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Friends tab by Led Zeppelin

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Subj: Friends

     For this song, Jimmy's uses a six-string acoustic guitar tuned
to an open C chord. For those beginners, here is the tuning:

     e| Remains the same
     b| Up 1/2 step to C          X = Percussive sound
     g| Remains the same              with no pitch
     d| Up 1 whole step to C
     a| Up 1 1/2 steps to G
     E| Remains the same

     The second time playing RYTHYM FIGURE 1 is usually when Robert sings the
chorus, however, in the intro he does not.
     Before playing RYTHYM FIGURE 2, you should listen to the actual song.
Between the open playing and the few notes with numbers is where the lyrics
will be inserted in. Also, you should be aware that RYTHYM FIGURE 2 is an
exact mirror of the string section of the song.
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*******************************Friends****************************************
                          Led Zeppelin III
                     by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

Rythym figure 1:
Repeat twice

e|--0--3--0--2--0------0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0------
b|--0--3--0--2--0------0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0------
g|--0---------------------------------------0--0--0--0-----------------------
d|--0---------------------------------------0--0--0--0-----------------------
a|--0---------------------------------------0--0--0--0-----------------------
E|--0---------------------------------------0--0--0--0-----------------------


e|--0--2--0--2--0--2----0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0----0--2--0--2--0--2------
b|--0--2--0--2--0--2----0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0----0--2--0--2--0--2------
g|----------------------0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------
d|----------------------0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------
a|----------------------0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------
E|----------------------0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------


e|--0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0----0-----------------------------------------|
b|--0--0--0--0----0--3--0--2--0----0-----------------------------------------|
g|--0--0--0--0---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
d|--0--0--0--0---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
a|--0--0--0--0---------------------0--------3-X---2-X---5-X---4X---7X--------|
E|--0--0--0--0---------------------0--------3-X---2-X---5-X---4X---7X--------|



Rythym figure 2:

e|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
b|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3
g|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------
d|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1
a|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
E|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0


e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
b|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-


e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
b|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-


e|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b|--7--7--7--7--7---3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|
g|---------------------------------------|
d|--5--5--5--5--5---1--1--1--1--3--3--3--|
a|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


Rythym Figure 3:


e|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
b|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3
g|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------
d|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1
a|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
E|--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0


e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------
b|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9-------
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-------
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------

e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
b|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
g|-------------------------|
d|--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3-|
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

-* Lyrics and Guitar *-

(Rythym Fig. 1)
(Rythym Fig. 2)
Bright light ...
Black night still ...


(Rythym Fig. 2)
Had a friend she ...
"You got love, ...

(Rythym Fig. 3)
(Rythym Fig. 1)
Mmm, I'm ...
The greatest thing ...


(Rythym Fig. 2)
Met a man on ....

(Rythym Fig. 2)
So anytime somebody ...

(Rythym Fig. 3)
(Rythym Fig. 1)
Mmm, I'm ...
The greatest thing you ...


(Rythym Fig. 2)
(Rythym Fig. 2)
End with a barrage of open C chords, and a droning sound

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