now its time to ramble


"Ramble On"
by Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

Transcribed by Bryan Steele (thanks to Dave Whitehill for his help)

Questions, Comment, Corrections:
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35149@wpoff.monm.edu            (school)
bsteele@heartland.bradley.edu   (otherwise)


The main acoustic riff is Riff.1.  This is the basic feel for the riff and
you can add your own variations to make it sound more full.  The chord
changes are E(E5), E7sus4, Esus2 | A, Asus4, A, A9.

Riff.1
E-|---------------0----------|-----0----------------------0-------------------|
B-|--9---------0--0----------|--5--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------0----------|
G-|--9---9--9--7--9----------|--6--6h7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6----------|
D-|--9---9--9--7--7---0--0---|--7--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7-------|
A-|--7---7--7--7--9---0--0---|--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--------0-----7-------|
E-|---------0------------0---|----------------------------------------0-------|

Riff.1
E-|--------------0---------0--------------|----0------------------------------|
B-|--------9--9--0---------0--------------|----5----5-5-5---5---5--5--5----5--|
G-|--7/9---9--9--7--7-7----9--9-9-9-------|-6--6h7--7-7-7-7-6h7-7--7--6h7--7--|
D-|--------9--9--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--0--0-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7--7--7----7--|
A-|--9/11--7--7--7---------9---------0--0-|-0-----------0---0---0--0--0----0--|
E-|-----------0-------------------------0-|-----------------------------------|


Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics, "Ah, sometimes
I grow so tired, but I know one thing I've got to do!"  Riff.2 (acoustic) is
the acoustic part played behind Riff.2 (electric).  The chord pattern is
E, F#m7, G#m7 | A, F#m7, E.

Riff.2 (electric)
E-|-0---0-----0------------|-------------0---0---------|-0--------0-----------|
B-|-0----0-0--0---0-0----0-|-0----0--0---0-0---0-------|---------0--0--0-0---0|
G-|-11-----9--9-----9h11---|-7p6-----6p4---------------11(13)p9---9----9h11-|
D-|------------------------|---------------------7p6---|----------------------|
A-|------------------------|-------------------------7-|----------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
    ^play this measure the                              ^ extra addition to
     first time -- goto the                               measure one to give
     end measure after that                               the bend in the riff

Riff.2 (acoustic)
E-|-4---------------------------|--0----------------0-------------------------|
B-|----------2------7-----------|--5-----------2----0-------------------------|
G-|-1--------2------4--4--4-----|--6-----------2----1-------------------------|
D-|----------2------4--4--4--0--|--7--7--------2----2-------------------------|
A-|-2--2-----4------6--6--------|--0--0-0--7---4----2-------------------------|
E-|-0-----0--2--0---4-----------|----------0---2----0-------------------------|


These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full.  These
start at "Ramble on, now's the time, the time is now.  Sing my song..."

Riff.3 (electric)
E-|--------------------|-----------------------------2---2--3-----------------|
B-|-9------------------|--3/5-----5--5\3---3--3------3---3--3-----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------------------------0-------2--------------------|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|--5/7--------7\5------5--0----------------------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|--------------------|-------0----------0---0------|-A-|-7---------   t(
--44--|----    E-|---------|--Bh---------             e------A-|---------
  ---1-G-|---------    This   )----------E-|-----
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