When The World Was Young Tab by Led Zeppelin

When The World Was Young tab by Led Zeppelin

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

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LED ZEPPELIN - WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG
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Submitted by: honky

Verse:
e|-0--2----0-------0--0-----------------|
B|-3--3----3--3----2--3----0--2p0-------|
G|-2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2----|
D|-0--0----0--0----0--0----2-------2----| 5x
A|---------------------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

All this repeat loosely


Interlude:
			           *
e|-----------------------------3---3--|
B|----5--3p2-3-------5--3p2-3--3---3--|
G|-2--2--2---2----2--2--2---2--0---0--|
D|-0--0--0---0----0--0--0---0--0------|
A|-0--------------0------------2------|
E|-----------------------------3------|

Play the last G chord close to the neck


e|-----------------------0--3--2--3--2-----|		|--------------3--|
B|-2--3----2--3----2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|	play	|--2--3--2--3--3--|
G|-2--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|  twice, 	|--2--2--2--2--0--|
D|-0--0----0--0----0--0-----------------0--|	then	|--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-----------------------------------------|		|--------------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------|		|--------------3--|

Verse:
e|-2--2----0-------0--0-----------------|
B|-3--3----3--3----2--3----0--2p0-------|
G|-2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2----| 2x
D|-0--0----0--0----0--0----2-------2----|
A|---------------------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------|

Interlude:
				   *
e|-----------------------------3---3--|
B|----5--3p2-3-------5--3p2-3--3---3--|
G|-2--2--2---2----2--2--2---2--0---0--|
D|-0--0--0---0----0--0--0---0--0------|
A|-0--------------0------------2------|
E|-----------------------------3------|

e|-----------------------0--3--2--3--2-----|		|--------------3--|
B|-2--3----2--3----2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|	play	|--2--3--2--3--3--|
G|-2--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|  twice, 	|--2--2--2--2--0--|
D|-0--0----0--0----0--0-----------------0--|	then	|--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-----------------------------------------|		|--------------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------|		|--------------3--|

Chorus: (2:06)

Here comes the chorus with two guitars

Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------|		|----------------------2--|
B|-----------------------|		|----------------------3--|
G|-7--6--4------4-----7--|	3x	|-7--6--4----4-2--4-2--2--|
D|-7--6--4----4-----7----|	then	|-7--6--4----4-2--4-2--0--|
A|-5--4--2--2-----4------|		|-5--4--2----2-0--2-0--0--|
E|-----------------------|		|----------------------2--|

Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-/5-5-3~~--/5-5-3~~--/5-5-3~~--|
G|-------------------------------| play on the first three chords (D, C#, B),
D|-------------------------------| repeat three times too
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


(2:46)

e|-2--3--5--5----2--3--5--5--3--2--0-----3--0--|
B|-3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
G|-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--2--|
D|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--|
A|---------------------------------------2--0--|
E|---------------------------------------3-----|
					   *
e|-2--3--5--5----2--3--5--5--3--2--0-----3-0-0--|
B|-3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-2-2--|
G|-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-2-2--|
D|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-2-2--|
A|---------------------------------------2---0--|
E|---------------------------------------3------|

Chorus:

Gtr. 1 (3:20)				(3:36)
e|-----------------------|		e|-2--3--5--5----2--3--5--5--3--2--0-----3-------------5-----5--|
B|-----------------------|		B|-3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------5--5--5--|
G|-7--6--4------4-----7--|	2x	G|-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4-------------6--6--6--| 2 x
D|-7--6--4----4-----7----|	then	D|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--5--4--7-------------|
A|-5--4--2--2-----4------|		A|---------------------------------------5--5--4--7-------------|
E|-----------------------|		E|---------------------------------------3--3--2--5-------------|

Gtr. 2 (3:20)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-/5-5-3~~--/5-5-3~~--/5-5-3~~--|
G|-------------------------------| play on the first three chords (D, C#, B),
D|-------------------------------| repeat twice
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Repeat the whole thing twice, then comes a little alternation in the second guitar

Gtr. 1 (4:54)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7--6--4------4-----7--| repeat twice
D|-7--6--4----4-----7----|
A|-5--4--2--2-----4------|
E|-----------------------|

Gtr. 2 (4:54)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~--|
G|------2----------2----------2------| play on the first three chords (D, C#, B),
D|-----------------------------------| repeat twice
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Gtr. 1 (5:10)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7--6--4---------------|
D|-7--6--4---------------|
A|-5--4--2--2-----4------|
E|-----------------------|

Gtr. 2 (5:10)
e|-----------------------------------|					|---------------|
B|-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~--|					|-5/3-----5/3---|
G|------2----------2----------2------| play on the first 		|---------------| play on the last
D|-----------------------------------| three chords (D, C#, B)	 	|---------------| two notes(B, C#)
A|-----------------------------------|					|---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|					|---------------|

Gtr. 1 (5:17)
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--|
G|-7--6--4--3-3-3--2-2-2-2--|
D|-7--6--4--3-3-3--2-2-2-0--|
A|-5--4--2--1-1-1--0-0-0----|
E|--------------------------|

Gtr. 2 (5:17)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~-/5-3---3~~--|
G|------2----------2----------2------| play on the first
D|-----------------------------------| three chords (D, C#, B)
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Final part (5:31)
   *	             *
e|-------------------------------------| I'm not really sure with that part. If anyone knew how
B|-2h3-2-3-5--/7~----2h3-2-3-/5-5------| how to play it, please let me know in order to make it correct.
G|-2-----------------2-------------2~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

   *
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-2h3-2--------------------------------------|
G|-2-----4/6~-64~-4/6~-62~----2-2/4-4-42~--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

(5:50)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------3--|
B|-0h2-0h2------0h2-0h2-(0)------0h2-0h2-(0)-------2-3--2-3--3--|
G|-2---2---2----2---2------2-----2---2----(2)-2----2-2--2-3--0--|
D|-2---2---2----2---2------2-----2---2--------2--------------0--|
A|---------0---------------0------------------0--------------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3--|

Explanation:

 * - strumm the chord from lower to upper strings
 p - pull-off
 h - hamer-on
 / - slide
 ~ - vibrato
() - ghost note
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