/ 3 1 | 6 |
D7 Dbmaj7
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| 5 5b7r(5) 5 5b7r(5) |
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Cm
Gtr I
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