'When The Levee Breaks' by Led Zeppelin - Guitar Tutorial

            

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 Some things to remember when playing When the Levee Breaks: 1, wear the 
 slide on the fourth finger. 2, The tuning is, from 6-1, E, A, C, F, A, C. 
 3, It`s played on a twelve string, but can be played on a six, and now to 
 get on with it.
                           When the Levee Breaks
                     (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Minnie)
 
 Half-time drum intro: Guitar 1, 12 sring electric:
 
 -------------0--0----------3--0--0--------
 -------------3--3----------3--0--0--------
 --3p0--0--0--4--4--3p0--0--3--0--0--5--5--
 --3p0--0--0--5--5--3p0--0-----------5--5--
 ------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------
 
 Кеер on repeating that riff a bunch of times until the slide part enters:
 
 --6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10-----------0--5--3-----0--
 --6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10-----------3--5--3-----3--
 --6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10--5--3--5--0--5--3--5--0--
 --6/8--8--8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10--5--3--5--0--5--3--5--0--
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 After the "It`s got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home 
 oh well oh well oh well" line, and the slide that is shown above comes 
 this:
 
 12 string
 -----12--12--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--10--12--
 -----12--12--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--10--12--
 --7--12--12--0--7--7--0--5--5--7--0---0---
 --7--12--12--0--7--7--0--5--5--7--0---0---
 ------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------
 
 After that another slide guitar enters (six string with regular tuning 
 [EADGBe], with a bit of fuzz or distortion):
 
 --1210------12~--75----7~---------5--7--10--12~~~~
 ---------12------------8-----87/5------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
 The first opening riff is played pretty much throughout the entire song, 
 besides the other parts that I put here, so have fun with it. 
 Note: This song really only sounds the best if played in a band because 
 of the big time drums and hermonica, not to mention the multiple guitar 
 parts. Any questions, e-mail me at krinks@apk.net.