• Song:

    When the Levee Breaks

  • Artist:

    Led Zeppelin

  • Album:

    Early Days: The Best of...

Led Zeppelin
When the Levee Breaks

Transcribed By: Ryan Huntsman  (IbanezBassMX)
Email: Ryan82184@aol.com

Tuning: one whole step down
low to high: (D,G,C,F)

Intro  (0:07)
F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--5--
C----------------------------
G----------------------------
D----------------------------

F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------

(0:20, 3:05)
F-3-0-0---0------0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C------------3/4-----------3/4----------------------------  X3
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------

F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------

F-3-0-0--0------0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C-----------3/4-----------3/4---------------------------  X3
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-4--
C-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------

(1:08, 3:51)
F-3-3-3--------------------3---------3-----------
C----------------------3-3----3-5--3----3-5------
G--------2-3-3-3-3-5-5----------------------3-5--
D------------------------------------------------

F----------------------------3---------3--------
C----------------------0-2-3----3-5--3----3-5~--
G-1-1---0h1-2-3-3-3--2--------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------

Verses  (1:25, 4:08)
F-3-0-0---0------0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C------------3/4-----------3/4----------------------------  X3
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------

F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------

F-3-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-4--
C-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------

(2:12, 4:44)
F-3-3-3--------------------3---------3-----------
C----------------------3-3----3-5--3----3-5------
G--------2-3-3-3-3-5-5----------------------3-5--
D------------------------------------------------

F----------------------------3---------3--------
C----------------------0-2-3----3-5--3----3-5~--
G-1-1---0h1-2-3-3-3--2--------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------

Bridge  (2:26)
F-------------------------------------------------------
C-5~~-------------5--5-5-----------------3-5-5-5-5-5-3--
G-------------------------5-----3--3-3-5----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------

F--------------------------------------5--7-7-7--
C-5--5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7----5--5-5-5-7--3--5-5-5--
G-------------5-5-5-5-5----3--3-3-3-5------------
D------------------------------------------------

F-7--7-7-7-------------------------------5--7-7-7--
C-5--5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-----5--5-5-5--7--3--5-5-5--  X2
G-------------5-5-5-5-5-----3--3-3-3--5------------
D--------------------------------------------------

F-7--7-7-7-----------------------------5--7-7~------
C-5--5-5-5----7--7-7-7----5--5-5-5--7--3--5-5~---3--
G-------------5--5-5-5----3--3-3-3--5---------------
D---------------------------------------------------

2nd Bridge  (5:08)
F-3-0-0-0-0--0-----------------------------------------
C--------------5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5----5--5-5~-5-0-3--
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------

F----------------------------------------------------------
C-5--5-5-5--5------------------------------3--5-5-5-3---3--
G-------------7-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-3--3-3-3-5-------------5----
D----------------------------------------------------------

F-7--7-7-7-------------------------------5--7-7-7--
C-5--5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-----5--5-5-5--7--3--5-5-5--  X4
G-------------5-5-5-5-5-----3--3-3-3--5------------
D--------------------------------------------------

Outro  (5:47)
F-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5--
C-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------

F-------------------------------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------------------------------  X2
G----------------------------------------------------------3--
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3----

F------------------------------------------------------------
C-----------------------3-3----------------------------------
G---------------------------3-----------------------------3--
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3----

F---------------------------------------------------------------
C--------------------------------------------------------3---3--
G----------------------------3-------------------------3---3----
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3----6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-3----------

F---------------------------------------------------------------
C---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------3-------------------------2-3-4-5--
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3----6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6----------

F---------------------------------------------------------------
C---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------3---------------------------3-4-5--
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3----6-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-6--------

F------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------3---------------------
D-6-3-3-3-3--3-3-6-3-3-3-3----6-3-3-3-3--3-3~~~--

Thats it, Enjoy, this is a cool song.
GW April 2003.
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