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Artist: Led Zeppelin
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The Rover
Led Zeppelin




Explanation:                  
~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ 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 while played
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------*---------------------------------------------------
------5-----([7] ^ 9)--5---------------------------------------------------
---------7----------------7-----7--5--5--7---------------------------------
--0------------------------------------------3--0--------------------------









===========================================================================
Intro-



---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------ * -----------------------------------------------10--9----10--9-----
-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----
-------9-------------------------------------------------9--9-----9--9-----
-------7---------------------------(7 + 9)--9------------7--7-----7--7-----
--------------3--3--5--5--3--5--3------------------------------------------
                          
* (Opening chord)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------10--9--------------
---------------------------------------------------------9--9--------------
---------------------------------------------------------9--9----5---------
----------------------------------(7 + 9)--9-------------7--7-------7------
----0-------3--3--5--5--3--5--3--------------------------------------------
                          
===========================================================================
Verse Riff-    (4x inst.)





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







===========================================================================
Chorus-  (inst.)

   F#m    E     D            F#m      A       E      (This line 2x)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9/---------------------------
---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7/---------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          

 F#m    E     D          C#m   B         A         E
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------
------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------
                          

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


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



    (This line played 2nd time only)
-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------0---0-----------------------------
-------0-----([2] ^ 4)---0-----------------------0-------------------------
----------2------------------2------2----------------2--2------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--0------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          
===========================================================================
Chorus-  (Vocals 1 + 2)
   
   
   F#m    E     D            F#m      A       E      (This line 2x)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------
--11-11---9-9---7------------7/11-11--14--14--9----------------------------
---9--9---7-7---5------------5/9---9--12--12--7----------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          

 F#m    E     D          C#m   B         A         E
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
-11-11--9--9--7------7---6--6--4------4--2--2------------------------------
--9--9--7--7--5------5---4--4--2------2--0--0------------------------------
------------------------------------------------3--0-----------------------
   
===========================================================================
(This part is played over the chords above for Vocal Chorus 1 + 2)
                                         (Play this line 2x)

  F#m          E           D             F#m         A           (D)
------------------------------------------------------------9--------------
----------10-----------9-------------------------10-----10-----------------
------11-----------9-------11----------------11------9---------------------
--11-----------9-------------------------11--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          

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

  8x                          (On the 6thx, play riff below)
--------------------------------|------------------------------------------
---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|------------------------------------------
---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|--------------------------9---------------
---7--7--7--7--9--9\0-----------|----------------(9 + 11)------------------
--------------------------------|--------(9 + 11)--------------------------
------------------------0-------|------------------------------------------
                          


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          

===========================================================================
Solo-   (I put dots below to denote groups of notes)

                        F#m              E        D                   F#m 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------7--------------------------------------------------5--7---
-----------6--9-------------------------------4--(6 - 4)------4--/6--------
---(7 + 9)-------------------------------4--7------------7-----------------
------------------------------(4 + 5 + 7)----------------------------------
------------------------(5 + 7)--------------------------------------------
    .                    .                .       .            .

   F#m(cont.)            A            E
-------------------------7--7----------------------------------------------
--(10 - 9 - 7)--(9 + 10)-------(10 ^ 12)----------(10 - 7)-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   .             .                                  . 




 F#m                 E                       D  
----------------------------------------------------9----------------------
--------------------------(9 + 10 - 9)-(9 + 10 + 12)--12-(10 - 9)-9--------
-(9 + 11)-11--------(9 + 11)---------10-------------------------11-(11 - 9)
--------------(9 + 11)-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .            .            .            .                  .       .

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




  F#m                                E                      D 
-------------------------------------------17------------------------------
----------------------(17 ^ 19)--(17 ^ 19)----([17] ^ 19 v 17)-------------
-(16 ^ 18)--(16 ^ 18)------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  .                    .                                          

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





-------?-------------------------------------------------------------------
--14--(17 - 14)------------------------------------------------------------
----------------(16 - 14)--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------(16 - 14)---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  .










===========================================================================
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.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0-----([2] ^ 4)---([2] ^ 4)--([2] ^ 4)--0--0--------0--0---(0 + 1)
------------2------------------------------------------2--2-------2--------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----0----------------------------------------------------------------------


   (3x)            |
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
--0--0---(0 + 1)---|------------------------------------0--0--0--0---------
-------2-----------|--0--0--0--2----------0--0--0--2----------------2------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
                   |




    (3x)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)--(0 + 2)-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------2--2-----------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


   (4x)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------0--0----------------0------(0 + 2)-----------------------------
---(0 + 2)-------------(0 + 2)-----2------------2--------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      etc
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------
-------------12--12-------------------12-------(12 + 14)-------------------
--(12 + 14)----------------(12 + 14)------14--------------12---------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------







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