'Good Times Bad Times (tab)' by Led Zeppelin - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Good Times Bad Times (tab)
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             	Okay, here`s the TAB for "Good Times, Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin:
       E5                                      [:     D         A    :]x5
 e---------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9
-----7-7-----------
 G--A--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9
-----7-7-----------
 D--B--9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9-r---9-9
----7-7-7-4-7------
 A-----7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7-r---7-7
--/5-----5---4--5-6
 E-----0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r---0-0-r-------------------
 					   
 	This is the intro, taking you up to the chorus. ("Good Times, Bad  
 Times...")  There are actually two guitars here, but I`ve tried to simplify  
 things as much as possible for one.  Also, watch for minor changes in the  
 fingering, as there are changes not only between the hammers-on and slides of  
 the two guitar parts, but between each time the bit is repeated.  My symbols  
 above the TAB, "[:  :]x mean to repeat everything betweeen the brackets and  
 colons, and do it the number of times followed by "x", in this case five times.
 					-Dave
 
 	Here`s the chorus, in which I`ll TAB out the two guitar parts  
 separately, as there is quite a difference:
 
 Guitar II:
                x x                                 x x
 e-----3/5--3---x-x------------------------------5--x-x------10------------
 B--T--3/5--5---x-x-7/12-12-10---10-10-0-3/5-----5--x-x-7-12-12-----7-7-7-
 G--A--4/6--6---x-x-7/12-12-11---11-11-0-4/6-----6--x-x-7-12-12---7-7-7-7-
 D--B--5/7--7---x-x-7/12-12-12---12-12-0-5/7-7---7--x-x-7-12-12---7-7-7-7-
 A-----5/7--7---x-x-5/10-10-12---12-12-0-5/7-7---7--x-x-5-10-10---5-5-5-5-
 E-----3/5--5-------5/10-10-10---10-10---3/5-5---5------5-10---------------
 
 e---------7-----------------------------------7---------------
 B--T------7---9/14---14-14---12-12-12---------7---------------
 G--A------8---9/14---14-14---13-13-13---------8---------------    
 D--B------9---9/14---14-14---14-14-14---------9-9-9-9-9-9---
   ("r" stands
 A-----9-9-9---7/12---12-12---14-14-14---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---
    for "rest")
 E-----7-7-----7/12---12-12---12-12-12---5/7-7----7-7-7-7-7---
 
 Guitar I:
       
 e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------
 G--A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B--------------------2-2---2----7^5^7-----7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-
 A-----------------------0-0---0---0------0---------------------------------
 E-----4/5--------------0-------------------------5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-
 
 e------------------------
 B--T---------------------
 G--A-----------4
-------
 D--B--7/9-9-9-9----------
 A--------------2
-------
 E-----5/7-7-7-7----------
 
 	At this point "Sixteen I fell in love..." both guitars play the same  
 part, which is:
     [:F#5       E5F#5   E5F#5  F#5       E5 F#5  E5F#5:]x3
 e------------------------------------------------------
 B--T---------------------------------------------------
 G--A----------11^9-11--4^2-4-x---------11^9-11-4^2-4^2-
 D--B----------11-9-11--4-2-4-x---------11-9-11-4-2-4-2-
 A-----4-4------------------------4---------------------
 E-----2-2----------------------2-2---------------------
 
 	Watch for changes in which notes are struck and where rests are taken  
 each time you repeat.
 	Now the chorus comes again, but this time it`s in B, use chord changes  
 between B (x2444x), Esus4 (00222x), and E (02210x).  At "when my woman left  
 home..."  go to a C# (x4666x) on "woman", to a B (799877) to an F#  
 (x9.11.11.11x).  Hopefully, you get the picture.  I could TAB it out, but it`s  
 not that complex, and I`m feeling lazy.
 					-Dave
 
 	Here`s the solo:
 
 e----------12-----12-12--12-----12-------------------------------------------
 B--T-----12-----12-----12-----12---------------------------------------------
 G--A--14b----14b-----------14h----14b14-12--14---12q-------12q--12-14-12-14h
 D--B---------------------------------------14---------14-14----14------------
 A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T--15-----------------20bb------------17-17-17---20-17-20b-20-17----17-20^17
 G--A-----14-12-14-12-0----------------------------------------------19---------
 D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T-----17----------------------------------------------------------12-15^12-
 G--A--19----19-19b---x-x-x-------------------------12----12-14^12-14----------
 D--B-----------------x-x-x-------12----12-14-12-14-12-14----------------------
 A-------------------------/14-14----14----------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e--------12----12-15b----15-15q----------17h-17b-17h-17b-17h-17b-17b17-15----
 B--T--15-12-15------------------17-15q-17----------------------------------17-
 G--A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e-----15----15-17-17^16--17--16-17^16-17b-15h---------------------------------
 B--T-----17-----------------------------------17-17-17-17-15b-17bb-------15---
 G--A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 G--A--------------------------------2-2---2-2---4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
 D--B--7-7-7-7-----7-7^5-5^7-7-7-7---2-2---2-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
 A---------------0-----------------0-------0-0-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e------------------------12---------------------------------------------------
 B--T------------------------15^12----12----12---------------------------------
 G--A--4-4-------------------------14----14----14-12^14^12----12---------------
 D--B--4-4-------------------------------------------------14----14^12-14^12---
 A-----2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------14
 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A--------14^12-14^12^10-12^10--------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------12-10------10-10------(10)/11/12----(12)--------
            hold bend
 e---------------------------------------------------0-----19bbb------20bb20---
 B--T-------20b-20h-20b-20h-20b-20h-20b-20b-20-----0-------19bh--20bb---------17
 G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e---------------------15b15--15-15--15-15--15-15--(15)-(15)-------------------
 B--T--(17)-----------15--15b15-15b15-15b15-15b(15)-(15)-------------------
 G--A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e-----(14)h14-------------14h-14h-----14h14----------------------------------
 B--T---14b--14----14-14----14----------14h14--------------------14/b-15-------
 G--A-----------14-------14-----------------------------------------------14^12-
 D--B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B--T---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 G--A--14-12-------14^12--------------------------------------------------------
 D--B--------14-12-------14^12-14^12----12--------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------14----14^12^10-12^10----10^12^10----------
 E---------------------------------------------------------12----------10---5h/5
 
 e-----17b/17-17-^15----17-15-17-15-17---15-15/16----------------
 B--T----------------17------------------------------------------
 G--A------------------------------------------------------------
 D--B------------------------------------------------------------
 A---------------------------------------------------------------
 E---------------------------------------------------------------
 	The letters following the numbers refer to bends, b for a whole step, h  
 for a half step, q for a quarter bend.  In some cases there are combinations,  
 "bb" means two full steps, while "bh" would mean to bend the note one and a  
 half steps.  You probably can also tell that guitar II has it`s own variation  
 through much of the solo, which I haven`t included.  I hope this can do some  
 good, as I am sure there are mistakes in my transcription, and it may be  
 difficult to interpret overall.  Oh well.  E-mail me if you find glaring  
 errors, or simply correct and repost.
 
 	Coming next: "Behind Blue Eyes", by The Who.
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