'Achilles Last Stand' by Led Zeppelin - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Achilles Last Stand
Song lyrics:
[Intro] Let bottom note ring throughout, and open G (when it is played) Em9 F#m(add b6) e:-------------2p0----------|--------------2p0--------------------| B:----------3------3p0------|-----------3-------3p0---------------| G:-0------0-------------0---|--0------2--------------0------------| D:------4-------------------|-------4-----------------------------| A:----2---------------------|-----4-------------------------------| E:-0------------------------|--2----------------------------------| [Intro2] F#m7(add 4) e:----------------0--------------------------------------------------| B:------------0--(0)-------------------------------------------------| G:--0------2---------------------------------------------------------| D:-------4-----------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--2----------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 1] F#m/E Em D6/E e:----9.-------7----7~-----------------------------7~----------------| B:---10.-------8----8~-----------------------------7~----------------| G:---11.-------9----9~-----------------------------7~----------------| D:------------------------7-7--7-7-8-9--7-7--------7~----------------| A:------------------------------------------7-7----------------------| E:----------------------------------------------0--------------------| [Riff 2a] D/E e:---------9------7~----------------5~-------------------------------| B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------| [Riff 2b] D/E e:---------9------7~----------------7~-------------------------------| B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------| [Riff 3] E F5 e:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------| B:--9---7--8--9--------------------------|---------|-----------------| G:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~----------| D:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~----------| A:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------| E:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------| [Ascending octave progression 1] Em e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--4s5----5s7---7s9-----10-----10s12--------------------------------| A:------7------9-----10------12--------14----------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Ascending octave progression 2] C(add9 #11) e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:--7s9-----11----12-----12s14-----14s16-----------------------------| D:------10-----12----14---------16--------17s12----------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Ascending octave progression 3] Em e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-2s4----5----5s7---7s9-----9s11------------------------------------| D:-----5----7------9-----10-------12s9-------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Ascending octave progression 4] C(add9 #11) F#m/E Em e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--7s8----10----10s12------13------15--------17s19---17--17~~~------| G:------9-----11---------12------14-----16---------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 4a] - the notes in ()´s can be played, if you are skilled enough rake e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----´12--9---------------------------------------| B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---´10-----10--10b12--10--8~---------------------| G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 4b] - the notes in ()´s can be played, if you are skilled enough rake e:--------------------(7~)----´10---7--------------------------------| B:--------------------(7~)---´7-------8--8s10--7---------------------| G:--------------------(7~)---7--------------------7~-----------------| D:--(7)-(7)-----------(7~)-------------------------------------------| A:----------(7)-(7)--------------------------------------------------| E:-----------------(0)-----------------------------------------------| [Riff 4c] rake e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----´12--9-----9b10---9--7~----------------------| B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---´10-----10------------------------------------| G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 4d] rake e:---------------------(7~)----´10--7----7s9--------|----------------| B:---------------------(7~)---´7------8------10-----|----------------| G:---------------------(7~)---7-----------------11--|--9b11r9---9~---| D:--(7)-(7)------------(7~)-------------------------|----------------| A:----------(7)-(7)---------------------------------|----------------| E:-----------------(0)------------------------------|----------------| [Riff 5a] e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------8--------7--5---7b8---------------------------------------| G:--11-------9--------------------7b9r7------------------------------| D:----11-------9-9------------------------9--------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 5b] e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--8-8--------7-----------------------------------------------------| G:------9-9-------7------9--7----9b11--7b9---------------------------| D:----------9-------7-7-----------------------7----------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 5c] e:-9---9--------7----------------------------------------------------| B:-------10---------8-------10------10b12----8b10r8------------------| G:----------11--------9-9-------9----------------------9-------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 5d] e:--7-7--------5-5---------------------------------------------------| B:------8-8--------7-------8--7--8b10---8b10-------------------------| G:----------9--------7-7------------------------11-------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 6a] [Riff 6b] e:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| B:--8-8--------8b10r8------|--7-7--------7b8r7-----|-----------------| G:------9-9----------------|------7-7--------------|---9b11---9--9---| D:----------9--------------|----------7------------|-----------------| A:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| E:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| [Riff 7a] Em e:-------0------0------0-----0---------------------------------------| B:-----0------0------0-----0-----------------------------------------| G:--------------------------------0----------------------------------| D:--2------4------5------7------5----4p2-----------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 7b] C(add9 #11) e:----------2p0-------2p0--------------------------------------------| B:-------3------3----------3-----------------------------------------| G:-----0----------------------0--0-----------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:--3--------------3-------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 7c] [Riff 7d] C(add9 #11) e:---------------0------2p0-----0-|----------2p0---------------0-----| B:-------3----------3--------3----|--------3-----3---------------3---| G:-----0---0--0-------------------|------0-------------------0-----0-| D:--------------------------------|----2-------------4--2--4---------| A:--3-----------------------------|--3-------------------------------| E:--------------------------------|----------------------------------| [Riff 8] Em D e:-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---7----------------------------| B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------| G:-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--7-------------------------| D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| C e:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8----------------------------| B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------| G:-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7---9--7-------------------------| D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 9] e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--5s7--5--5~~----7s8--7--5---3---5---------------------------------| G:------------------------------------5~~~---------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 10] Repeat 4x e:---------|--9s12--12~--|---12ss15~~--------------------------------| B:---------|-10s12--12~--|---12ss17~~--------------------------------| G:-5sssss9-|-------------|-------------------------------------------| D:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------| A:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------| E:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------| [Riff 11a] [Riff 11b] E E e:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:--------------8~---7--8--x--|------------7-------------------------| G:--------------9~---7--9--x--|------------7-------------------------| D:--------7-9-----------------|-------7-9--7---9-9-7-7---------------| A:--7-9-9---------------------|-7-9-9------------------9-------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| [Riff 12] Em C(add9 #11) e:--0-(0)~-----------------------------0-(0)~--------------0---------| B:--0-(0)~-----------------------------3-(3)~-----------------3--3p0-| G:--0--0-------------------------------0-(0)~------0--(0)------------| D:--2-(2)----4~---5~---7~--5~---4p2----x-------2~--------------------| A:--2-(2)------------------------------3-(3)~----------3-------------| E:--0-(0)~-----------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 13] - the section where the guitars are randomly brought to the foreground - cleaned up a bit e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-13--12---15b17~~------------------------------------12--13--12----| G:-----------------------12b14r12~~~-----14b16r14~-------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------15b17----15-------------------------------------------| B:-15b17~-------------------15b17~--------12b13----12----------------| G:-----------------------------------------------------14--12--------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-----------------------------------15b17~------15--12------12------| B:------------12--13b15----13.--12-----------------------15------15--| G:--14b16~-----------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-----------------------------------------------15b17r15----12--12~-| B:-12--15~----12b15r12~~----10---------------------------------------| G:-----------------------------12----12-14-12~~----------------------| D:--------------------------------14---------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| Song progression: Fade into [Intro] x3 [Intro] x1, replace last half with [Intro2] [Riff 1] x4 [Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics: It was an April morning when the told us we should go, And as I turned to you, you smiled at me, how could we say no? [Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics: Woah the fun to have to live the dreams we always had. Woah the songs to sing when we at last return again. [Riff 1] x2 [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: Swept New York a glancing kiss to those who claim they know, [Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics: Below the streets that steam and hiss, the devil´s in his hold. Oh to sail away to sandy lands and holidays. [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: Oh to touch the dream, hides inside and´s never seen yeah. [Riff 3] x2, second time do 10th fret slide down [Ascending octave progression 1] x1 [Ascending octave progression 2] x1 [Ascending octave progression 3] x1 [Ascending octave progression 4] x1 [final two notes over [Riff 1] x2] [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics: Into the sun the South and on, at last the birds had flown, [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: As shackles of commitment fell in pieces on the ground. [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics: Oh to ride the wind, to tread the air above the din, [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: Oh to laugh aloud, with dancing eyes we court the crowd, yeah. [Riff 4a] x1 [Riff 4b] x1 [Riff 4c] x1 [Riff 4d] x1 [final two notes over [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics]: To seek the man whose pointing hand, the giant step unfolds, [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: To guide us from the curling path that turns our face to stone. [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics: And if one bell should ring in celebration for a King, [Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics: So fast the heart should beat as proud´s the head with heavy feet, yeah. [Riff 3] x4 (at the end of the first time, sing "Ooh......") [Guitar Solo] e:----------7---------------------------------------------------5----| B:--------------7--5--5~~----8b10r8--------------5--5~-------8-------| G:-------7-----------------------------7b9r7-----5--5~----5-(5)------| D:--7s9------------------------------------------5--5~---------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--3h5p3----3~--------3------3h5p3-------3-----5~---------------7---| B:--------5---------------------------5------5-(5)~------------------| G:--------4--4~-----4----4------------5------5-(5)~-----------7------| D:--------------------------------------------------------7s9--------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------10b12r10---------12.-14.| B:--7--5--5~----7-8-10--8h10p8--7--8--7--8----------------12.--------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---14b15r14p12--14b15r14p12---12--14--14b15r14p12---15b17r15-------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--13--13~~----12--13----12-----------------------------------------| G:---------------------14------12------------------12--14------------| D:---------------------------------14--14~~~----14-------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------12-13--15p13p12-13p12-| G:--14b16r14b16r14p12-------------------12--14-----------------------| D:----------------------14--14~~----14-------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:----------------------------------------12-14-15.-15p14p12---------| B:----12-----12h13p12----12-----12-13-15-----------------------------| G:-14----14-----------14---------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-14~~~~p12-----12-------12-----------------------------------------| B:------------15----15p12-13--12-----12------------------------------| G:--------------------------------14----14-12----14-----12h14p12-----| D:--------------------------------------------14----14---------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-----------------------------------15------15------17b19-----------| B:--------------------------------15----17.-----17-------------------| G:----------12--------------14s16------------------------------------| D:--14--14-----------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-x--17.--x----12--12~~~~---15b17r15~----15p14p12h14~~---12h14p12~--| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-12h14p12---------------------------------------------------12-----| B:-----------15b17-----15-13----13--12-12-12~~~~--------12-15--------| G:---------------------------14----------------------12--------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-14--15p14p12--14~---12-14-15-17-19-20b22~~~-----20.--19.--17------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-19~~~--x------17b18-------17--15--17--17b19~-------17b19----17----| B:------------0.-----------------------------------------------------| G:------------------------0.-----------------------0-----------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--15---17b19----17--15---14~~~~~----14h15p14p12--14~~---12--14-15--| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--17p15~~---15--15~~----12--15s14~---------------------------------| B:-----------------------------------------13s12~--------------------| G:-------------------------------------14-------------14--12.--------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------14---| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--------------------------------------------12---------------------| G:--12-----12~~--------12~~~~--------------12------------------------| D:-----14----------------------------12h14---------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Ascending octave progression 1] x1 [Ascending octave progression 2] x1 then: e:--17b19r17----15~--------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------17~--15.----------------------------------------| G:-----------------------------16--14---14b16r14----12---------------| D:------------------------------------------------------14--12.------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--------------17b19----17--17~~~-----------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--9----12----------------------------------------------------------| A:----10-------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| (last part of solo: 17b19 17 17~~~ over lyrics): [last half of Riff 2a] Days fly by and you and I bathed in eternal summer´s glow [Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics: As far away and distant, our mutual child did grow. Woah the sweet refrain soothes the soul and calms the pain, [Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics: Oh Albion remain sleeping now to rise again. [Riff 5a] x1 [Riff 5b] x1 [Riff 5c] x1 [Riff 5d] x1 [Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics: Wondering and wanderings, [Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics: one place to rest the search, [Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics: Where the mighty arms of Atlas [Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics: hold the heavens from the earth. [Riff 6a] x2 [Riff 6b] x2 [Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics: Oh the mighty arms of Atlas [Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics: hold the heavens from the earth, last half of [Riff 6b] x1 /w lyrics: from the earth...... last half of [Riff 7a] x1 (from 7) [Riff 7b] x1 [Riff 7a] x1 [Riff 7c] x1 [Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics: I´m gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, [Riff 7d] x1 /w lyrics: gonna reign, [Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics: I´m gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna [Riff 7c] x1 /w lyrics: reign. [Riff 8] x1 [Ascending octave progression 1] x1 [Ascending octave progression 2] x1 [Riff 9] x2 [Riff 10] x1 [Riff 11a] x2 (beginning of each one sing "Aah..." along /w guitar) [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 12] x2 (first "Aahhh..." then "Oohhh...." /w guitar) "Aah..." (stops before next one) [Ascending octave progression 1] x1 [Ascending octave progression 2] x1 "oh..." (stops before next one) [Ascending octave progression 3] x1 [Ascending octave progression 4] x1 [Riff 13] x1 [last part played over [Riff 1] x1] [Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics: Where the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens of the earth. [Riff 11a] x2 (sing "Oh.." x5 with increased force and pitch) [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 (sing "Aah" at start of each line /w guitar) [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 11a] x2 [Riff 11b] x2 [Riff 1] x2 (sing "Ooohhh... first time only) [Intro] reversed, at least 2 times, then begin fadeout