ed Zeppelin Song: Over the Hills and Far Away Tabbed by: Paul Hoskinson (banzai@v-wave.com) Notes ------ This song is a good example of John Bonham's drumming, and is very fun to play. PS. If you can't read this tab, take some drum lessons. Legend ------- 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (along top of measure)= Time Also could be 1tl+tl2tl+tl etc for 16th note triplets C = Crash Cymbal Line H = Hi-Hat Line T = Tom Line S = Snare Line B = Bass Drum Line Crash Cymbal Line 1-3 = Crash Cymbals (1 = highest, 3 = lowest) Hi-Hat Line x = hit Hi-Hat while closed o = open hi-hat, and hit it softly h = open hi-hat, and hit it HARD Warning: if there is more than one h or o in a row, hit the hi-hat at the start and leave it open for the rest of the o's or h's without hitting it. Also if you see an x then an o or an h right after it (like in Part 3), that means you have to hit it twice (once for the x and once for the o or h). Drum Lines (Snare, Tom and Bass Drum) o = Single Stroke d = Double Stroke 1-3 = Toms (1 = highest, 3 = lowest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Part 1: |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |--------------|---------1---3--| H |-(Wait for----|--------x---x---| S |--Drum Entry)-|--------o---o---| B |--------------|---------o---o--| 2. Part 2: |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |2---------------|---------1---3--|2---------------|----------------| H |--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-x-| S |----o-------o---|----o---o---o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---| B |o--o-----o-o----|o--o-----o---o--|o--o-----o-o----|o--o-----o-o----| 3. Part 3: |----Play 3x-----| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |----------------|---------1---3--| H |x-x-xhhhx-x-x-x-|x-x-xhhhx---x---| S |----o-------o---|----o---o---o---| B |o--o-o---o-o----|o--o-o---o---o--| 4. Repeat Part 2 5. Repeat Part 3 6. Repeat Part 2 7. Part 4: (16th triplets for beat 4) |-------------Play 2x-------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4tl+tl|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |2---------------|------3-----------|2---------------|------3---------| H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-oox---x-x-------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-oox---x-x-x-x-| T |----------------|--------------123-|----------------|----------------| S |----o--d----o---|----o-------oo----|----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo| B |o-------o-o-----|o-o---o---o------o|o-------o-o-----|o-o---o---oo-o--| |-------------Play 2x-------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------| H |--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-x-x-x-| S |----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o---|----o-------o---| B |o-------o----o--|o--o---o--oo-o--|o------o--oo-o--|o--o---o--oo----| |-------------Play 2x-------------| (watch out for 2/4 time |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + | here) H |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-x-| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o---| B |o------o--oo-o--|o--o---o--oo----|o------o--oo-o--|o-------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |----2-----------|----------------|--------1-------| H |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-------o---| B |o--o----o-------|o-------o-------|o-------o-------| 8. Repeat Part 3 9. Repeat Part 2 10. Repeat Part 3 11. Repeat Part 2 12. Part 5: (fade out) |----Play 10x----| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | C |----1-----------| H |x-x---x-x-x-x-x-| S |----o-------o---| B |o--------o-o----| End