That's The Way bass tab by Led Zeppelin

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

THAT'S THE WAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1970 Album LED ZEPPELIN III)

Words and Music by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Paul Jones - Bass'

 Intro     Verse 1    Verse 2
 Q=92
 4/4
  Wx4      Wx14      Wx16
G|------------||-------------||---------||
D|------------||-------------||---------||
A|------------||-------------||---------||
E|------------||-------------||---------||

 Verse 3    Chorus     Verse 4
  Wx8      Wx12      Wx16
G|------------||-------------||---------||
D|------------||-------------||---------||
A|------------||-------------||---------||
E|------------||-------------||---------||


 Verse 5    Verse 6    Chorus
  Wx16      Wx8      Wx14
G|-------------||------------||---------||
D|-------------||------------||---------||
A|-------------||------------||---------||
E|-------------||------------||---------||


 Outro
  Wx7     Q Q Q Q
G|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-------------|
A|------------|-------2--3--|
E|------------|-3--3--------|


  Q E E E Q E  E E E S S +E Q E  E E E S S E Q E
G|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|-----5--------------|-----5-------------|
A|-5----5---5--5-|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-3-7---3s5-5-------|
E|---------------|---------------3--3-|-------------3--3--|


  E E E S S +E Q E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
G|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----5--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3-|
E|---------------3--3-|----------------|----------------|


  Q Q Q Q  Q E E E Q E  E E E S S +E Q E
G|-------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-----5--------------|
A|----0--2--3--|-5----5---5--0-|-3-7---3S5-(5)------|
E|-3-----------|---------------|---------------3--3-|


  E E E S S +E Q E  E E E S S +E Q E  Q E E E E Q
G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|-----5--------------|-----5--------------|----------------|
A|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
E|---------------3--3-|---------------3--3-|----------------|


    |3|
  S S e S E S S E. S a E e  Q Q Q Q  Q E E E E E E
G|---------------------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-----7---7--------------7\-|-------------|----------------|
A|-7s9---9---9s7-5--5-7s9----|-------2--3--|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------|-3--3--------|----------------|


  E E E S S +E Q E  E E E S S +E Q E  E E E S S +E Q E
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-----5--------------|-----5--------------|-----5--------------|
A|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|-3-7---3s5-(5)------|
E|---------------3--3-|---------------3--3-|---------------3--3-|


  Q E S S a S E S E e  a S E S E e a E E E e  Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|-----7---7-7-9s11-9-7-9\-|--------------*|
D|--------------7---7-7-|-7s9---9-----------------|--------------*|
A|-5--5-5-5-7s9---9-----|-------------------------|----0--2--3---*|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-3------------*|

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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).

| +()  - note tied to previous
|  s  - legato slide
|  \  - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| |3|  - triplet
|  |  - bar
|  ||  - double bar
| ||o  - repeat start
| o||  - repeat end
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