Led Zeppelin – Gallows Pole tab
Chords:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: JFAREWELL Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Un-Ledded MTV Unplugged 12 String Acoustic (quarter step down) (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) will do fine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords ------ E A D G B e ---------------- A7 x x 2 0 2 0 (A 7th) Em x 2 0 0 0 0 C6 x x 2 0 1 0 (C Major 6th) C x 3 2 0 1 0 C* x x 4 0 3 0 D9 x x 4 5 3 0 (D 9th) G5 3 x 0 0 3 3 (G 5th) Dsus x x 0 2 3 3 Asus x x 0 2 3 0 - the G A G A progression is played like this (powerful sound)E|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|B|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|G|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|D|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|A|-------x--x--x--x-------------x--x--x--x--|E|--3----x--x--x--x--3----3-----x--x--x--x--|- Lots of string muting in the G A G A part - I play the G A G A part by barring the A (x02222) with my index finger leave the A string (string 5) open and tap the G note with my middle finger. - Start the first verse after the 4th repeat of intro so Hangman would come in on repeat 5. - Listen to the song to get timing - I also broke the song up into verses to make it easier to keep track. The way I broke them up may not be the way it was originally written ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro/Riff^ ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^E|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--0--/-0-0-0--| x4B|-------2-0-2--2-0-1-1-1--/-3-3--3--/-2-0-2--|G|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--5--/-0-0-0--|D|-------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--/-4-4--4--/-2-2-2--|A|---0----------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|Verse 1 ------- Riff Hangman Hangman Riff hold it a little while A7 C6 I think I see my friends commin G5 Asus ridin a many mile Riff x2 Verse 2 ------ Riff So friends you get a some silver Riff get a little gold A7 C6 what did you bring me my dear friends G5 Asus keep me from the gallows pole Riff x2 A7 C6 what did you bring me G5 Asus keep me from the gallows pole Riff x2 Verse 3 ------- Riff I couldn't get no silver Riff I couldn't get no gold A7 C6 you know we're too damn poor G5 Asus to keep you from the gallows pole Riff x2 Chours ------ A7 Asus G5 Asus Hangman Hangman A7 Asus G5 G5 hold it a little while A7 Asus G5 Asus I think I see my brother commin G5 Asus G A G A ridin a many mile Verse 4 ------- G A G A Brother you get a little silver, G A G A get a little gold G A G A what did you bring me, my brother G5 Asus G A G A to keep me from the gallows pole Verse 5 ------- G A G A brother I brought you some silver G A G A I brought a little gold G A G A I Brought a little of everything G5 Asus G A G A keep you from the gallows pole C Asus G A G A Ya I brought you G A G A to keep you from the gallows pole Chours ------ A7 Asus G5 Asus Hangman Hangman A7 Asus G5 G5 turn your head a while A7 Asus G5 Asus I think I see my sister commin G5 Asus G A G A ridin a many mile Verse 6 ------- G A G A Sister I emplore you take him by the hand G A G A take him to some shady spot and G5 Asus G A G A sit him on the love of his man please take him G5 Asus G A G A sit him on the rock of main man man Chours ------ A7 Asus G5 Asus Hangman Hangman A7 Asus G5 G5 on your face a smile A7 Asus G5 Asus tell me that I'm free to ride G5 Asus G A G A ride for many mile Verse 7 ------- G A G A Yes you've got a fine sister G A G A she want my blood to boil G A G A she want my blood to boil in her G5 Asus G A G A to keep you from the gallows pole Verse 8 ------- G A G A Your brother brought me silver G A G A and your sister want my sole G A G A for now I laugh oh so hard G5 Asus she's swinging on my gallows pole G A G A for now I laugh oh so hard G5 Asus she's swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A G A G A I keep Swinging G A G A I keep Swinging G A G A I keep Swinging G A G A Same song nothing but a dog (I think this is what he is saying) G A G A Same song nothing but a dog G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A swinging on my gallows pole G A G A