• Song:

    The Ocean

  • Artist:

    Led Zeppelin

  • Album:

    How the West Was Won (s...

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=Song: The Ocean                                                     =
=Band: Led Zeppelin                                                  =
=Album: Houses Of The Holy                                           =
=Drummer: John "Bonzo" Bonham                                        =
=Tabbed By: Bonzorocks                                               =
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KEY:

C - Crash Cymbal
T - Tom
S - Snare
FT1 - Floor Tom 1
FT2 - Floor Tom 2
Bd - Bass Drum
Hf - Hit-Hat with foot

Note:
x - strike cymbal, l, HH with foot
* - choke cymbal
o - strike drum
O - accent drum
F -Accent Flam
The Measures (4/4), each "-" is equal to a 16th note:

Normal 

HH |----------------|
S  |----------------|
Bd |----------------|
   |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |


Triplets
            (3) - Indicates a Triplet         (  6 ) - Indicates a Sextuplet
HH |x-x-x-x----------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-------x-x-|
S  |----o---ooo--oooo|--o---o-o---o---|----o---ooo-oo--o-|
Bd |o-oo-oo----------|o---o-----o---o-|o-oo-o-----o--o---|
   |1 + 2 + 3tl+ 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3tl+tl4 + |

Drum Kits
Ludwig Silver Sparkle: This kit was used in 1968.
Ludwig Maple: This kit was used in 1969 & 1970 and had a 26-inch bass drum. A double bass was used in some of the Summer 1969 US tour.
Ludwig Green Sparkle: This kit was used from 1971-73.
Ludwig Amber Vistalite: This kit was used from 1973-75. Seen on The Song Remains The Same movie.
Ludwig Silver Metallic: This kit was used from 1977-80.

Bonzo's drum kit consisted of:
14x26 bass drum
10x14 rack tom from 1971-1975
12x15 rack tom
16x16 floor tom
16x18 floor tom from 1971-1980
LM402 6.5"x14" Chrome Metal Supraphonic snare drum from 1968-1973 & 1979-1980
LB417 6.5"x14" Black Beauty Supraphonic snare drum from 1975-1977

2-12" Ludwig Congas: These were used from 1969-70.
33" & 36" Ludwig Tympanis: These were used from 1970-80.  
Cymbals
Paiste 2002 15" Sound-edge Hi-hat:
Paiste 2002 16" medium crash: Used on the 1977-80 tours.
Paiste 2002 18" and 20" medium crashes
Paiste 2002 24" Ride
Paiste 38" Symphonic Gong: Introduced in Spring 1969.  
Drum Heads
Remo Black Dots
Ludwig Silver Dots  
Drum Sticks
Ludwig 2A  

The Song:

Bpm=80


4/4
  |---------Repeat  2x--No Crash--|                                
C |X---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|X---------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-0-+-|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---------|----o-------o-o-|----o-------oo|----o-------o---|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|o-oo--oo-o-o--o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

  __________________ ________________ ______________
  |1.        (3)    |2.3.            |4.            | 
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x----x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-------|
S |----o--------F---|----o-------o---|----o---0o0ooo|
Bd|o-oo-o--o--oo----|o-oo-o--o--o----|o-oo-o--o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |

  |---------Repeat  2x--No Crash--|  
C |X---------------|--------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---------|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |

C |----------------|--------------|X---------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---0o00o0|----o-------o---|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----------|o-oo--oo-oo---o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

  __________________ ________________ ______________
  |1.        (3)    |2.3.            |4.            | 
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x----x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-0-+---|
S |----o--------F---|----o-------o---|----o-----oooo|
Bd|o-oo-o--o--oo----|o-oo-o--o--o----|o-oo-o--o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |

  |---------Repeat  2x--No Crash--|  
C |X---------------|--------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---------|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |


C |----------------|--------------|X---------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-0-+-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---o-oo-o|----o-------o---|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-------------|o-oo--oo-oo---o-|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

                                     |--Repeat  2x-----| 
C |-----------------|----------------|X----------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-*-*--+-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x----x-|
S |----o--------F---|----o-------o---|----o--------F---|
Bd|o-oo-o--o--oo----|o-oo--oo-oo---o-|o-oo-o--o--oo----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|

                                                   |--Repeat  6x----|
C |X---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-*-*-*-|x---------------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|----o--o-----o|----------------|----------------|
Bd|o-oo--oo-oo---o-|o-oo-o--o--o--|o---------------|----------------|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
 
                    _________________ _________________
                   |1.        (3)    |2.        (3)    |
C |X---------------|-------------X---|-----------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-0------|x-x-x-x-x-0--x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|----o--------o---|----o--------oo-o|
Bd|o-oo--oo-oo---o-|o-oo-o--o--oo----|o-oo-o--o--oo----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|

    _________________ ______________
   |3.               |4.            |
C  |-----------------|--------------|X---------------|
HH |x-x-x-x-x-0----x-|x-x-x-x-------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
T  |-----------------|----------oo--|----------------|
S  |----o--------F---|----o---oo----|----o-------o-o-|
FT1|-----------------|------------oo|----------------|
Bd |o-oo-o--o--oo----|o-oo-o--------|o-o-----o--o----|
   |1 + 2 + 3 tl4 + -|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

                  |------Repeat  1x---------------|
HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S  |----o---------|----o-------o-o-|----o---------|
Bd |o-o-----o-----|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|
   |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |

HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-o-|----o---------|
Bd|o-o-----o--o----|o-o-----o-----|
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 |

Tempo Change
Bpm=160
                   (3)(3)(3)(3)(3)
  |--Repeat  6x----|
C |x---x---x---x---|--------------|--X------X-----X|
S |----0-------0---|ooooooooooo---|o------o-----o--|
Bd|o-o---o-o-o---o-|-----------o--|--o------o-----o| 
  |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1tl+2tl+3tl+4t|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

         (3)(3)(3)
C |----X---------|X----X------X---|--X-------------|
HH|--------------|----------------|----------------|
T |---------oo---|----------------|-------------o-o|
S |--o---oo------|--o-----o------o|-----o-----F----|
Bd|----o---o--oo-|o----o------o---|--o------o------|
  |1 + 2 tl+3tl+4|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

NOT FINISHED YET BUT WILL BE REAL SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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