The Rover - Led Zeppelin

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The Rover
Led Zeppelin




Explanation:                  
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/ x         Slide up to x
\ x         Slide down to x
(x ^ y)     Bend up, from x to y           if notes are in pasenthesises
(x v y)     Bend down, from x to y         they are hit once
([x] ^ y)   Play y bent, [don't play x]
(x - y)     Pull off from x to y 
(x + y)     Hammer-on from x to y
~~x,y       Trill x and y
~~~x        Wiggle note
^~~x        Play note x bent and wiggle



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The way that I have noted the riff for the verse is not the way that I 
normally play it, though it works just fine. I notice some notes are bent 
while they are played. Not much, but a little. Here is how I play it.

*=bent some wh
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------5-----([
---------7----
--0-----------

ile played
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---------*----
7] ^ 9)--5----
------------7-
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----7--5--5--7
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---3--0-------

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Intro-



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------ * -----
-------9------
-------9------
-------7------
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3--3--5--5--3-

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-------(7 + 9)
-5--3---------

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--9-----------
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10--9----10--9
-9--9-----9--9
-9--9-----9--9
-7--7-----7--7
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* (Opening chord)

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----0-------3-

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-3--5--5--3--5

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------(7 + 9)-
--3-----------

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-9------------
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10--9---------
-9--9---------
-9--9----5----
-7--7-------7-
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Verse Riff-    (4x inst.)





                          
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---------0----
------------2-
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----0---------

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-([2] ^ 4)---0
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---2------2--0
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---------3--0-

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Chorus-  (inst.)

   F#m    E   
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--11-11---9-9-
--11-11---9-9-
---9--9---7-7-
--------------

  D           
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--7-----------
--7-----------
--5-----------
--------------

 F#m      A   
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-7/11-11--14--
-7/11-11--14--
-5/9---9--12--
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    E      (Th
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14--9/--------
14--9/--------
12--7/--------
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is line 2x)
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 F#m    E     
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-11-11--9--9--
-11-11--9--9--
--9--9--7--7--
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D          C#m
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--------------
7------7---6--
7------7---6--
5------5---4--
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   B         A
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--------------
6--4------4--2
6--4------4--2
4--2------2--0
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         E
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--2-----------
--2-----------
--0-----------
------3--0----

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Verse Riff- (1st Verse, played 4x)


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---------0----
------------2-
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----0---------

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-([2] ^ 4)---0
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---2------2--0
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--0--2--------
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---------3--0-

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    (This line
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-------0-----(
----------2---
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--0-----------

 played 2nd ti
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[2] ^ 4)---0--
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me only)
-------------0
-------------0
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-2------2-----
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---0----------
-------0------
-----------2--
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2-------------
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Chorus-  (Vocals 1 + 2)
   
   
   F#m    E   
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--------------
--11-11---9-9-
--11-11---9-9-
---9--9---7-7-
--------------

  D           
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--------------
--7-----------
--7-----------
--5-----------
--------------

 F#m      A   
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--------------
-7/11-11--14--
-7/11-11--14--
-5/9---9--12--
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    E      (Th
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14--9---------
14--9---------
12--7---------
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is line 2x)
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 F#m    E     
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-11-11--9--9--
-11-11--9--9--
--9--9--7--7--
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D          C#m
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--------------
7------7---6--
7------7---6--
5------5---4--
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   B         A
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--------------
6--4------4--2
6--4------4--2
4--2------2--0
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         E
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--2-----------
--2-----------
--0-----------
------3--0----

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(This part is played over the chords above for Vocal Chorus 1 + 2)
                                         (Play this line 2x)

  F#m         
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----------10--
------11------
--11----------
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--------------

 E           D
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---------9----
-----9-------1
-9------------
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--------------

             F
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1-------------
-------------1
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#m         A  
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-------10-----
---11------9--
1-------------
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         (D)
----9---------
10------------
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 F#m          
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---------10---
-----11------1
-11-----------
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   E          
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---9----------
1-----9-----9-
---------9----
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     D        
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-----7-----7--
--------7-----
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      C#m     
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------5-----5-
7--------6----
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   B        A
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---4-----4--2-
------4-------
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----2
-2---
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Inst. before Solo-

  8x          
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---7--7--7--7-
---7--7--7--7-
---7--7--7--7-
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-9--9\0-------
-9--9\0-------
-9--9\0-------
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----------0---

  (On the 6thx
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|--------(
----|---------

, play riff be
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-------(9 + 11
9 + 11)-------
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low)
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---9----------
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Solo-   (I put dots below to denote groups of notes)

              
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-----------6--
---(7 + 9)----
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    .         

          F#m 
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---7----------
9-------------
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--------------
----------(5 +
           .  

             E
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-------------4
--(4 + 5 + 7)-
 7)-----------
              

        D     
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--------------
----4--(6 - 4)
--7-----------
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--------------
.       .     

              F#m 
-------------------
------------5--7---
------4--/6--------
-7-----------------
-------------------
-------------------
       .

   F#m(cont.) 
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--(10 - 9 - 7)
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   .          

           A  
-----------7--
--(9 + 10)----
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   .          

          E
7-------------
---(10 ^ 12)--
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---------------------------------
--------(10 - 7)-----------------
-------------------9-------------
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          . 




 F#m          
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-(9 + 11)-11--
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 .            

       E      
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------------(9
------(9 + 11)
(9 + 11)------
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.            .

              
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 + 10 - 9)-(9 
---------10---
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            . 

   D  
----------9---
+ 10 + 12)--12
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-------------------
-(10 - 9)-9--------
--------11-(11 - 9)
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-------------------
   .       .

              
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-(11 - 9)---(1
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   .        . 

              
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1 - 9)--------
----(11 - 9)--
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F#m         A 
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-------------9
9\7-7----(7/9)
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.          .  

         E   
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-9-9-9--------
----------(7/9
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           .  

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9-9-9-------9-9-9--
)-------(7/9)------
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-------------------
         .




  F#m         
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-(16 ^ 18)--(1
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  .           

              
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--------(17 ^ 
6 ^ 18)-------
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         .    

         E    
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19)--(17 ^ 19)
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-17-----------
----([17] ^ 19
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    D 
-------------------
 v 17)-------------
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-------------------
          

              
----17--------
-14----([17] ^
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       C#m    
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 19 v 17)----1
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             .

              
--17----------
4----([17] ^ 1
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     B                         A
--------------17-----------------
9 v 17)----14----([17] ^ 19 v 17)
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           .





-------?------
--14--(17 - 14
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--(16 - 14)---
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16 - 14)------
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Verse 3-

Same as Verses before.


Chorus 3- 

Same as Choruses before.












===========================================================================
Verse 4-  (and outro)
            I am starting this at the end of the vocals.

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---------0----
------------2-
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----0---------

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-([2] ^ 4)---(
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[2] ^ 4)--([2]
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 ^ 4)--0--0---
-------------2
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-----0--0---(0
--2-------2---
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 + 1)
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   (3x)       
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--0--0---(0 + 
-------2------
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     |
-----|--------
-----|--------
1)---|--------
-----|--0--0--
-----|--------
-----|--------

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0--2----------
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0--0--0--2----
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0--0--0--0----
------------2-
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                   |




    (3x)
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---(0 + 2)--(0
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 + 2)--(0 + 2)
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--2--2--------
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   (4x)
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------------0-
---(0 + 2)----
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-0------------
---------(0 + 
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----0------(0 
2)-----2------
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+ 2)----------
------2-------
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      etc
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-------------1
-------------1
--(12 + 14)---
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2--12---------
2--12---------
-------------(
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----------12--
----------12--
12 + 14)------
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-----(12 + 14)
-----(12 + 14)
14------------
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--12----------
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