(6 string acoustic studio track)
Afinar em open G (DGDGBD)
Intro
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------3--3--3--3--3--1-|
|-8-----8--8--8--8--8----|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-------6--6--4--3--3--4-|
|-0-----0--0--0--0--0----|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------4--4--3--3--3--3-|
|-5-----5--5--5--5--5----|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|-------5--5--5--5--5--1-|
|--0----0--0--0--0--0----|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
^play strings 1-4 with ^same as last lightly^ ^pluck
lethargic upstroke measure
then accent 5th string
with down stroke
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|-------1--1--1----------|----2--2----------------|------------------------|
|-------4--4--4--------3-|----3--3-----3--5--1--3-|-X--3--X--3-----3-----3-|
|-------3--3--3--------2-|----4--4-----4--5--2--4-|-X--2--X--5-----4-------|
|-------1--1--1----------|----------------------5-|-X--5--X--5-----5-----1-|
|----------------0--0----|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------7/ 8\|
|-3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3--3-----3--3--6/ 7\|
|-X--2--2-----2--2--2--4-|----2-----5-----4-------|----2--2-----2--2--4/ 5\|
|-1--1--1-----1--1--1--5-|----5-----5-----5-----1-|----1--1-----1--1--5/ 5\|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
^lightly
Verse
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
==============================================================================
|| (7)----7-----7--0--0--0-|----7--7-----7--0--0--5-|----5-----5-----5--5--5-|
|| (6)----6-----6--6--6--6-|----6--6-----6--6--6\ 3-|----3-----3-----3--3--3-|
||.(4)----4-----4--4--4--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|------------------------|
||.(5)----5-----5--5--5--5-|----5--5-----5--5--5\ 3-|----2-----5-----5--2--3-|
|| ------------------------|------------------------|----------5-----5-------|
|| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
==============================================================================
|----5-----5--5--5--7/ 8\ || repeat last 4 measures |----5-----5--5--5--8\---||
|----3-----3--3--3--6/ 7\ || twice, except on last |----3-----3--3--3--7\ 3-||
|-------------------4/ 5\.|| pass play the follow- |-------------------5\ 2-||
|----2-----5--2--3--5/ 6\.|| ing mesaure instead of |----2-----5--2--3--6\---||
|----------5------------- || measure 4 - |----------5-------------||
|------------------------ || |------------------------||
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|------------------------|----------------------2-|----2--2-----2--2-------|
|----3--3-----5--5--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|
|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--0--2-|
|-------------------0--1-|----1--1-----1--1--1--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--3-|
|-------------------0----|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
choke^
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--4-|----2--4-----4--0--0----|
|----3--3--5-----3--0--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|
|----4--4--4-----4--4--0-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2----|
|----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------|
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5--0----|------------------------|
|------------------------|-5-----5--5--5--5-------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
================================================================================
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----|
|-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|
|-0-------------------0----|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----|
|-2----------------------0-|-2------------------------|------------------------|
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------|
end of verse
In measure 9 of first verse, there's a slight nuance:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
==========================
|----7--7-----7--0--0--0-|
|----6--6-----6--6--6--6-|
|----4--4-----4--4--4--3-|
|----5--5-----5--5--5--5-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Return to INTRO for second time, then VERSE for second time, however, there
is a slight nuance of the second verse, measure 5 which is the same as
the above nuance. Also, measure 8 of the second verse varies slightly:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
==========================
|-5--5-----5--5--5--7/ 8\|
|-3--3-----3--3--3--6/ 8\|
|-------------------4/ 5\|
|-3--2-----5--2--3--5/ 6\|
|----------5-------------|
|------------------------|
Measure 17 of the second verse changes:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|-5-----5--5--5--4--2--4-|-------------4--2--4----|-5-----5--5--4--2--2--7-|
|-5-----5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3--3--3--3-|-5-----5--5--3--3--3--7-|
|-5-----5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5--5--2--2--2--7-|
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-|
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-|
|-5-----5--5-------------|------------------------|-5-----5--5-----------7-|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|-------------4--2-----5-|-------5--5--4--2--2--4-|----0--0-----0-----4--0-|
|----3--3--3--3--3--3--5-|-------5--5--3--3--3--3-|----3--3-----3-----3--3-|
|----2--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-------5--5--2--2--2--2-|----2--2-----2-----2--2-|
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------|
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------|
|----------------------5-|-------5--5-------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
================================================================================
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|----2--2-----2--2--2----|
|-1-----------------1------|-1-----------------1----3-|----3--3-----3--3--3----|
|-0-------------------0--0-|-0-------------------0--2-|----4--4-----4--4--4----|
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------|
|-2------------------------|-2------------------------|------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|------------------------|
end of second verse
Return to INTRO for third time, however measures 5 thru 9 change:
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|----2--2--------------9-|-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7--9-|
|----3--3-----3--5--1--8-|-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--4--8-|
|----4--4-----4--5--2--7-|-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7--------------------7-|
|------------------------|-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5----|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
===================================================
|-X--7--X-10-----9-------|----7--7-----7--7--7/ 8\|
|-X--8--X--8-----8-----4/| 5--4--4-----4--4--6/ 7\|
|-X--7--X--7-----7-----6/| 7-----------------4/ 5\|
|-X-----X--------------4/| 5--5--5-----5--5--5/ 6\|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Then the 3rd verse continues, however, the first 4 measures of the verse that
are repeated 3 times in the 1st and 2nd verses, are repeated 4 times in the
3rd verse.
The 24th measure of the 3rd verse starts VERSE PRIME:
VERSE PRIME:
| 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e & |
================================================================================
|-0--------2--0h2p0-------|| 5-----5----5-5--0--0--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3p0---|
|-1-----------------1-----|| 3-----3----3-3--0--0--1-|----1--1--1--1--1--1---1-|
|-0-------------------0---||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
|-2-----------------------||.0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
|-2-----------------------|| 0-----0----0-0--0--0--0-|----0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
|-0-----------------------|| 5-----5----5-5--5--5--3-|----3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
| 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=========================================================
|-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--5-----5p0-0-0-0-0-5-0- ||
|-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----3--3-----3---3-5-3-5-3-3- ||
|-5-----5----5-5--0--0--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.||
|-5-----5----5-5--7--5--0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-.||
|-5-----5----5-5--------0-|----0--0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0- ||
|-5-----5----5-5--------5-|----5--5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
Repeat the last 4 measures 3 more times, however on the
last repeat, substitute the following for the last measure:
| 1 & a 2 & 3 & 4 & |
===========================
|----5-5-5--0--5--0--7/ 8\|
|----3-3-3--3--3--3--6/ 7\| Then the 4th verse is played, same as the 1st
|--------------------4/ 5\| verse, except the first 4 measures are played
|--------------------5/ 6\| 4 times instead of 3 times as in the 1st verse.
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Note about the 4th verse: the last 2 measures are left off of the 4th
verse and it goes into the coda:
| 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 & | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & |
=======================================================
|-0--------2--0h2p0--------|/9-----9--9-9-9--7--X-----|
|-1-----------------1------|/8-----8--8-8-8--8--8--10-|
|-0-------------------0----|/7-----7--7-7-7--7--7--10-|
|-2------------------------|-----------------------10-|
|-2------------------------|-----------------------10-|
|-0------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a | 1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & |
=======================================================
|---------------------------|-------------------------4-|
|----8--8-----8--10-10-8--8-|-8-----8--8--8--8--7-----3-|
|----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-------------------------2-|
|----10-10-12-10-10-10-10-10|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|----10-10----10-10-10-10-10|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--4-|
|---------------------------|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10---|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
============================================================================
|-------4--2--4--5-----7-|-------7--5--7--8----10-|------10--8-10-12\0-----|
|-------3--3--3--5-----6-|-------6--6--6--8-----9-|-------9--9--9----------|
|-------2--2--2--4-----5-|-------5--5--5--7-----8-|-------8--8--8----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------4--4--4--5-----7-|-------7--7--7--8----10-|------10-10-10----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 e & 2 & 3 e & 4 & |
==============================================================================
|----------3-----3-----3-|----------3-----3-----3-|-7p5----------------------|
|-------2-----3-----2----|-------2-----3-----2----|-----7-----7--5p3---------|
|----0-------------------|----0-------------------|--------7---------5-----5-|
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------5----|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-5------------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 |
======================================================================
|-5p3-------3---------3-------2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-----3-------||
|-----5---5---5---------3-------3-|-------------------------0-------||
|-------5-------5---0-------0-----|---0-----------0---------2-------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0h4-----||
|-5---------------5-------4-------|-2-----------2-----------0-------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------||
this should be played
flamenco style - start
with fingers curled in
palm of hand, positioned
above the 6th string and
straighten each finger
in succession, starting
with the first, followed
by the second, third, then
forth, striking all 6
strings with each finger.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Essa vai pra os mano do rouDDogs
tab explaination: 7/9 = slide from 7th fret up to 9th fret
9\7 = slide from 9th fret down to 7th fret
0h2 = open string hammer-on to 2nd fret
2p0 = open string pull-off from 2nd fret
X = muted string
It is the springtime of my loving
The second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing
So little warmth I've felt before
It isn't hard to feel me glowing
I watched the fire that grew so low
It is the summer of my smiles
Flee from me Keepers of the Gloom
Speak to me only with your eyes
It is to you I give this tune
Ain't so hard to recognize, oh
These things are clear to all from time to time, ooh, oh oh
Talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk, hey!
I've felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go
I cursed the gloom that set upon us, 'pon us, 'pon us
But I know that I love you so, oh oh
But I know that I love you so
These are the seasons of emotion
And like the winds they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion
I seek the torch we all must hold
This is the mystery of the coldest quotient
Upon us all, upon us all a little rain must fall
It's just a little rain, oh, oh, ooh, yeah
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Es la primavera de mi amor
La segunda estación que debo conocer
Eres la luz del sol en mi crecimiento
Tanta calidez he sentido antes
No es difícil sentirme brillante
Vi la llama que se fue apagando
Es el verano de mis sonrisas
Alejaos de mí, Guardianes de la Tristeza
Habla conmigo solo con tus ojos
Es para ti que le doy esta canción
No es difícil reconocer, oh
Estas cosas son claras para todos de vez en cuando, ooh, oh oh
Habla
Habla, habla, habla, habla, hey!
He sentido la frialdad de mi invierno
Nunca pensé que se iría
Maldije la tristeza que se cayó sobre nosotros, 'pon nosotros, 'pon nosotros
Pero sé que te amo tanto, oh oh
Pero sé que te amo tanto
Estas son las estaciones de las emociones
Y como los vientos, suben y bajan
Este es el asombro de la devoción
Busco la antorcha que todos debemos sostener
Este es el misterio de la temperatura más fría
Sobre todos nosotros, sobre todos nosotros debe caer una pequeña lluvia
Es solo una pequeña lluvia, oh, oh, ooh, yeah
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
È la primavera del mio amore
La seconda stagione che devo conoscere
Sei la luce del mio crescere
Tanta calura non l'ho mai sentita prima
Non è difficile sentirmi splendere
Ho visto il fuoco che si era ridotto
È l'estate dei miei sorrisi
Fuggite da me, Custodi del Dolore
Parla con me solo con gli occhi
Questo brano te lo dedico
Non è difficile riconoscerlo, oh
Queste cose sono chiare a tutti ogni tanto, ooh, oh oh
Parla
Parla, parla, parla, parla, hey!
Ho sentito la freddezza del mio inverno
Non pensavo mai che sarebbe mai finito
Ho maledetto il dolore che ci ha colpito, 'pon us, 'pon us
Ma so che ti amo tanto, oh oh
Ma so che ti amo tanto
Queste sono le stagioni delle emozioni
E come i venti, salgono e cadono
Questo è il miracolo della dedizione
Cerco la torcia che dobbiamo tutti tenere
Questo è il mistero del più freddo quoziente
Su tutti noi, su tutti noi una piccola pioggia deve cadere
È solo una piccola pioggia, oh, oh, ooh, yeah
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
É a primavera do meu amor
A segunda estação que devo conhecer
Você é a luz do sol em minha vida
Tão pouco calor já senti antes
Não é difícil sentir-me brilhando
Vi o fogo que se tornou tão baixo
É o verão dos meus sorrisos
Fujam de mim, Guardiães da Tristeza
Fale comigo apenas com seus olhos
É para você que dou esta melodia
Não é difícil reconhecer, oh
Essas coisas são claras para todos de vez em quando, ooh, oh oh
Fale
Fale, fale, fale, fale, hey!
Senti a frieza do meu inverno
Nunca pensei que iria acabar
Malditei a tristeza que caiu sobre nós, 'pon nós, 'pon nós
Mas sei que te amo tanto, oh oh
Mas sei que te amo tanto
Essas são as estações das emoções
E como os ventos, elas subem e caem
Isso é o maravilhoso da devoção
Procuro a tocha que todos devemos segurar
Isso é o mistério do quociente mais frio
Sobre todos nós, sobre todos nós, uma pequena chuva deve cair
É só uma pequena chuva, oh, oh, ooh, yeah
From the album
Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin · 1973 · Track 2
The story behind
«The Rain Song» is a romantic ballad lasting 7 minutes and 32 seconds, included on the fifth album by British band Led Zeppelin, titled Houses of the Holy, released in 1973. Guitarist Jimmy Page created the initial melody of this piece at his residence in Plumpton, England, where he had recently installed a studio mixing console. This new equipment, a Vista model, included components from the Pye Mobile Studio, which had been used to record both Led Zeppelin's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970 and The Who's album "Live at Leeds". Initially known as "Slush" due to its orchestral-like melodic presentation, Page developed a complete structure for the song, to which vocalist Robert Plant added the lyrics. Plant considers his vocal performance on this track to be one of his finest. The song also features a Mellotron played by John Paul Jones, which contributes to the orchestral effect, while Page uses a Danelectro guitar. The inspiration for "The Rain Song" came from George Harrison, who remarked to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham that the band had never written a ballad. According to Brad Tolinski's book "Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page", Page recounts that Harrison told Bonham: "The problem with you is that you never do ballads". Page responded: "I'll give them a ballad" and thus "The Rain Song" was born, appearing on Houses of the Holy. Page even mentions that the first two chords of the song quote Harrison's "Something". However, there is some controversy over the exact words that were exchanged. During Led Zeppelin's live performances between 1972 and 1975, the band performed this song immediately after "The Song Remains the Same", following the album's order. This was because Page used a double-neck Gibson EDS-1275 guitar for both songs: the 12-string neck for "The Song Remains the Same" and then switching to the 6-string neck for "The Rain Song". In live performances, the song was frequently played in A major, a semitone higher than the studio version. On the 1980 European tour, "The Rain Song" was the only song from Houses of the Holy to be performed. On this occasion, Page again used the double-neck guitar, making it the only time he used solely the 6-string neck without first playing the 12-string. In all live versions, the orchestral string sounds were recreated by Jones, either on the Mellotron (1972–1975) or a Yamaha synthesizer (1979–1980), as Led Zeppelin never employed a string section in their concerts. Contemporary critic Gordon Fletcher's review for Rolling Stone was negative, describing "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter" as mere vehicles to showcase Jones's use of Mellotron and synthesizer. In contrast, a retrospective review by Kristofer Lenz for Consequence of Sound was more favorable, rating the song as one of the most sentimental in Led Zeppelin's repertoire, highlighting its patient and beautiful arrangement. Lenz also noted that Plant's lyrics and vocals bring a sense of humanity, loss, and transcendence, reflecting emotional maturity.