Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Some things to remember when playing When the Levee Breaks: 1, wear the
slide on the fourth finger. 2, The tuning is, from 6-1, E, A, C, F, A, C.
3, It`s played on a twelve string, but can be played on a six, and now to
get on with it.
When the Levee Breaks
(Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Minnie)
Half-time drum intro: Guitar 1, 12 sring electric:
-------------0--0----------3--0--0--------
-------------3--3----------3--0--0--------
--3p0--0--0--4--4--3p0--0--3--0--0--5--5--
--3p0--0--0--5--5--3p0--0-----------5--5--
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Keep on repeating that riff a bunch of times until the slide part enters:
--6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10-----------0--5--3-----0--
--6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10-----------3--5--3-----3--
--6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10--5--3--5--0--5--3--5--0--
--6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10--5--3--5--0--5--3--5--0--
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After the "It`s got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
oh well oh well oh well" line, and the slide that is shown above comes
this:
12 string
-----12--12--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--10--12--
-----12--12--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--10--12--
--7--12--12--0--7--7--0--5--5--7--0---0---
--7--12--12--0--7--7--0--5--5--7--0---0---
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After that another slide guitar enters (six string with regular tuning
[EADGBe], with a bit of fuzz or distortion):
--1210------12~--75----7~---------5--7--10--12~~~~
---------12------------8-----87/5------------------
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