'Battle Of Evermore (tab)' by Led Zeppelin - Guitar Tutorial

             
 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 |
  =====================================================================
 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 |
 =====================================================================
 |-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 |
 =====================================================================
 |---------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 |
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 |-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 |
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 |---------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 |
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 |---------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-----------|
 --------------------------------------------|
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 			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 |
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 |---------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 |
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 |---------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 |
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 |---------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 |        
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 |-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 |
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 |---------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 |
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 |-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
 
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 |-----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--