Led Zeppelin

In the Evening(Tabs)

Led Zeppelin

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The intro thing is just a droning synthesizer and Jimmy playing the open 
E-string with a bow.  The overdub is called(I think) a rotovibe which 
is a little spinning wheel which when you touch it to the string, 
produces that rolling sound. 
 
The main riff is double-tracked and with a little adlibbing is basically: 
by the way this is with a strat, or something with a whammy bar: 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b---5--5-5--3--3--2\0//2\0-------------5-5-5-3-3--2\0//2------------- 
g---4--4-4--2--0--2\0//2\0-------------4-4-4-2-0--2\0//2------------- 
d---2--2-2--0--0--2\0//2\0----2-5-2----2-2-2-0-0--2\0//2------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E-0-----------------------------------0--------------------------------- 
                     ^^^Thats a bend down on the whammy bar 
 
The first chorus has something like this: 
 
e---------5-------------------------------------------------------------- 
b--7--7---5--7---------7--7/8-7----------------5--7-----------7/8--7----- 
g--7--7---6--7------7--7--7/9-7---7-7/9-7--7---6--7--------7--7/9--7----- 
d--7--7---7--7------7-------------7-7/9-7--7---7--7----7/9-7------------- 
a--5--5---7--5--9-9-------------9---------9----7--5--9------------------- 
E---------5-------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b------------------7-----------7------------------7------------------------ 
g---------------6--7------7/9--7--------7------6--7------------------------ 
d----7/9-7---7--7--7----------------7/9-7------7--7------------------------ 
a--9-------9----7--5----9---------9------------7--5------------------------ 
E---------------5------------------------------5--------------------------- 
 
 
The second and fourth choruses  go with this chord sequence: 
 
e---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-------------------------------- 
b---3--3--7------3--3---3----9--5--5---5--5--9----------------------------- 
g---4--4--7------4--4---4----9--6--6---6--6--9----------------------------- 
d---5--5--7------5--5---5----9--7--7---7--7--9------4-4-4------------------ 
a---5--5--5------5--5---5----7--7--7---7--7--7--7---2-2-2------------------ 
E---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----5-------------------------- 
 
The fourth chorus has this backing line: 
 
e-------------------7\6//7------------------------7\6//7-------------- 
b---------8-----8---8\7//8--------------8---8-10--8\7//8-------------- 
g-------7---7-7------------------------7---7---------------------------- 
d--9-9-----------------------------9-9---------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e----------------------9\8//9--------------------9--11-11-11-11------- 
b----------10---10-12--10\9//10-----------10---10----12-12-12-12------- 
g--------9----9-------------------------9-----9------------------------- 
d-11-11---------------------------11-11--------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
The chorus before the solo goes like this: 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b---7-7-----7-7--------------------7----------7/8--7----------------7--- 
g---7-7-----7-7----------------6---7-----7-7--7/9--7----7--------6--7--- 
d---7-7-----7-7--------9-7-----7---7-----7-7------------7-7---7--7--7--- 
a---5-5-----5-5------9-----9---7---5---9--------------9-----9----7--5--- 
E------------------------------5---------------------------------5------ 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b------------7/8-7------------------7--7h8-7------------7-----7--------- 
g------------7/9-7------------7--6--7--7h9-7------------7---6-7--------- 
d----7/9--7-----------7/9-7---7--7--7-----------7/9-7---7---7-7--------- 
a--9----------------9-------9----7--5---------9-------9-----7-5--------- 
E--------------------------------5--------------------------5----------- 
 
The solo is something like this: 
The starting thing is Jimmy holding down the Whammy Bar as hard as he can 
and forcefully picking out a E-Chord and letting up on the bar: 
 
e-------0----12----------------12-------------------12---------------12-- 
b------0--------14----------12----15~------------12----15~---------12---- 
g-----1---14------14--14^16----------------14^16-------------14^16------- 
d----2------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a---2-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                             Repeat this^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 times 
                                                   pretty quickly 
 
e--17^19--17-15-17--15^16--------------------21^22--19-18-17------------ 
b---------------------------17--15\14//15--------------------19^20----- 
g----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
e--17-18-19------------------------------------------------------------- 
b-----------19^21--19-17----19-17----19----17--------------------------- 
g------------------------18-------18----18------------------------------ 
d----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Then do the whammy thing again 
e------12----------------------12----------------------------------- 
b---------14p12-------------12-----15^17^15--12-10-12--------------- 
g---------------12^13--14^16--------------------------11^12-9------- 
d---0--------------------------------------------------------------- 
a--0---------------------------------------------------------------- 
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------- 
                repeat ^^^^^this 4 
		times quickly 
 
e--12--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b---------------------------------------------12-------------------------- 
g-------12----12--14 14^16--14^16-14^16-14^16------15-14-12-14^15-14-12-14 
d----------14------------------------------------------------------------- 
a------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
g--12----12-12----------12---------14^15^14--12-15-14-14-12------------- 
d-----14--------12--14-----14-------------------------------14-14------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e--------------------------12------15^17-(15)^17-(15)^17^15-------------- 
b-----------------------12----15------------------------------13-13------ 
g-----------------14^16-------------------------------------------------- 
d--14-14\11//14--------------------------------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
This slowed part is backed with these arpeggiated chords 
using a chorus in this series 
 
e----------3----------------0-----------------0---------------------------- 
b--------5---5------------3---3-------------0---0-------------------------3- 
g------4-------4-4------4-------4---------2-------2---2---------0-------0--- 
d----5----------------4-----------4-----2-----------2---------4-------4----- 
a--3----------------2-----------------0---------------------2-------2------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------0-0-------0--------- 
 
e----------2--------------3----------------2------------------------------- 
b--------0---0----------5---5------------3---3----------------------------- 
g------2-------2------4-------4--------4-------4---4-------2--------------- 
d----2--------------5-----------5----4-----------4---4---2---2------------- 
a--0--------------3----------------2-------------------0-------0----------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
The solo over it goes like this: 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b------------------------------------------------8-7---7---------------- 
g--14-14-14^16------(14)^16^14-----14p12h14----------9---9--9-7--------- 
d-------------------------------14------------------------------9-75-7- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
g----7-7-9-9-------9^11^9---------------9^11^9-------------------------- 
d--9-------------------------7-7---------------------------------------- 
a-----------------------------------------------10-10/12---------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
The outro solo: 
 
e------15-17-17^19-17-15-17-15~--------------------12\9//12----------- 
b---17---------------------------17-15-17-15-17-17------------12\8//12 
g----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
d----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 

	        

Written by John Paul Jones/Jimmy Page/Robert Plant

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