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 From: macon@gallifrycommodore.com (Glen Macon)
 Subject: Re: REQ "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin
 i play it in a standard tuning.... one of my favorites...
 		Gallows Pole 
 		Trad. Arr. J. Page& R. Plant
 
 	riff :
 
 	e --------------
 	B --2-0-2---1-3-
 	G --2-0-2---0-0-
 	D --2-2-2---2-4-
 	A --------------
 	E --------------
 
 	riff
 	Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while
 	I think I see my friends a commin 
 
 	G       D    riff
 	ridin a many mile
 
 	Friends you get a little silver, get a little gold
 	what did you bring me, my dear friends
 
 	   G                D       riff
 	to keep me from the gallows pole
 
 	what did you bring me 
 
 	   G                D       riff
 	to keep me from the gallows pole
 
 	I couldn't get no silver 
 	couldn't get no gold
 	you know the way they took that ball
 
 	   G                D       riff
 	to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 	A     D G D       A         D      G
 	Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while
 	A         D      G    
 	I think I see my brother commin 
 
 	G       D    G A  G A  G A  G A
 	ridin a many mile
 
 
 	Brother you get a little silver, get a little gold
 	what did you bring me, my brother
 
 	   G                D       G A  G A
 	to keep me from the gallows pole
 
 
 	brother I brought you some silver 
 	I brought a little gold
 	Brought a little of everything 
 
 	   G                D        G A  G A
 	to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 	     C       D
 	Ya I brought you 
 
 	   G                D        G A  G A
 	to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 
 
 	A     D G D       A         D      G
 	Hangman, Hangman, turn your head a while
 	A         D      G    
 	I think I see my sister commin 
 
 	G       D    G A  G A  G A  G A
 	ridin a many mile mile  mile mile
 
 
 	Sister I emplore you take him by the hand
 	take him to some shady pass and 
 
 	G              D           A  G A  G A  G A
 	sit him on the rock of his man
 	please take him
 
 	G              D       A  G A  G A  G A
 	sit him on the rock of main man man
 
 	A     D G D       A         D      G
 	Hangman, Hangman, on your face a smile
 	A       D        G    
 	tell me that I'm free to ride 
 	G        D    G A  G A  G A  G A
 	ride for many mile
 
 	uh you've got a fine sister
 	she want my blood to boil
 	she want my blood to boil in her
 	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
 	to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 	Your brother brought me silver
 	and your sister want my sole
 	for now I laugh oh so hard
 	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
 	she's swinging on my gallows pole
 
 	for now I laugh oh so hard
 	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
 	she's swinging on my gallows pole
 	
 	swinging on my gallows pole
 
 	swinging on my gallows pole
 
 	swinging on my gallows pole
 
 
 
 \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_ 
 
     \_\_\_      \_      \_                  Glen Macon 
    \_            \_\_  \_\_     any-net: macon@cbmvax.commodore.com
    \_             \_ \_\_ \_            Standard disclaimer...    
     \_   \_\_\_    \_  \_  \_   Commodore doesn't endorse what I say, I do
      \_       \_    \_      \_           Who wants to know...
        \_     \_     \_      \_           
 	 \_\_\_       \_      \_   
 	                                           (__)              
  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_  \_            (..)
 					    /-------\/  moo
    All those moments will be lost in time, / |     ||
    like tears in the rain.		  *  ||----|| 
 					     ^^    ^^
 
 
 Article 10234 of rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature:
 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
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 From: ebd@gtech.com (Edward DaCosta)
 Subject: TAB: "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin
 Message-ID: <1993Apr22.124654.1715@gtech.com>
 Sender: news@gtech.com (USENET Administrator)
 Organization: GTECH Corporation, West Greenwich, RI
 References: <1993Apr21.211413.2436@cbmnews.commodore.com> <1993Apr22.045242.19693@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1r5kq4INNj8i@uk-news.uk.sun.com>
 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 12:46:54 GMT
 Lines: 71
 
 Here are some of the basics for Gallows Pole the way I play it
 
 Ted DaCosta  
 
 
     Page plays similar riffs to this basic progression
 e------------0--0-0-0---------5--------------------------------------------
 B---2-0-2--2-0--1-1-1--1---3--0--------------------------------------------
 G---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-----------------------------------------------
 D---2-2-2--2----2---2--2---4-----------------------------------------------
 A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Hang man, hang man....
 
 
 e--3-3-3--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------
 B--0-0-0--3-3--3-----------------------------------------------------------
 G--0-0-0--2-2--2-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------
 A--2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------
 E--3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------
    riding many a ....	
 
 
 Now when the mandolin comes in the following standard open chords are played
 
 A         G D        G   A         D      G
 Hang man,   hang man     hold it a little while
 
 A         G      D                  G      D
 I think I see my brother coming     riding many a mile 
 
 
 
 Next part lightly muted A chord
 
 
 e--------
 B--------
 G--2-----
 D--2-----
 A--0-----
 E--------
 
 Brother did you get me some silver ....
 
 
 Next part uses this type of riff
 
     A
 e----------------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------------------
 G---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------
 D---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2------------------------
 A---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0------------------------
 E-3----3---------------------------------------
               muted lightly
 
 Brother I brought you some silver...
 
 Next change follows above riff
 
 A          C           D    A
 Yes I've  brought you    to keep you from the gallows pole...
 
 
 Also I saw some discussion on the line
 
 "save me from the wrath of this man"  this sounds correct to me
 
 
 
 --
 
     Gallows Pole                    X - percussive tone with no pitch
     Led Zeppelin III                ) - bends
                                     / - slide
                                   ~~~ - vibrato
                                     ^ - hammer on / pull off
 
    To play this, page uses a 6 string acoustic to play the main part. And
    a distorted electric guitar in treble for the solo
 
    Main Riff:
 
 e|---|----------------0--------0-----------5----|
 B|---|---2--0--2------2--1-----1----/3--3------o|
 G|---|---0-----0---0-----0--0--0-----0--0-------|   repeat
 D|-2-|---2-----2---2-----2--2-------/4--4-------|
 A|-0-|-------------------------------0---------o|
 E|---|------------------------------------------|
 
 
                                         All I have at the "Hangman, Hangman..
                                         ..brother coming many a mile" is
                                         mandolin.
 
 Here is the silver/gold part.
 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------o|
 G|-------------------------------------|    repeat
 D|-----2-----2--X--X--X--X--X--X--X----|
 A|-----0-----0--X--X--X--X--X--X--X---o|
 E|--3-----3----------------------------|
 
 
 and the solo...
 
       ~~~~~~                    ~~~
 e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|----)-----------17----)--|-------------------------------)---------------|
 G|--16----------------16---|--14---------------------14--16---16--14-------|
 D|-------------------------|-----------------14--16-------------------16---|
 A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
       ~~
 e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
 B|----------------)---------------------------------|----)-------------------
 G|--14------14--16---14-----------------14--16--14--|--16---16---------------
 D|-----------------------------14^16----------------|------------------------
 A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
 E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
 
 e|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
 B|--------------------|--------)--------------)-----)-----)--|---------------
 G|---------14--16^14--|--14--16-----16--14--16----16----16---|--16--14-------
 D|--14^16-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------16--
 A|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
 E|--------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------
 
               ~~
 e|--------------------------------14----|----17^14------14-------------------
 B|-------------------------)--14------17^14---------17------17--14-----------
 G|--16------14----16--14-16-------------|---------------------------17--16--X
 D|------16------------------------------|------------------------------------
 A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
 E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
 
 e|-----------------------|----------------------------------)--------)---|
 B|-----------)-----------|--------------------------------20-------20----|
 G|--14--14-16----16--14--|--16------14--16-----16------------------------|
 D|-----------------------|------16---------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
                                                                      ~~~~
 e|----)-----)--------------------------|-------------------------------------
 B|--20----20----20--17-----------------|-------------------)-----------------
 G|----------------------18\------------|--------------14-16----16--14--(14)\-
 D|-------------------------------------|------14--16-------------------------
 A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
 
                                       ~~
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
 G|--17--17--17--17--16--14------16--------14---16--14--14--14--|--16--16--14-
 D|--------------------------16------16-------------------------|-------------
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
 
 e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
 B|--------20--19--17------19--17----------|----------------------------)-----
 G|-14-----------------17----------17--16--|--------------------------19------
 D|----------------------------------------|----19--17-----------/19----------
 A|----------------------------------------|------------19--17\16-------------
 E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
 
                             ~~~
 e|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------
 B|----------|----)------------------------------------|--------------------17
 G|--17--19--|--19-----18------------------------------|--17------------------
 D|----------|-------------19-------19^17------17--19--|------19^17--19-------
 A|----------|-----------------------------19----------|----------------------
 E|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------
 
                                  ~~~
 e|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 B|---)--|----------------)------------------17--17----)--|------17-----)----|
 G|-19---|--------------16------14-------------------16---|-----------16---16|
 D|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 A|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 E|------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 
                                                       ~~
 e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|--17----)--------17--15------------|
 G|--14------14-------------------14-----|------16---14----------------------|
 D|------16------16^14-------/16---------|-----------------------------------|
 A|---------------------16^14------------|-----------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
                                                                    ~~
 e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
 B|--19--------20-19-17-----19-17--------|------------------------------------
 G|----------------------17-------17-16--|-----14----------------/14----------
 D|--------------------------------------|---------17--14-----------------/-16
 A|--------------------------------------|-----------------18\16--------------
 E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
 
                                                             ~~
 e|-----------|------------------------)------|----)--------------------------
 B|--------)--|----------------------17-------|--17----16--14-------14------)-
 G|--14--16---|--14--16---14---16-------------|------------------------14-16--
 D|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
 A|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
 E|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
 
                             ~~
 e|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------|----------------------|-----------------)--------)-----19--|
 G|----14--16--|-----14-16-14----16---|------------17-19-------19----------|
 D|------------/16--------------------|-------19---------------------------|
 A|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
 B|---------------------------------------------------|-------X---)-----------
 G|--20--19--17----------------14--16^14------14--16--|--14-----16-----14-----
 D|----------------19-----/16-------------16----------|-----------------------
 A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
 E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
 
 e|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
 B|----20--19--17------19--17--|---------------------------------------------
 G|----------------17----------|-----17--16--14---------------------------14-
 D|----------------------------|-----------------17--14-------------14-------
 A|----------------------------|-------------------------17--16--------16----
 E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
 
 e|---------|------------------------------17^14------14-----------------|----
 B|------)--|--14---------------------------------17------17--14---------|----
 G|-16-16---|------14--16--14--16^14--14--------------------------17--16-|--14
 D|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
 A|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
 E|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|----
 
 e|--------------------------------14--14--14--14------14--14--|----------
 B|---------------------------)----14--14----------)---14------|---17^14--
 G|------16------14--16--14-16-------------------16------------|----------
 D|--16------16------------------------------------------------|----------
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|----------
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|----------
 
                                ~~~                               ~~~
 e|--------------------------------------------|------)----------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|----10------8---10--------0--|
 G|--16-^-14------16----------14-----14\-------|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------16------16--16-------------------|-----------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
                             ~~~
 e|---------------------------------|--------------------10^7-----------------
 B|--10^9------9--10--12-9^10-------|---8^7-----7--8--0--------8^7------------
 G|--------11-----------------------|--------9----------------------9--7--6---
 D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------7
 A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
 E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
 
                                                                     fade out
 e|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------)----------
 B|-------|------------------------------)--|-----------------10-12-----10--12
 G|--7^6--|--7^6---------------------7--5---|------------/11------------------
 D|-------|-------7--5----------------------|-7----7--------------------------
 A|-------|-------------7--5--4-------------|---------------------------------
 E|-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
 
 
 
 
 

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