The Rain Song chords

Led Zeppelin

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(6 string acoustic studio track) 
		          
 
Afinar em open G (DGDGBD) 
 
INTRO: 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & |  
============================================================================ 
|-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------3--3--3--3--3--1-| 
|-8-----8--8--8--8--8----|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-------6--6--4--3--3--4-| 
|-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------4--4--3--3--3--3-| 
|-5-----5--5--5--5--5----|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|-------5--5--5--5--5--1-| 
|--0----0--0--0--0--0----|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0----------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
  ^play strings 1-4 with   ^same as last                       lightly^  ^pluck	 
   lethargic upstroke       measure 
   then accent 5th string 
   with down stroke  
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|-------1--1--1----------|----2--2----------------|------------------------| 
|-------4--4--4--------3-|----3--3-----3--5--1--3-|-X--3--X--3-----3-----3-| 
|-------3--3--3--------2-|----4--4-----4--5--2--4-|-X--2--X--5-----4-------| 
|-------1--1--1----------|----------------------5-|-X--5--X--5-----5-----1-| 
|----------------0--0----|------------------------|------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------7/ 8| 
|-3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3--3-----3--3--6/ 7| 
|-X--2--2-----2--2--2--4-|----2-----5-----4-------|----2--2-----2--2--4/ 5| 
|-1--1--1-----1--1--1--5-|----5-----5-----5-----1-|----1--1-----1--1--5/ 5| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
 ^lightly					         
 
VERSE: 
  | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================== 
|| (7)----7-----7--0--0--0-|----7--7-----7--0--0--5-|----5-----5-----5--5--5-| 
|| (6)----6-----6--6--6--6-|----6--6-----6--6--6 3-|----3-----3-----3--3--3-| 
||.(4)----4-----4--4--4--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|------------------------| 
||.(5)----5-----5--5--5--5-|----5--5-----5--5--5 3-|----2-----5-----5--2--3-| 
|| ------------------------|------------------------|----------5-----5-------| 
|| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
					    
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & |                          | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================== 
|----5-----5--5--5--7/ 8 || repeat last 4 measures |----5-----5--5--5--8---||  
|----3-----3--3--3--6/ 7 || twice, except on last  |----3-----3--3--3--7 3-|| 
|-------------------4/ 5.|| pass play the follow-  |-------------------5 2-|| 
|----2-----5--2--3--5/ 6.|| ing mesaure instead of |----2-----5--2--3--6---|| 
|----------5------------- || measure 4 -           |----------5-------------||  
|------------------------ ||			    |------------------------|| 
        
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|------------------------|----------------------2-|----2--2-----2--2-------| 
|----3--3-----5--5--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-| 
|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-| 
|-------------------0--1-|----1--1-----1--1--1--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--3-| 
|-------------------0----|------------------------|------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
								    choke^ 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--4-|----2--4-----4--0--0----| 
|----3--3--5-----3--0--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| 
|----4--4--4-----4--4--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2----| 
|----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------| 
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------| 
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5-------|------------------------| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3   &   4  & | 1  &  2  &  3   &   4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
================================================================================ 
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----| 
|-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| 
|-0-------------------0----|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----| 
|-2----------------------0-|-2------------------------|------------------------| 
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| 
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------| 
								   end of verse 
 
In measure 9 of first verse, there's a slight nuance:  
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
========================== 
|----7--7-----7--0--0--0-| 
|----6--6-----6--6--6--6-| 
|----4--4-----4--4--4--3-| 
|----5--5-----5--5--5--5-| 
|------------------------| 
|------------------------| 
 
Return to INTRO for second time, then VERSE for second time, however, there 
is a slight nuance of the second verse, measure 5 which is the same as 
the above nuance.  Also, measure 8 of the second verse varies slightly: 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
========================== 
|-5--5-----5--5--5--7/ 8| 
|-3--3-----3--3--3--6/ 8|  
|-------------------4/ 5| 
|-3--2-----5--2--3--5/ 6| 
|----------5-------------| 
|------------------------| 
 
Measure 17 of the second verse changes: 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|-5-----5--5--5--4--2--4-|-------------4--2--4----|-5-----5--5--4--2--2--7-| 
|-5-----5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--3--3--3--7-| 
|-5-----5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5--5--2--2--2--7-| 
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-| 
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-| 
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|-------------4--2-----5-|-------5--5--4--2--2--4-|----0--0-----0-----4--0-| 
|----3--3--3--3--3--3--5-|-------5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3-----3--3-| 
|----2--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-------5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2-----2--2-| 
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3   &   4  & | 1  &  2  &  3   &   4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
================================================================================ 
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----| 
|-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----| 
|-0-------------------0--0-|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----| 
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| 
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------| 
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------| 
							end of second verse 
 
Return to INTRO for third time, however measures 5 thru 9 change:  
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|----2--2--------------9-|-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7--9-| 
|----3--3-----3--5--1--8-|-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--4--8-| 
|----4--4-----4--5--2--7-|-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7--------------------7-| 
|------------------------|-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5----| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
=================================================== 
|-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7/ 8| 
|-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--6/ 7|  
|-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7-----------------4/ 5| 
|-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5/ 6| 
|------------------------|------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
Then the 3rd verse continues, however, the first 4 measures of the verse that 
are repeated 3 times in the 1st and 2nd verses, are repeated 4 times in the 
3rd verse.  
 
The 24th measure of the 3rd verse starts VERSE PRIME: 
 
VERSE PRIME:  
| 1  &  2  &  3 e & a 4  & | 1  &  2  & a 3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4 e & | 
================================================================================ 
|-0--------2--0h2p0-------|| 5-----5----5-5--0--0--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3p0---| 
|-1-----------------1-----|| 3-----3----3-3--0--0--1-|----1--1--1--1--1--1---1-| 
|-0-------------------0---||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----| 
|-2-----------------------||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----| 
|-2-----------------------|| 0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----| 
|-0-----------------------|| 5-----5----5-5--5--5--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  & a 3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3 e & a 4 e & a | 
========================================================= 
|-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--5-----5p0-0-0-0-0-5-0- || 
|-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----3--3-----3---3-5-3-5-3-3- || 
|-5-----5----5-5--0--0--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.||  
|-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.|| 
|-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0- || 
|-5-----5----5-5--------5-|----5--5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5- || 
 
Repeat the last 4 measures 3 more times, however on the  
last repeat, substitute the following for the last measure: 
 
| 1  & a 2  &  3  &  4  & | 
=========================== 
|----5-5-5--0--5--0--7/ 8| 
|----3-3-3--3--3--3--6/ 7|  Then the 4th verse is played, same as the 1st 
|--------------------4/ 5|  verse, except the first 4 measures are played  
|--------------------5/ 6|  4 times instead of 3 times as in the 1st verse. 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
 
Note about the 4th verse:  the last 2 measures are left off of the 4th 
verse and it goes into the coda: 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3 e & a 4  & | 1  &  2  & a 3  &  4  &  |  
======================================================= 
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|/9-----9--9-9-9--7--X-----| 
|-1-----------------1------|/8-----8--8-8-8--8--8--10-| 
|-0-------------------0----|/7-----7--7-7-7--7--7--10-| 
|-2------------------------|-----------------------10-| 
|-2------------------------|-----------------------10-| 
|-0------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  a | 1  &  2  &  a  3  &  4  & | 
======================================================= 
|---------------------------|-------------------------4-| 
|----8--8-----8--10-10-8--8-|-8-----8--8--8--8--7-----3-| 
|----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-------------------------2-| 
|----10-10-12-10-10-10-10-10|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---| 
|----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--4-| 
|---------------------------|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---| 
 
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 
============================================================================ 
|-------4--2--4--5-----7-|-------7--5--7--8----10-|------10--8-10-12-----| 
|-------3--3--3--5-----6-|-------6--6--6--8-----9-|-------9--9--9----------| 
|-------2--2--2--4-----5-|-------5--5--5--7-----8-|-------8--8--8----------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
|-------4--4--4--5-----7-|-------7--7--7--8----10-|------10-10-10----------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 
  
 
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1 e &  2  &  3 e &  4  & | 
============================================================================== 
|----------3-----3-----3-|----------3-----3-----3-|-7p5----------------------| 
|-------2-----3-----2----|-------2-----3-----2----|-----7-----7--5p3---------| 
|----0-------------------|----0-------------------|--------7---------5-----5-| 
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------5----| 
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-5------------5-----------| 
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 
====================================================================== 
|-5p3-------3---------3-------2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------|| 
|-----5---5---5---------3-------3-|-------------------------0-------|| 
|-------5-------5---0-------0-----|---0-----------0---------2-------|| 
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0h4-----|| 
|-5---------------5-------4-------|-2-----------2-----------0-------|| 
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|| 
							    ^ 
						this should be played  
						flamenco style - start 
				 		with fingers curled in 
						palm of hand, positioned 
					        above the 6th string and 
						straighten each finger 
						in succession, starting 
						with the first, followed 
						by the second, third, then 
						forth, striking all 6  
						strings with each finger.  
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
Essa vai pra os mano do rouDDogs 
tab explaination:  7/9 = slide from 7th fret up to 9th fret 
                   97 = slide from 9th fret down to 7th fret 
                   0h2 = open string hammer-on to 2nd fret 
                   2p0 = open string pull-off from 2nd fret 
                    X  = muted string 
 
 
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Contribuição: Rodolfo Rodrigues([email protected])