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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