Drums tablature for "Friends" by "Led Zeppelin"

Artist: Led Zeppelin
Piece: Friends
Instrument: Drums
Submitter: bonzorocks
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=Song: Friends                                                       =
=Band: Led Zeppelin                                                  =
=Album: Led Zeppelin III                                             =
=Drummer: John "Bonzo" Bonham                                        =
=Tabbed By: bonzorocks                                               =
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Key: T -Mid Tom
    FT1-Floortom 1
    FT2-Floortom 2

    o-Strike drum

The Measures 5/8 time,12/8 time

 
         9/8                   12/8
HH |----------------|         |------------------------|
S  |----------------|         |------------------------|
Bd |----------------|         |------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 + 3 a + |         |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |


Drum Kits
Ludwig Silver Sparkle: This kit was used in 1968.
Ludwig Maple: This kit was used in 1969 & 1970 and had a 26-inch bass drum. A double bass was used in some of the Summer 1969 US tour.
Ludwig Green Sparkle: This kit was used from 1971-73.
Ludwig Amber Vistalite: This kit was used from 1973-75. Seen on The Song Remains The Same movie.
Ludwig Silver Metallic: This kit was used from 1977-80.

Bonzo's drum kit consisted of:
14x26 bass drum
10x14 rack tom from 1971-1975
12x15 rack tom
16x16 floor tom
16x18 floor tom from 1971-1980
LM402 6.5"x14" Chrome Metal Supraphonic snare drum from 1968-1973 & 1979-1980
LB417 6.5"x14" Black Beauty Supraphonic snare drum from 1975-1977

2-12" Ludwig Congas: These were used from 1969-70.
33" & 36" Ludwig Tympanis: These were used from 1970-80.  
Cymbals
Paiste 2002 15" Sound-edge Hi-hat:
Paiste 2002 16" medium crash: Used on the 1977-80 tours.
Paiste 2002 18" and 20" medium crashes
Paiste 2002 24" Ride
Paiste 38" Symphonic Gong: Introduced in Spring 1969.  
Drum Heads
Remo Black Dots
Ludwig Silver Dots  
Drum Sticks
Ludwig 2A  

NOTE:Bonzo uses congas in the song but you can use toms if you don't have congas

   |------Repeat  5x--------|
T  |------------------------|
FT1|------------------------|
FT2|------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |  

T  |------------------o-----|------------------------|------------------o-----||
FT1|----------------o-----o-|----------------o-o-----|----------------o-----o-||
FT2|------------------------|----o-o-----------------|----o-o-----------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + ||    

T  |------------------o-----|------------------------|----------o-------------|
FT1|----------------o-----o-|------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o---o-|
FT2|----o-o-----------------|----o-----o-----o-----o-|----o-----------o-------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |  
                                                                              
T  |------------------o-----|o-----------------------|------------------------|------------------||
FT1|----------------o-----o-|------o---o-----o-o-----|----o-----o-o---------o-|----o-o-----o-----||
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + ||

T  |------------------o-----|------------------------|------------------o-----||
FT1|----------------o-----o-|----------------o-o-----|----------------o-----o-||
FT2|------------------------|----o-o-----------------|----o-o-----------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + ||

T  |------------------o-----|------------------------|----------o-------------|
FT1|----------------o-----o-|------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o---o-|
FT2|----o-o-----------------|----o-----o-----o-----o-|----o-----------o-------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |
                                                                             
T  |------------------o-----|o-----------------------|------------------------|------------o-----||
FT1|----------------o-----o-|------o---o-----o-o-----|----o-----o-o---------o-|------------------||
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|------------------------|------------------------|o---o-o---o-------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + ||

    
T  |----------------------o-|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------------|----o-----o-o-----o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|------------o-----------|------------------------|o---------------------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |    
   Bright light.....

T  |------------------------|----------------------o-|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|----o-------------------|----o-----o-o-----o-----|
FT2|o---o-o-----o-----------|----------o-------------|------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o---------------------o-|o---o-o-----o-----------|------------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|------------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------||------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----||----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT2|----o-------o-----------||----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + ||1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|o-----------------o-----|
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-----------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 
                          
T  |------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------------o-----------|----o-o-----o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o---o-----------o-o---o-|------------------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |
                                                     
T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------||
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|------o---o-o-----||
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + ||
   
T  |----------------------o-|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------------|----o-----o-o-----o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|------------o-----------|------------------------|o---------------------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |
    Met a man.....

T  |------------------------|----------------------o-|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|----o-------------------|----o-----o-o-----o-----|
FT2|o---o-o-----o-----------|----------o-------------|------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o---------------------o-|o---o-o-----o-----------|------------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|------------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------||------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----||----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT2|----o-------o-----------||----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + ||1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|o-----------------o-----|
FT2|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-------------|----o-o---o-----------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |
                          
T  |------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------------o-----------|----o-o-----o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o---o-----------o-o---o-|------------------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + | 

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------o-----------o-----|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
FT2|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |
                                                    
T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------||
FT1|----------o-------o-----|------o-----------o-----|------o---o-o-----||
FT2|----o-------o-----------|o-----------o---------o-|----o-------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + ||

T  |------------------o---o-|------------------------|------------o---o-------|
FT1|----------------o-------|------------------------|------o-----------------|
FT2|----o-o-----------------|----o-----o-------o---o-|------------------o---o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|----o-----o-------o---o-|------o---o-o---------o-|----o-o-----------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------o-----o-----------|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|----o---o-o-----------o-|----o-o-----------------|----------------o-o---o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|----------o-o-----o---o-|
FT1|----------------o-------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|----------o-o-----o---o-|o---------o-o---------o-|----o-------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |o-----------------------|----------------o-o---o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|----------o-o---------o-|----o-----o-o-----------|----o-----o-o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |----o-o---o-o-----------|------------o-----------|----------------------o-|
FT1|------------------------|------o-----------------|------------------------|
FT2|----------------o-o---o-|o-----------------------|----o-o---o-o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |o-----------------------|----------------o-o---o-|------------------------|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|o-----------------------|
FT2|------------o---------o-|----o-----o-o-----------|----o-o---o-o---------o-|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT1|----o-o---o-----o-o-----|----o-o---o-o---------o-|----------------o-o---o-|
FT2|----------------------o-|o-----------------------|o---o-o---o-o-----------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |------------------------|------------------------|o---o-o-o-o-o-----o---o-|
FT1|o-----------------------|----------------o-o---o-|------------------------|
FT2|----o-o---o-o---------o-|o---o-o---o-o-----------|------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o---|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|   
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |o--o--o--o--o--o--o--o--|o--o--o--o--o-----------|o--o--o--o--o--o--o--o--|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|------------------------|---------------o--o--o--|------------------------|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |o--o--o--o--o-----------|---o--o--o--o--o--o--o--|o--o--o--o--o-----------|
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
FT2|---------------o--o--o--|o-----------------------|------------------o-----|
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |

T  |---o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-----------|------------------------||
FT1|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
FT2|o-----------------------|------------------o-----|------------------------||
   |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + |1 a + 2 a + 3 a + 4 a + ||
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