Four Sticks bass tab by Led Zeppelin
Bass Tab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Key: Em Difficulty: Intermediate FOUR STICKS (Bassline) As recorded by Led Zeppelin (From the 1971 Album LED ZEPPELIN IV) Words and Music by Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Paul Jones - Bass' Intro: Q=104 5/8 Gtr I Q. E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E G|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| D|--------||----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----|| A|----4-5-||-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|| E|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
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1. 2.
6/8 5/8
H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E
G||-----------|-------------|--------------|---------------||--------------||
D||o-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----o||----5-(5)-----||
A||o----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-o||-7--------4-5-||
E||-----------|-------------|--------------|---------------||--------------||
1st Verse:
6/8 5/8
E. S +E E E E. S +E E E 4x H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E
G||---------------|---------------||----------|-------------|--------------|
D||o----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----o||-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|
A||o-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-o||----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|
E||---------------|---------------||----------|-------------|--------------|
6/8 5/8
E. S +E E E H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E
G|--------------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------------||
D|----5-(5)-----|-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----||
A|-7--------4-5-|----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-||
E|--------------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------------||
2nd Verse:
6/8 5/8
E. S +E E E 8x H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E
G||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
D||o----5-(5)-----o||-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----|
A||o-7--------4-5-o||----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|
E||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
Bridge:
6/8
H. Q E Q. S S Q E E E E. S E +E E E S S Q +E S S E
G|----------|------------||--------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-/7-------|-5\---------||-x----------7-|-7----7-(7)---7-|-7----------7-----|
A|----------|------------||---7------7---|----7-------7---|---7----------7---|
E|----------|------------||-----5--------|----------------|-----5--(5)-----5-|
+E S S E +E. S E Q. +E S S E +E. S E S S E E
G|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----x---------7---|----------x-----|-----7---x-7-----|
A|-------7---------7-|------------7---|-------7-----7-7-|
E|-(5)-----5-(5)-----|-5----(5)-----5-|-(5)-------------|
E. S E E. S S S E. S S S E. S S S
G|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-7----7-7----7---|-7----7---7----7----|
A|----7------7---7-|----7---7----7---7--|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
Q. +E E E E S S E E E E e. S +E Q. S S s S +E +E S S E
G|--------------|---9-9---------|---------------|-9-9-------------------|
D|------------7-|-7-----7-9---9-|-7--7-(7)-7----|-----7-7-(7)-(7)-7-5---|
A|----------7---|-----------7---|---------------|---------------------7-|
E|-5----(5)-----|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
E S S +E E E. S S S S S E E S S E
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|---7-7-(7)---5------|-7-7---(5)-7-----------|
A|-----------7----(7)-|---------------5-7-(3)-|
E|-5------------------|-----------------------|
E S E S E S S +S S S S E E E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------||
D|-----------7-----7-(7)---|-7-----7------------||
A|-------(7)---(7)-------7-|---7-----7-(4)-(5)--||
E|-5-x-5-------------------|-----5--------------||
Interlude:
5/8 6/8 5/8
E. S +E E E 8x H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E
G||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
D||o----5-(5)-----o||-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)------|
A||o-7--------4-5-o||----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5--|
E||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
3rd Verse:
6/8 5/8 6/8
H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E 8x H. Q E E E E
G|----------|-------------||----------------||----------|-------------|
D|-/7-------|-5\----------||o----5-(5)-----o||-/7-------|-5\----------|
A|----------|---------4-5-||o-7--------4-5-o||----------|---------4-5-|
E|----------|-------------||----------------||----------|-------------|
5/8 6/8
E. S +E E E E. S +E E E H. Q E Q.
G|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
D|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----|-/7-------|-5\---------||
A|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|----------|------------||
E|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
Bridge:
E. S E +E. S S S E Q +E S S E E Q +Q. E Q E S S E
G|------------------|----------------|------------|--------------|
D|-7--7-7-(7)---7---|-7-7--(7)-7-5---|------------|-7-7--7---7---|
A|------------x---7-|--------------7-|------------|--------7---7-|
E|------------------|----------------|-5-5--(5)---|--------------|
E. S E +E S S E S e S E E S S e E +S E. S S S S E E. E S E. E S
G|------------------|---------------9-|--------------------|----------------|
D|------------x-----|-7-7-7-7---------|-7-(7)----7---7-----|-7------7-------|
A|--------------7-7-|-----------7-7---|-------7--------7-7-|----7-7----7-7--|
E|-5--5-5-(5)-------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
E. S +E E S S E S S Q S S E E E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E
G|--------------------|--------------(9)-|---9---------9-|---------------------|
D|--------------(7)---|-x---7--x-7-------|-------7-7-----|---------------------|
A|------------7-----7-|---7--------7-----|-7---7-----7---|-7-7p(5)-7-7-7p(5)-7-|
E|-5--5-(5)-----------|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
Q. +E E E E S S E +E E E S S E E E E E S S +E E E E E
G|--------------|-----------------|-----9-------9-|-----------9-----|
D|------------5-|-7-7-7-------7---|-7-7---7---7---|-7-------7---7---|
A|----------7---|-------7-(7)---7-|---------7-----|---7-(7)-------7-|
E|-5----(5)-----|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S +S S
G|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-7-7---7-------7-|-7-7-7---7-5-----------|
A|-----7---7---7---|-------7-----7-5-(5)-4-|
E|-----------5-----|-----------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-------------------|-9---------------|
D|-------7-----7-----|-------7-----7-5-|
A|---7-7---7-7---7-7-|---7-7---7-7-----|
E|-5-----------------|-----------------|
E. S E E S S E E. S +S S E E E S E S E S S E S S S S E E S S E E
G|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|----7-5---------|--------------7---|-x---7-------7---5h|=7-----7---------7---|
A|----------x-5-4-|----4-(4)---5---7-|---7---7-7-7---7---|---(7)---7-(7)-7---7-|
E|-5------5-------|-5--------5-------|-------------------|---------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S e S S S S E
G|-----------------9-|-----------------(9)---|
D|---------------7---|-7---7-7-7-5-7---------|
A|---------x-(7)-----|---7-----------7-----7-|
E|-5-5-5-------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E +E. S E
G|---------9---9-------9---9-|------------------|
D|-7-7-(7)-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7------------|
A|---------------------------|-------7-(7)---4--|
E|---------------------------|-------------5----|
Q. E E E e S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S E E +E E E Q.
G|-------------|---------------------|-------9-------------|-----9--------||
D|--------5-/9-|-7-7-7-7-----7-(5)---|-7-7-7---7-------7---|-------7------||
A|------7------|-------------------7-|-------------(7)---7-|-(7)-----7----||
E|-5-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------||
Interlude:
Q E +E E E Q E +E E E S E S E S E. +E S E S E S E S S S
G|--------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-7--7-(7)-7-7-|-9--7-(7)-/9-7-|------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------7-|
E|--------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
S S Q +E E E Q. +E E E
G|--------------------|--------------|
D|-7h(9)-7--(7)---(9)-|-7----(7)-7-7-|
A|--------------7-----|--------------|
E|--------------------|--------------|
S E S S S E. S S S S S S S e E S S E
G|--------------------|-9-9---------(9)-(9)---|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-------x-7-------------|
E|-5-5-5-x-5-5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|
Q E +E E E S S +Q +E E E S S +Q +Q +S S E. S S S E Q
G|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|
D|-7--7-(7)---7-|---7-(7)--(7)-------|-7-7-(7)--(7)--(7)---|----------7-7--|
A|----------7---|-7------------7-----|-------------------7-|------7--------|
E|--------------|----------------(5)-|---------------------|-5--5---x------|
E E E +E E E Q. +E E E E E E +E. S E E E E +E S S E
G|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------||
D|-7---7-(7)---(9)-|-7----(7)-----|-7-------------|-7---------------||
A|---7-------7-----|------------7-|---7-------x-7-|---7-------x-4-5-||
E|-----------------|----------5---|-----5-(5)-----|-----5-(5)-------||
4th Verse:
5/8 6/8 5/8
E. S +E E E 8x H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E
G||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
D||o----5-(5)-----o||-/7-------|-5\----------|----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)------|
A||o-7--------4-5-o||----------|---------4-5-|-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5--|
E||----------------||----------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
Outro:
6/8 5/8
H. Q E E E E E. S +E E E E. S +E E E 18x
G|----------|-------------||---------------|---------------||
D|-/7-------|-5\----------||o----5-(5)-----|----5-(5)-----o||
A|----------|---------4-5-||o-7--------4-5-|-7--------4-5-o||
E|----------|-------------||---------------|---------------||
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Duration 🏷Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| x - muted
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