The Ocean Guitar Tab

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Band:  Led Zeppelin
Album: Houses of the Holy
Song:  The Ocean

Transcribed By: Guitarzan Freak
                                              
s  - slide to                  o  - repeat (always look for these!)
~  - vibrato                   o  -/ 
h  - hammer on                 b  - Bend
p  - pull off                 ()  - sustained note
*  - see comment               x  - palm mute          
/  - slide up to                 - slide down to
 
Tuning: Standard E A D G B e

 We've done four already and now were steady, 1,2,3,4! (Bonham)
 
  Intro:
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|

e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|

  Verse 1 (0:28)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7------|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7------|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5------|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7--7-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5--5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5-----------------|
  Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Got no time to pack my bag, my foots outside the door

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Gotta date, can't be late for the high hopes hailla ball. 
  
  (0:51)
e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
                xxxxxx

e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
                xxxxxx

  Verse 2 (1:10)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Singing to an ocean, I can hear the oceans roar

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Play for me, play for free and play a whole lot more more

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Singing of the good things and the sun that lights the day 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Singing to the ocean, has the ocean lost its way.
  At this point, two guitars play. One plays the Solo, while 
  2nd plays the Intro Riff.

  Solo (1:31) 1st Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------8-------8--------|
B|-5b7�5b7-------------------------------8---10-10~--10-10-|
G|-7b9-7b9-7b9-5--------------5------7/9--------------------|
D|---------------5-7-7------5---7-7-------------------------|
A|----------------------5/7---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

  2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|

  1st Guitar
e|---------------------15-15------------------5-------------|
B|-/19-----------15b17-------15b17-13-------5---8p5-8-8-8-5-|
G|-----/179/14-----------------------14/6---------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

  2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|

  1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------5-5-|
G|-7b8p5-7-5--------------5--------------5-----5b6--------5-5-|
D|-----------5-7-7--5---5---5h7-7-7~-7-7---7-7�5b6�7~-5/7-----|
A|------------------5h7---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

  2nd Guitar
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|--------------|------------------------|
G|o-------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5-------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7-----|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-|------------------------|
  
  1st Guitar
e|-------8-------------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-------15|
B|-----8---8h10-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17----15b17---|
G|---9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


  1st Guitar (1:53)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7�-7--7--7�-5�-5�-5-�5----------5--7�-7-�7----/13--| 
G|o-5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--7--6--7-5--5--5--5----/17-o|
D|o-------------------------5�-4--5--------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
                                               Oh Yeah!
  2nd Guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|o-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7-7-o|
D|o-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7�7-o|
A|--5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5�5--|
E|--------------------------5-3-5--------------|


1st Guitar 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7�-7--7--7�-5�-5�-5-�5----------5--7�-7-�7----/13--| 
G|o-5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--7--6--7-5--5--5--5----/17-o|
D|o-------------------------5�-4--5--------------------o|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
                                              
  2nd Guitar 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|o-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7-7-o|
D|o-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7�7-o|
A|--5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5�5--|
E|--------------------------5-3-5--------------|


  2nd Guitar
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
D|---7---5-7-(7)-| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
A|-4---5---------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!
E|---------------| La la lalalala la lalalala la la laa!


Verse 3 (2:37)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Sitting round singing songs till the night turns into day


e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Used to sing to the mountains but the mountains washed away
  
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--5�-5�-5--5--------5/7�-7--7--7-7-|
D|-7--7�-7--7--5�-5--5--5--7-5-7-5/7�-7--7--7-5-|
A|-5�-5�-5--5--3�-3�-3--3--7-5-7-3/5�-5--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------------5-3-5----------------|
  She's only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.

  (2:57)
e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
                xxxxxx

e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|o--------------------|-----------------------o| 
D|o-7-7-5--------------|-----5-----7---7-----7-o|
A|--------7------------|-5h7---5h7---4---5-7----|
E|----------8/5-777777-|------------------------|
                xxxxxx

  Again it uses two guitars. The 1st plays the Outro Solo, while the other plays another 
Riff.

Outro Solo:

e|-12b-12-10-9---------9---------------|-------------10-|
B|-------------12-10-----12-10---12-10-|-10-9-5h7p5~--7-|
G|------------------11--------11-------|--------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------|

e|-12b-12-10-9----------------10-10-12-9-|----------------------------
B|-------------12-10---10-12b------------|-12-10---12---10h12p10~-----
G|------------------11-------------------|------11---11-----------11b-
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------

e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11--11-9--9-11b-11-9-|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|---11----11-----------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|----------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|----------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|

e|-10-12b-12b&d-12--10---------------|-------------------------10-|
B|-10------------------12b-12-10-12b-|-10---12-10--------------10-|
G|-11--------------------------------|---11-------11--11-9--9--11-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------11----11------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-12b-12-10----------14b-14-12----16b-16---------|-17p16p12-17p16p12-
B|----------10--10-12----------12---------15b-15b-|-------------------
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------

e|-17p16p12-17p16p12-|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|-------------------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|-------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|-------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|
                                                                 
e|---------------10h12p10----------|--------------12h14p12-----------|
B|---------10h12----------12p10----|--------12h14----------14p12-----|
G|o-/11-------------------------11-|-/13-------------------------13-o| x3
D|o-----12-------------------------|-----14-------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|------10------10------10------10-|------12------12------12--15b-|
B|----10------10------10------10---|----12------12------12--------|
G|-12b-----12b-----12b-----12b-----|-14b-----14b-----14b----------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------|
D|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------|
A|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-|
E|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|
  
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture jamie Lead Player	#1 by jamie mordue at Jan 30, 1981 at 10:50 PM EST
	Actualla tallica buff, I think he may mean four takes of the song, and now they are working till it's done. I dunno, that's a guess.

No Picture �grave� Lead Player	#2 by �grave� f at May 17, 1985 at 9:42 AM EST
	Uhm...strange anyway that "...for the high hopes hailla ball"...it doesn't even rhyme exactly with "door"...to be honest when I crank up the volume to the max I'd say that I can hear instead something like "...I'm headed for" (which would rhyme nicely with "door")

No Picture Trey Average	#3 by Trey smith at Dec 20, 1986 at 2:58 PM EST
	The line "high hopes hailla ball" is definitely not what they say in the song. Speculation has been made whether it's something like "cuz it's hell I'm heading for" (which is my guess as well) and "got a hellhound on my tail". The song is in fact about the fans at a concert. If you listen closely during the bridge in the middle of the song you can hear a phone ring as well.

No Picture Matt Wanna Be	#4 by Matt Sakrosky at Jun 25, 1999 at 11:17 AM EST
	The song isn't just about the crowds or his daughter, it's about both. Plant narrates this exultant image of the crowds he sings to. He sang for the oceans and mountains of people, but now he sings for his daughter. This doesn't mean that he doesn't sing to oceans or mountains of people any longer, it just means that the emotion he is putting into his music is now for his daughter. The song basically compares his daughter to the ocean, showing that he loves her more than any ocean or mountain (real or metaphorical) you could conceive of. Even if the mountains and oceans were or are great.

No Picture Ĵǿ Wanna Be	#5 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţ� at May 24, 2006 at 8:17 PM EST
	Awesome tab bro! #1 by me!