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Four Sticks Bass Tab by Led Zeppelin

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|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

                                            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|----------|-------------||---------------|---------------||

************************************
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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