Gallows Pole tab by Led Zeppelin
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[ a few versions] i play it in a standard tuning.... one of my favorites... Gallows Pole Trad. Arr. J. Page& R. Plant riff : e -------------- B --2-0-2---1-3- G --2-0-2---0-0- D --2-2-2---2-4- A -------------- E --------------
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Hangman, Hangman, hold it ...
I think I see my ...
G D riff
ridin a ...
Friends you get a little ...
what did you ...
G D riff
to keep me from ...
what did ...
G D riff
to keep me from ...
I couldn't get ...
couldn't get ...
you know the way ...
G D riff
to keep you from ...
A D G D A D G
Hangman, Hangman, ...
A D G
I think I see my ...
G D G A G A G A G A
ridin a ...
Brother you get a ...
what did you bring me...
G D G A G A
to keep me from ...
brother I brought ...
I brought a ...
Brought a litt...
G D G A G A
to keep you from ...
C D
Ya I ...
G D G A G A
to keep you from ...
A D G D A D G
Hangman, Hangman, ...
A D G
I think I see my ...
G D G A G A G A G A
ridin a many mile ...
Sister I emplore you ...
take him to some ...
G D A G A G A G A
sit him on the ...
please ...
G D A G A G A G A
sit him on the rock ...
A D G D A D G
Hangman, Hangman, on ...
A D G
tell me that I'm ...
G D G A G A G A G A
ride for ....
uh you've got a ...
she want my ...
she want my ...
G D G A G A G A G A
to keep you from ...
Your brother ...
and your sister ....
for now I laugh ...
G D G A G A G A G A
she's swinging ...
for now I ...
G D G A G A G A G A
she's swinging on ...
swinging on my ...
swinging on my ...
swinging on my ....
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Here are some of the basics for Gallows Pole the way I play it
Ted DaCosta
Page plays similar riffs to this basic progression
e------------0--0-0-0---------5--------------------------------------------
B---2-0-2--2-0--1-1-1--1---3--0--------------------------------------------
G---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-----------------------------------------------
D---2-2-2--2----2---2--2---4-----------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang man, hang man....
e--3-3-3--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------
B--0-0-0--3-3--3-----------------------------------------------------------
G--0-0-0--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------
D--0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------
A--2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------
riding many a ....
Now when the mandolin comes in the ...
A G D G A D G
Hang man, hang man ...
A G D G D
I think I see my brother ...
Next part lightly muted A chord
e--------
B--------
G--2-----
D--2-----
A--0-----
E--------
Brother did you ...
Next part uses this type of riff
A
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------
D---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------
A---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------
E-3----3---------------------------------------
muted lightly
Brother I brought ...
Next change follows above riff
A C D A
Yes I've brought you to ...
Also I saw some discussion on the line
"save me from the wrath of this man" this sounds correct to me
--
Gallows Pole X - percussive tone with no pitch
Led Zeppelin III ) - bends
/ - slide
~~~ - vibrato
^ - hammer on / pull off
To play this, page uses a 6 string acoustic to play the main part. And
a distorted electric guitar in treble for the solo
Main Riff:
e|---|----------------0--------0-----------5----|
B|---|---2--0--2------2--1-----1----/3--3------o|
G|---|---0-----0---0-----0--0--0-----0--0-------| repeat
D|-2-|---2-----2---2-----2--2-------/4--4-------|
A|-0-|-------------------------------0---------o|
E|---|------------------------------------------|
All I have at the "Hangman, Hangman..
..brother coming many a mile" is
mandolin.
Here is the silver/gold part.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------o|
G|-------------------------------------| repeat
D|-----2-----2--X--X--X--X--X--X--X----|
A|-----0-----0--X--X--X--X--X--X--X---o|
E|--3-----3----------------------------|
and the solo...
~~~~~~ ~~~
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----)-----------17----)--|-------------------------------)---------------|
G|--16----------------16---|--14---------------------14--16---16--14-------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------14--16-------------------16---|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
~~
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
B|----------------)---------------------------------|----)-------------------
G|--14------14--16---14-----------------14--16--14--|--16---16---------------
D|-----------------------------14^16----------------|------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
B|--------------------|--------)--------------)-----)-----)--|---------------
G|---------14--16^14--|--14--16-----16--14--16----16----16---|--16--14-------
D|--14^16-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------16--
A|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
~~
e|--------------------------------14----|----17^14------14-------------------
B|-------------------------)--14------17^14---------17------17--14-----------
G|--16------14----16--14-16-------------|---------------------------17--16--X
D|------16------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
e|-----------------------|----------------------------------)--------)---|
B|-----------)-----------|--------------------------------20-------20----|
G|--14--14-16----16--14--|--16------14--16-----16------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------16---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
~~~~
e|----)-----)--------------------------|-------------------------------------
B|--20----20----20--17-----------------|-------------------)-----------------
G|----------------------18\------------|--------------14-16----16--14--(14)\-
D|-------------------------------------|------14--16-------------------------
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
G|--17--17--17--17--16--14------16--------14---16--14--14--14--|--16--16--14-
D|--------------------------16------16-------------------------|-------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
B|--------20--19--17------19--17----------|----------------------------)-----
G|-14-----------------17----------17--16--|--------------------------19------
D|----------------------------------------|----19--17-----------/19----------
A|----------------------------------------|------------19--17\16-------------
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
~~~
e|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------
B|----------|----)------------------------------------|--------------------17
G|--17--19--|--19-----18------------------------------|--17------------------
D|----------|-------------19-------19^17------17--19--|------19^17--19-------
A|----------|-----------------------------19----------|----------------------
E|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------
~~~
e|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
B|---)--|----------------)------------------17--17----)--|------17-----)----|
G|-19---|--------------16------14-------------------16---|-----------16---16|
D|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
~~
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--17----)--------17--15------------|
G|--14------14-------------------14-----|------16---14----------------------|
D|------16------16^14-------/16---------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------16^14------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B|--19--------20-19-17-----19-17--------|------------------------------------
G|----------------------17-------17-16--|-----14----------------/14----------
D|--------------------------------------|---------17--14-----------------/-16
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------18\16--------------
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
~~
e|-----------|------------------------)------|----)--------------------------
B|--------)--|----------------------17-------|--17----16--14-------14------)-
G|--14--16---|--14--16---14---16-------------|------------------------14-16--
D|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
A|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
E|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
~~
e|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------|----------------------|-----------------)--------)-----19--|
G|----14--16--|-----14-16-14----16---|------------17-19-------19----------|
D|------------/16--------------------|-------19---------------------------|
A|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------|-------X---)-----------
G|--20--19--17----------------14--16^14------14--16--|--14-----16-----14-----
D|----------------19-----/16-------------16----------|-----------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
B|----20--19--17------19--17--|---------------------------------------------
G|----------------17----------|-----17--16--14---------------------------14-
D|----------------------------|-----------------17--14-------------14-------
A|----------------------------|-------------------------17--16--------16----
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
e|---------|------------------------------17^14------14-----------------|----
B|------)--|--14---------------------------------17------17--14---------|----
G|-16-16---|------14--16--14--16^14--14--------------------------17--16-|--14
D|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
A|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
E|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
e|--------------------------------14--14--14--14------14--14--|----------
B|---------------------------)----14--14----------)---14------|---17^14--
G|------16------14--16--14-16-------------------16------------|----------
D|--16------16------------------------------------------------|----------
A|------------------------------------------------------------|----------
E|------------------------------------------------------------|----------
~~~ ~~~
e|--------------------------------------------|------)----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----10------8---10--------0--|
G|--16-^-14------16----------14-----14\-------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------16------16--16-------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~
e|---------------------------------|--------------------10^7-----------------
B|--10^9------9--10--12-9^10-------|---8^7-----7--8--0--------8^7------------
G|--------11-----------------------|--------9----------------------9--7--6---
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------7
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
fade out
e|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------)----------
B|-------|------------------------------)--|-----------------10-12-----10--12
G|--7^6--|--7^6---------------------7--5---|------------/11------------------
D|-------|-------7--5----------------------|-7----7--------------------------
A|-------|-------------7--5--4-------------|---------------------------------
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