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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
BY LED ZEPPELIN
FROM LED ZEPPELIN I
from "GIANTS OF CLASSIC ROCK" BOOK

All the chords are played in bar form.
A  A7   D   B7
5--5--------7-----------------------
5--5----7---7-----------------------
6--6----7---8-----------------------
7--5----7---7-----------------------
7--7----5---9-----------------------
5--5--------7-----------------------

I have indicated ties by one or more carats [ ^^^ ]

INTRO:
main riff   
(even 8th's in this first measure)

  E                     D     A     D
|-----------------|-----------5------------|
|-----------------|-----7-----5-----7------|
|-----------------|-----7-----6-----7------|
|-----------------|-----7-----7-----7------|
|-----------------|-----5-----7-----5------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------5------------|
play 4 times then first verse:

(with riff)
Hey girl, stop what you're doin'
Hey girl, you'll drive me to ruin
I don't know what it is I like about you but I like it alot
Oh let me hold you, let me feel your lovin' charms

CHORUS (even 8th's)

A7                 Communi-cation Breakdown                It's always the
|------------------------|----5-----------------5-|----------------------5^^
|------------------------|----5-----------------5-|----------------------5^^
|-------------6--6-----6^^^6-----------6--6-----6^^^6--6-----------------6^^
|-------------5--5--x--5^^^5-----------5--5-----5^^^5--5--------------x--5^^
|----------7--7--7--x--7^^^7-----7--7--7--7--9--7^^^7--7--9--7--7--7--x--7^^
|-5--5--5-----5--5--x--5^^^5-----5--5--5--5--5--5^^^5-----5--5--5--5--x--5^^

 same                    B7              Having a   nervous breakdown
^^5----------------------|------------------------|----------------------7^^
^^5----------------------|------------------------|----------------------7^^
^^6----------------------|----------------8-----8^^^8--------------------8^^
^^5----------------------|----------------7-----7^^^7--------------------7^^
^^7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7/|/9--9--11-9--9--9--11-9^^^9--9--11-9--------11-9^^
^^5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5/|/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7^^^7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7^^

               drive me in-sane
^^7--------------------7^^^7----------------------|
^^7--------------------7^^^7----------------------|
^^8--------8-----------8^^^8----------------------|
^^7--------7-----------7^^^7-----------------x----|
^^9--9--11-9--9--9--11-9^^^9--9--11-9--9--9--x--0-|
^^7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7^^^7--7--7--7--7--7--x----|

RIFF x2

VERSE 2:
Hey babe, i got something I think you oughta know
Hey babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so
I wanna hold you in my arms yea
Won't you let me hold you, lt me feel your loving charms

CHORUS

Hit an E chord for 8 beats, then into solo over the main riff for 8 times

CHORUS(solo over chorus)

Communication breakdown....(repeated over riff)