WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Led Zeppelin - Thank You Bass | Ver. 1
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I saw this song requested and always liked the
bassline so I figured i'd post it!
It's in standard tuning (EADG). Another great bassline
that there ALOT of little articulations (especially in
the slides) that are great practice to learn and really
add alot to the song. Most of what you can learn from
someone else's basslines comes from learning all the
little "licks" and "articulations" that the great ones
are masters of. Therefore, i've tried to notate as best
I can alot of the little things he does. Good Luck!
Intro - rest 4 measures then:
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------0--5--0--5--------3-------0--3--0--3-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------0--2--0-----0--2--5-------0--5---5-0/5-7-7-|
E|-------------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------*rest throughout first verse*-------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:(Note: the Open A is a pickup to the beginning
of the measure which begins on B)
G|-------------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------4-----4--0--2------------------------------|
A|--0-2--------------------2-------2-0------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-----1----|
E|----------------0------------4-----------------------|
G|----------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-------------------------4--0-----0--1--2----|
A|----2---------2--------------2---------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|
Pre Chorus/Chorus Section:
G|------------------------5----------------------------|
D|------------------------------5----------------------|
A|----3---3------3---3--------------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------------|
A|----2----------5-----------5------------2/5----------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5h7---------------|
D|-------------------5---7p5h7------------5h7----------|
A|---/5---5----5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9p7--------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------7h9-----9\---------------------|
A|----5-----5------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7\---------------------|
A|----3-----3-------5h7---5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------------------------|
A|----2-------------5--0h2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--------3-3--5-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------5h7-------------------|
A|----5---------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------5----------|
G|-------------------------------7---------------------|
D|---------------------7------------7------------------|
A|----5---------5-----------------------0---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-----4--------------------------|
D|-----------------4-----4---------4--------4----------|
A|----2-----2-------------------------x--2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0----------1-------------|
E|------------------4----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------2--x--4--------------------|
D|-----------------0h2---4-----------2h4---------------|
A|----2------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------*rest until solo*--------------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
G|-12h14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-----5--2-----0-----2------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---0----------0-----3--------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------0h1------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------3h5--------5\3p2----------------|
E|------3---------------------------------3------------|
G|---------------------------7-------------------------|
D|----------------------5/7-----7----5--4--------------|
A|------3h5---5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-----7-----------7-----7--------------|
D|-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A|------5-------------------5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------5----------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0---2---5-----2----|
A|--------------3--------2--3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0--0h2----5----2\---------------|
A|-------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|-------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5-----0---2---5---2--5--2---0----/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
*rest 2nd verse*
Second bridge:
G|-----------------------------------4-------4---------|
D|-------------------------------4-------4------4------|
A|----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2---------------------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-----------------------------0---1-------|
E|--------------0-------------0--0--4--0---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-------------------|
*rest for final verse and outro*