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* This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the song. This file is intended for
private study or research.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
by Led Zepplin


Riff A
E |-------0-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B |-------------0-------3-----1-------3-----1-|-----------------------|
G |-----2-----2-------0-----0-------2-----2---|-2-----------2-------2-|
D |---2-----2-------2-----2-------0-----0-----|---0-------3-------2---|
A |-0-----------------------------------------|---------3-------2-----|
E |---------------3-------------2-------------|-----0-1-------0-------|


Riff B
E |-------3-----0-------3-----0---------------|-----------------------|
B |-----------------------------------3-----1-|-----------------------|
G |-----2-----2-------0-----0-------2-----2---|-2-----------2-------2-|
D |---2-----2-------2-----2-------0-----0-----|---0-------3-------2---|
A |-0-----------------------------------------|---------3-------2-----|
E |---------------3-------------2-------------|-----0-1-------0-------|


Riff C
E |---------------------------------|
B |--1--1-1--1---8---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G |--2--2-2--2---9---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D |--2--2-2--2---9---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |--0--0-0--0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |---------------------------------|


Riff D
E |--------------------------------|
B |-1--1-3-1--3--3--1--1-3-1--3--3-|
G |-2--2-2-2--2--2--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
D |-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-|
A |-0--0-0-0--0--0--x--x-x-x--x--x-|
E |-----------------3--3-3-3--3--3-|

E |------------------------------------|
B |-1--1-3-1--3--3---------------------|
G |-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|
D |-0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-|
A |-x--x-x-x--x--x--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-|
E |-2--2-2-2--2--2--1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-|


Here is the general song progression.

Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff C x 4
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff C x 4
Riff D x 8
Riff C x 4
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B **
** = outro is to slow the tempo then stop


If you're not tired after that, keep going...
This song is similar to Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd,
it could go on forever!
There are also tons of little lead fills throughout the song.

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date created: 08/14/01
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