Led Zeppelin › The Battle Of Evermore Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

IV Tabs:

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The Battle Of Evermore Tab

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Here's the MANDOLIN tab for BOE.  Maybe someone will get some use out of it.

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			THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE			            
			(from Led Zeppelin IV)
                   tabbed for mandolin by Jay Reeves
		       tab notes at end of score

Time signature = 4/4
Tempo = 146 
Tuning= 1/4 step down from standard - GDAE - low to high


 | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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E|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
A|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
D|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  >   >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|.--------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|.----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9---9---------------------------|(9)------------------------------|

  >   >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8---8---------------------------|(8)------------------------------|

  >   >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7---7---------------------------|(7)------------------------------|

  >   >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3--.|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7--------------.|
|-8---8---------------------------|(8)------------------------------|

		Reapeat last 8 measures once

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3---3---3---3-------0---2-------|-3---3---3---3---3---0---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2-------0---0-------|-2---2---2---2---2---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3---3---3---3---3-------2-------|-3---3---3---3---3---0---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2---2-------0-------|-2---2---2---2---2---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Riff A:									 

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			Repeat Riff A 3 more times	

Riff B:

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---2---0---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-----------0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0-------3---2-------0---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
							end of Riff B

Variation on Riff A 

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---3--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2---2--.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	   	       Repeat above riff once

		          Play Riff B once 
	
			  Play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---3---2---0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----0-------0---2---0-------0---|(0)--5---3---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-------2/3-------3-------3-------|-----------------3---3---3---0---|
|-------3/4---------------4-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
        
			  Play Riff A twice

Riff C									     
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5-------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|-0---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---0---|
|-3---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---3---|
|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---5---|-5---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
|-3---2--(2)--2--(2)--2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
|-5---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
						end of Riff C

			play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5---R---|-5---3---2---0---2---3---3---5---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0---R---|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R-------------2/3-------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R---------------------------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice				     

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-5---3---3---2---2---0-------0---|-0-------2-1/2---0-------5---5---|
|-------------------------3-------|---2/3---------------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice

			play Riff C once
	
			play Riff A 4 times

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---5---5---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0---0---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---3---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4  (4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |        
=====================================================================
|-5---3---3---2---2---0---0-------|---------2---0---------------5---|
|-----------------------------3---|-2---0-----------3---2---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff A twice

			play Riff C once

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |	     
=====================================================================
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---5---5---5---5---3---3---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---5---5---3---|-3---2---2---X---X---2---2---5---|
|---------------------------------|-------------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------0---0---------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|
|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------5---5-------|
|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------0---0-------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---5---2---0-------0---|
|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---2---|-2---3---2---0---0---0---3-------|
|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------------------|

Riff D:
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
|.0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0------.|
|-0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0-------|
			
			Repeat Riff D once

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-R---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---3---2---0-------0-------5---|
|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----------------3-------2-------|
|-R---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-3---2---0-----------0---2---0---|-----0---2---5--(5)--0-------0---|
|-------------3---3---------------|-3-----------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff D twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |        
=====================================================================
|-R---5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---|-5---3---2---0--(0)--5---3---2---|
|-R---0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-R---4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |        
=====================================================================
|---------2---0-------2---0-------|-5-----------2--(2)----------0---|
|-3---------------3-----------3---|-0-----------0--(0)--3--(3)------|
|---------------------------------|-4-------------------2--(2)------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			play Riff D twice

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
|-----3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
|(3)--3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
|(2)------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-2---2-------2---3---3-------2---|-2---2---------------0-------2---|
|.0---0-------0---2---2-------0---|-0---0-------3--(3)--3-------0--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------2--(2)--2----------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			repeat 3 times

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----0-0-2---2-------0-0-3---3---|-----0-0-2---2-------------------|
|.----0-0-0---0-------0-0-2---2---|-----0-0-0---0-------3--(3)--3--.|
|.--------------------------------|---------------------2--(2)--2--.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

			repeat 3 times

| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----2--(2)--2---2---2---0---0---|-----5-------0---0---0--(0)--0---|
|-----0--(0)--0---0---0---3---3---|-----0-------3---2---0--(0)--0---|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|-----0---0---0-------------------|-2---2---R---2---R---2---R---0---|
|-----3---2---0-------------------|-0---0---R---0---R---0---R---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a			             
============================================
|(0)--3---R---0--(0)--5---R---0---|(0)--5---
|(0)--2---R---0--(0)--0---R---0---|(0)--0---  Fade completely
|-------------0--(0)--4---R---0---|(0)--4---
|---------------------------------|---------

									     
                              Tab Notes 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

	--------
	---3----  Play the 2nd string (A string) at the 3rd fret.
	--------
	--------

	---2/3--  slide up from fret 2 to fret 3

	---(5)--  Sustain note - not to be struck

	----R---  Rest

	----X---  mute string and strike

	|------|
	|.----.|  Repeat sequence between dots
	|.----.|
	|------|

	 >   >
	 1 e & a 
	========
       |--------  accent notes - strike harder than normal
       |--------
       |-7---7--
       |-9---9--

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The Battle Of Evermore Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Maggot Man Wanna Be	#1 by Maggot Man at Oct 8, 1974 at 4:26 PM EST
	fiver is correct, galadriel is the queen of light, this is obvious, you dont even have to read the book, watch the first movie, Frodo offers her the ring, she declines, and leaves, the prince of peace refference is more complicated. Now reelplastictrees is not completely wrong, the song is about celtic mythology as well, read up on the band members, because if Lord of the Rings, and the occult, were there two favorite things, celtic mythology was the third, and it can also be argued that lord of the rings is based on celtic mythology, with a little WW2 spliced in, anyway, back to battle of evermore, The prince of peace is reavealed at the end of the third book as FRODO, read about the battle for the shire and you will understand, but more obviously he faces night alone when he sets off without the company to finish his task, of course directly after galadriel turns down his request for her to take the ring. Frodo as the prince of peace, parallels the legends of king arthur, the great king, this is further addressed in LOTR, because Frodo goes off to the grey havens, the home of the immortals, who will help out the troubled human race in times of need, just as the gandalf did, this happens in a way much like Arthur is taken to avalon, the legend of arthur states that he is the once and future king, and will come back in mens time of need. Of couse, avalon is addressed in this song, though I have not completey broken down its usage. Anyway, to put things simply, THIS IS BASED ON LORD OF THE RINGS, LORD OF THE RINGS IS BASED ON CELTIC MYTHOLOGY AND WORLD WAR 2, SO THIS SONG WILL HAVE REFERENCES TO CELTIC MYTHOLOGY, FRODO IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE, HE IS REVEALED AS A SYMBOL OF KIKG ARTHUR WHEN HE GOES OFF TO THE GREY HAVENS, AND TINKIWINKI THE BIG PURPLE TELLETUBBIE IS GAY

No Picture Jordan Lead Player	#2 by Jordan Gadsby at Jan 27, 1976 at 8:15 AM EST
	Just to elaborate on the LOTR idea... "The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know." This line is about Aragorn returning, which noone knew would happen. "Oh, well, the night is long the beads of time pass slow," I think this also refers to the slow return of the king. "Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before." Reference to Legolas. "No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold." Reference to Gimli ... maybe :) "The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back. Bring it back." I'd say this is about the ring coming back to Mordor.

No Picture Dylan Average	#3 by Dylan Donovan at Jun 24, 1977 at 7:51 AM EST
	deffinitly lord of the rings. zeppelin knew who was better at telling a story than them. not many, but tolkien was a better story teller with deeper meanings and plant knew that, so they idolized and acknowledged him in a lot of their songs, and devoted a few songs to him as well. in the beginning of the song they mention avalon, the mystic island in the tale of king arthur, not in lotr, just thought id point that out.

No Picture *Lee Average	#4 by Lee at Jun 21, 1990 at 6:13 PM EST
	Wow, that was a long one Mattius. Is the dragon of darkness Sauron?

No Picture josh Rhythm Player	#5 by josh groocock at Jul 16, 1991 at 7:15 PM EST
	Actually toolucky, I believe there would be more influence from Norse mythology than Celtic, at least in LOTR. Tolkien was very heavily influenced by both cultures, but Norse took more prevalance than Celtic. If I remeber correctly, the elvish language was based on a mixture of Finnish and other languages. But back to the song, It doens't neccessarily have to be exclusively about the lord of the rings, it could just be any battle between good and evil. The vocals are extremely good, but I can't figure out who the other voice is (is it plant or jones?). By the end of the song, I just get this tingly feeling for listening to such a great song.

No Picture John Lead Player	#6 by John Fitch at Aug 12, 1991 at 6:59 PM EST
	I'm going with the LOTR idea. This follows the end of the books perfectly. The queen of light is Galadrial, and the Prince of peace is either Frodo or maybe Aragorn. I'm not going to get into the rest. anyone who has read the books can figure that out. Very cool song, though. On the weird side, and incredibly hard to hum correctly (i've had it stuck in my head before... trust me.) but that does nothing to it's brilliance.

No Picture Dakota Average	#7 by Dakota Keyes at Apr 25, 1994 at 7:51 PM EST
	this just might be my favorite led zeppelin song. the guitar is amazing. can anyone count how many vocal tracks there are? three? more? the lyrics are so good, i don't care what they mean. in the middle/end part of the song, when you get track over track of robert plant, that is the best part of the song.

No Picture logan Average	#8 by logan cook at Aug 27, 1995 at 6:50 AM EST
	Mattius82, the entire LOTR trilogy is an allegory to christianity and a christian's life, including the end times. so you are somewhat right, this song is based on LOTR, which is based on the Bible and christianity.

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#9 by ben kurkul at Jul 26, 2004 at 6:43 PM EST
	you're a wanker, bite_me. If you had the mental capacity to appreciate the books, you might agree with Tolkien fans. Its great stuff.

No Picture Bodom Lake Murd Average	#10 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Jun 1, 2007 at 4:11 AM EST
	i discovered this song while i was really high one day and i literally had tears in my eyes...ever since then its been one of my fav zeppelin songs...