eppelin
When The Levee Breaks
Tabbed By:Brian Gelvin
E-Mail:[email protected]
This song doesn't use the low Eor A strings.
This is a good song and very easy to play and learn.
The tuning is,
1=C
2=A
3=F
4=C
There are 2 guitars (same tuning) 12-string electric,L&R Channels and 6-string electric,L&R channels.
Heavy Delta Blues, Moderatly with swing quater note=140
Key
P=pull off to open
/=slide up
\=slide down
b=bend up (toward low E)
B=bend down (toward high E)
()=optional note(s)
~=vibrato
H=hammer
Intro, 12-string
P P P P
C|-------0--0--------3-0-0-------------0--0---------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3--------3-0-0-------------3--3---------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4---3--0--3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5---3--0--------5-5--|
X|-------------------------------------------------------------|
X|-------------------------------------------------------------|
P P P
C|-------0--0-0------3-0-0-------------0--0-0-------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3-3------3-0-0-------------3--3-3-------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4-4-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5-5-3-0-0-------5-5--|
X|-------------------------------------------------------------|
X|-------------------------------------------------------------|
P P b P
C|-------0--0-0--------5--5---------0------------3-0-0-----|
A|-------3--3-3---------------------3------------3-0-0-----|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-0------3-0-0-0-5-------3--0-3-0-0-5-5-|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-0---------(0-0)5--5-5--3--0-------5-5-|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
P P
C|--------0--0-0---------0--0-0-------0-----------3-0-0-----|
A|--------3--3-3---------3--3-3-------3-----------3-0-0-----|
F|3-0-0-0-4--4-4-3-0-0-0-4--4-4-3--0--5------3--0-3-0-0-5-5-|
C|3-0-0-0-5--5-5-3-0-0-0-5--5-5----0--5--5-5-3--0-------5-5-|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P
C|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0--------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3----------3--3----------3--3--------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-------5-5--|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P
C|-------0--0-0------3-0-0-------------0--0---------0--0--|
A|-------3--3-3------3-0-0-------------3--3---------3--3--|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4--3--0-0-4--4--|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5--3--0-0-5--5--|
X|--------------------------------------------------------|
X|--------------------------------------------------------|
P P P
C|-------0--0-0------3-0-0--------------0--0---------0--0--|
A|-------3--3-3------3-0-0--------------3--3---------3--3--|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3-0-0-0-4--4--3--0-0-4--4--|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--3-0-0-0-5--5--3--0-0-5--5--|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P
C|-------0--0-0------3-0-0-------------0--0---------0--0--|
A|-------3--3-3------3-0-0-------------3--3---------3--3--|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4--3--0-0-4--4--|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5--3--0-0-5--5--|
X|--------------------------------------------------------|
X|--------------------------------------------------------|
P P P P
C|-------0--0-0------3-0-0-------------0--0-0------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3-3------3-0-0-------------3--3-3------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4-4-3--0-3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5-5-3--0-------5-5--|
X|------------------------------------------------------------|
X|------------------------------------------------------------|
with slide* with out slide Intro end|verse
C|o-6/8-8-8-8--8--8/10-10-10-10--10\--------(0)-/5-3---(0)-o|
A|--6/8-8-8-8--8--8/10-10-10-10--10\---------3--/5-3----3---|
F|--6/8-8-8-8--8--8/10-10-10-10--10\--5-3--5-0--/5-3--5-0---|
C|o-6/8-8-8-8--8--8/10-10-10-10--10\--5-3--5(0)-/5-3--5(0)-o|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
*worn on 4th finger If (it)
P P P P
C|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0--------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3----------3--3----------3--3--------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-------5-5--|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
keeps on rian-in' levee's goin' to break,__ If it
P P P P
C|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0--------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3----------3--3----------3--3--------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-------5-5--|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
keeps on rain-in' levee's goin' to break,__ when the lev-
P P P P
C|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0---------3-0-0------|
A|-------3--3----------3--3----------3--3---------3-0-0------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0--3-0-0-5-5--|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0--------5-5--|
X|-----------------------------------------------------------|
X|-----------------------------------------------------------|
ee breaks, have no place to stay_________
P P P P
C|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------0-------|
A|-------3--3----------3--3----------3--3----------3-------|
F|3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4-------|
C|3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5-------|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
Mean old__ lev - ee, taught me to weep__ and moan,____
P P P P
C|-------0--5--------3-0-0-------------0-------------0--5--|
A|-------3-----------3-0-0-------------3-------------3-----|
F|3--0-0-4------3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4------3--0-0-4-----|
C|3--0-0-5------3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5------3--0-0-5-----|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
X|---------------------------------------------------------|
Lord,_ (well) mean old_ lev-ee taught me to weep_ and moan___
P P P P
C|-------0-0-0-------3-0-0-------------0--0----------0----5-|
A|-------3-3-3-------3-0-0-------------3--3----------3------|
F|3--0-0-4-4-4--3--0-3-0-0-5-5--3--0-0-4--4---3--0-0-4--4---|
C|3--0-0-5-5-5--3--0-------5-5--3--0-0-5--5---3--0-0-5------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
X|----------------------------------------------------------|
It's got what it takes to make a moun-tain leave_ his home.
P P P P
C|-----0---5------3-0-0-----------3-0-0-------------0--0-0--|
A|-----3----------3-0-0--
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