Black Dog Bass

Black Dog-Led Zeppelin
Tabbed by Adam
email:iampinkfloyd@hotmail.com
 
This tab is the real deal folks. Done by ear, checked with friends,
checked versus an actual Zep song book, simplified for your easy playing benefit.
 
 
[Verse riff]
 
G||--------------|--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|
D||*-------5--6--|--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|
A||*----7--------|-----7--------------|-----------------------|
E||--------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 
G|------------------------------|
D|--5--7--7--------------------*|
A|-----------5--7--3--5--------*|
E|-----------------------5--5---|
 
 
[Long verse end riff]
 
G|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------5-----------|
A|---------5--6--|--7--------7-----5--|
E|------7--------|-----7--------7-----|
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------5--------|--------------5-----|--------------------5--6--|
A|--6--7--------7-----|--5--6--7--------7--|-----5--6--7--5--7--------|
E|--------7--------7--|-----------7--------|--7-----------------------|
 
G|--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|--------------------|-----------
D|--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|--5--7--7-----------|-----------
A|-----7--------------|-----------------------|-----------5--7--3--|--5--------
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----5--5--
 
- There are 3 verses, then the first Chorus
 
 
[Chorus](Type 1)
 
This a condensed form, notes are longer, so listen for the rhythm.
 
G|-----------------------|------------------||
D|*----------------------|-----------------*||
A|*----------------------|--3--------------*||
E|---5----5----5----5----|-------5----5-----||
 
 - Verses 4 and 5
 
Bridge (let A ring  for duration)
 
 
[Interlude] (2nd type of chorus, as the book calls it)
 
G|-------------------------------|----------------------||
D|-------------------------------|----------------------||
A|--------------------x--3-------|--------------7----5--||
E|--5--3--5--3/-5--3----------5/-|--5--3--5--3/---------||
 
 - Verses 6,7 and 8
 
 
[End with long verse riff]
 
G|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------5-----------|
A|---------5--6--|--7--------7-----5--|
E|------7--------|-----7--------7-----|
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------5--------|--------------5-----|--------------------5--6--|
A|--6--7--------7-----|--5--6--7--------7--|-----5--6--7--5--7--------|
E|--------7--------7--|-----------7--------|--7-----------------------|
 
 
G|--------5-----7--9--|--5--7--5--------5-----|--------------------|-----------
D|--7--------7--------|-----------7--7-----7--|--5--7--7-----------|-----------
A|-----7--------------|-----------------------|-----------5--7--3--|--5--------
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----5--5--
 
 
[Chorus] (Type 1)
 
(Alternate ending, Replaces the last bar after repeat)
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|5----4----3---------|
E|---------------5----|
 
 - Verses 9 and 10
 
 - Bridge (let A ring  for duration)
 
 
[Interlude or Chorus 3/Guitar Solo] (again, I don't know why they numbered it this way)
 
G|-------------------------------|----------------------||
D|-------------------------------|----------------------||
A|--------------------x--3-------|--------------7----5--||
E|--5--3--5--3\-5--3----------5\-|--5--3--5--3\---------||
 
Repeat until end with some variations on dead notes and slides etc.
 
Fade out.
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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