Song: What is and What Should Never Be
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin II, Early Days
Tabbed by: mike@honet7.att.net
Corrected by: L.A.
The first tab wasn't too complete. This is moreso; much of the difference
lies in figure variations. The outro is mostly improvisation off major
scales around which the notes are played, so you have that freedom. If you
absolutely need those notes tabbed to a T, let me know. Also, syncopation
means the notes are the same but played in a different rhythm, easier to see
on a staff but not with tab. Listen to the song to get the feel.
Verse
G|---|-------------------------|------9---------|
D|---|-7-----7-----------------|-9-11---11-11---|
A|-7-|---7-9---9-7-0--0-4--0-7-|--------------9-|
E|---|-------------------------|----------------|
var. 1 A|-0--0-444-
var. 2 A|-0--0-445-
Prechorus (transition between verse and chorus really)
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-----7-------------------|
A|---7-9---9-7--0--0-4p3p2p1-|
E|---------------------------|
Chorus (x2)
G|-----2--|------------|-------------|-----------|
D|--------|---4----4---|---2-----2---|---2-0-----|
A|-0-00-0-|-0---00---0-|-0---000---0-|-0-----4-2-|
E|--------|------------|-------------|-----------|
"that you will be mine..."
G|---|-----4------2-----2-----1-----1-------------|-----------------|
D|---|------------------------------------4-2-1---|-----------2-----|
A|-0-|-222---2--2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2---2-2------4-|-------2h4-------|
E|---|--------------------------------------------|-2==---------3\0-|
Verse 2 switches up the variation order
Prechorus 2
G|--------------------------|
D|-7------7-----7-----------|
A|---7-9----9-7---5p4p3p2p1-|
E|--------------------------|
Chorus 2 has a little variation and ends on
G|-------------------|
D|-----------2h4-----|
A|-----0-2h4---------|
E|-2==2----------3\0-|
Interlude (guitar/bass solo)
one verse fig. with syncopation at end (the 9-11 part) then:
G|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----9--6h7----7---------------|-----9-12--12h13--11p9----|
A|-11-------7h9---9p7--4-5--6h7-|-9h11------------------11-|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--7p5-------------|--------2-4/6--7--9h11-9-7--2\4--7-|
A|-------9p7--4/5-7---|-0h2--4----------------------------|
E|------------------0-|-----------------------------------|
Then play chorus again
Verse 3, notes are syncopated again. Play the variations in order of the
second verse. Ends with:
G|--------------|
D|-------0h2----|
A|-0h2h4--------|
E|----------3\0-|
Outro
G|-----1h2---------|---------|
D|-0h2---------5p4-|-2-------|
A|---------4h5-----|---2-2---|
E|-----------------|-------0-|
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