The Wanton Song by Led Zeppelin THE WANTON SONG As recorded by Led Zeppelin (From the 1975 Album PHYSICAL GRAFFITI) Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Thanks to Kerry O'Brien and Steve Gorenberg for transcribing the Power Tab version of this. I decided to submit this because there was no better text version of the song. Awesome song by the way. Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Elec. w/dist' Intro (0:00, 3:03) Moderately Q=110 $ (G5) F7 F#7 4/4 Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S H 3x S S S S S S S S E E +S E. ||------------------------||-----------------------------| ||o----------------------o||-----------------------------| ||------------------------||-------------------2-(2)-3---| ||------5-5-----5-5-------||-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2---| ||o----------------------o||-------------------3-(3)-4---| ||--3-3-----3-3-----------||-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2---| (G5) S S S S S S S S H 3x ||------------------------|| ||o----------------------o|| ||------------------------|| ||------5-5-----5-5-------|| ||o----------------------o|| ||--3-3-----3-3-----------|| N.C. Bb5 S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S S E S E S S +S S Q. |-----------------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-7---6---5-------x-3----|| |-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---|-------------------3----|| |---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-|---5---4---3-(3)---1----|| |-3-3-----3-3-----------------------|------------------------|| Verses (0:20, 1:24, 3:23) (G5) Gtr I S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H ||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ||------5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| ||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ||--3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------| F7 F#7 (G5) S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H |----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------| |-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| |-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------| |-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------| To Coda S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---| |----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-| |-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------| N.C. Bb5 S E S E S S +S S Q. |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-7---6---5-------x-3-----|| |-------------------3-----|| |---5---4---3-(3)---1-----|| |-------------------------|| (G5) S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------| F7 F#7 (G5) S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S H |----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------2-(2)-3--|----------------------|----------------------| |-----5-5-----5-5---1-(1)-2--|-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5------| |-------------------3-(3)-4--|----------------------|----------------------| |-3-3-----3-3-------1-(1)-2--|-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3----------| S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S +S E S +S S S S |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----5-5-----5-5------|-----5-5-----5-5-(5)-----------3---| |----------------------|---------------------3-4-(4)-5---5-| |-3-3-----3-3----------|-3-3-----3-3-----------------------| N.C. Bb5 S E S E S S +S S Q. |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-7---6---5-------x-3-----|| |-------------------3-----|| |---5---4---3-(3)---1-----|| |-------------------------|| (0:59, 2:03) Fmadd2 Fm B°7 Cm7/E D#Bb5bC#°7 C D9 Gtrs I, II H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |-^3----3-1-----|----------------|------------3---|---------------5-| |-^1----1-1---3-|-(3)----3-4---4-|-(4)----4-6---5-|-(5)----5-6-/8-5-| |-^1----1-1---1-|-(1)----1-----3-|-(3)----3-3---3-|-(3)----3------5-| |-^3----3-3---3-|-(3)----------5-|-(5)----------5-|-(5)-------------| |-^3----------2-|-(2)----------3-|-(3)----------4-|-(4)-------------| |-^1------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| My favourite part: D5Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F +E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e |-(5)-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------| |-(5)h=6p==5----5-(5)(5)-------|--------------------------| |-(5)-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---| |-------------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---| |------------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-| |------------------------------|--------------------------| D9 D5Am7 Gm7 E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|----------------------------------| |-5h=6p==5------------------|----------------------------------| |-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)-------3-------5-----5-| |-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3------------------------| |-----------------------7---|------------5-4-5---4-5S7---6-7---| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| D9 Am7 C5/G Gm7 Bb/D Bb5/Bb5/F E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E e |-5-(5)-(5)------------------|--------------------------| |-5h=6p==5-------------------|--------------------------| |-5-(5)-(5)---5-(5)(5)---5---|-3-(3)(3)-3-------3---3---| |-----------7-5h=7p=5----5-7-|-3h=5p=3--3-x-x-x-3---3---| |----------------------7-----|----------5-x-x-x---5---5-| |----------------------------|--------------------------| 1. D9 D5Am7 Gm7 Bb/F Gtr I < E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q S S Q. |-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------|| |-5h=6p==5------------------|-------------------3----o|| |-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)--------3-----|| |-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3---------3-----|| |-----------------------7---|------------5--3h5------o|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| | | Gtr II | < | E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S q H |-5-(5)-(5)-----------------|-------------------------|| |-5h=6p==5------------------|---------------3--------o|| |-5-(5)-(5)-7-5-(5)-------3-|-(3)-(3)(3)----3---------|| |-----------7-5-(5)-7p5---3-|-(3)h=5p=3-----3---------|| |-----------------------7---|------------5-----------o|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| Guitar Solo (2:28) 2. Bb5/Bb5/F Bb5 F/Bb5 C5 ~ +E S S Q H Q Q e e e a E |------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------||-6b8--6-------------| |-(3)--------------------||---------3-----3h5--| |-(3)h5p3----------------||-----------3-5------| |---------5--------------||--------------------| |------------------------||--------------------| | | +E S S E S S S S E q Q Q E E E E |------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------||--------------------| |-(3)-------------3---3--||--------------------| |-(3)h5p3---x-x---3---3--||------3----3-3---5--| |---------5-x-x-5---5----||-1----1--1-0-1---3--| |------------------------||--------------------| D5C5 F5 C/F5 G5 ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +H. Q E +S S Q e e S S E +H. E E |-----------------|---------------------5---|------------------------| |-----------------|-8b10r(8)p6-8------5---8-|-(8)--------------------| |-(5)-------------|---------------5-7-------|-------------------5pb6-| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| | | +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E S S E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-(5)--5--5-7-5---|-------------------------|------------------------| |-(3)--3--3-5-3---|------------3--3-3-3---5-|-(5)-5-5-x-x---5-5-0----| |---------------0-|-1----------1--1-0-1---3-|-(3)-3-3-x-x-0-3-3-0----| Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5 ~~~ |----3-----| +Q q q e S T +T S S a E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-(5)pb7==5---5-5---5r(5)p3---3h5-| |---------------------------5-----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--3--------3---3-3-------3-----5-| |--1--------1---1-0-------1-----3-| |---------------------------------| F5 C/F5 G5 ~~~~~ |---3----| |--3--| +Q. +E Q E E E e Q E E E E E E |-----------------------6---7-|-8-8b10---8--------------| |------------------8b10-------|------------6---6-----6--| |-(5)-----(5)\----------------|--------------7---7------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-(5)-5-5--5---5-6-5----------|-------------------------| |-(3)-3-3--3---3-5-3------0---|-3------3---3-3-3--------| |-----------------------------|-1------1---1-0-1---3----| G5/D G5 Bb5 F/A Bb5 C5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S Q. +Q Q E E +S E. +E S +S +S S S S |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-8-8-8--------(8)--------|---------------18--(18)-----------------------| |-------------------------|---17b19==(17)----------17r(17)-(17)-15-17-17-| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | | e e e S S S E. E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-5---5--5----------------|-3----------3--------3---3--------3------5----| |-5---5--5-x-x--x--5--5-0-|-1----------1--------1---0--------1------3----| |----------x-x--x--3--3-0-|----------------------------------------------| ~~~~ +H E E E E |----------------------------| |---------------17-18-18b20==| |-(17)-------17--------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--(5)-5-5-5--5--6--5--------| |--(3)-3-3-3--3--5--3--0-----| |----------------------0-----| F5 C/F5 G5 |--3--| |---3---| +E E Q E +Q E E E S S S S Q +Q. E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(18)r-18-18b20-18-(18)---17------17s|=15----15----15---(15)-----18-----| |-----------------------------17------|----16----16---------------17b19==| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | Q Q E E E e e e E e e e E E |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----------| |---3-------3---------3--3--3----5----|--5-----5-------5---5--5----0-----| |---1-------1---------1--0--1----3----|--3-----3-----x-3---3--3-x--0-----| Bb5 C5 +E Q E +E S S E S S |----------------------------------------------------| |-(18)--18------18-----(18)--18-18-18----------------| |-(17)r-17b19---17b19==(17)r-17-17-17b19-17-17pb19===| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---3---------3----------3----------3-----5----------| |---1---------1----------1----------1-----3----------| |-----------------------------0----------------------| D5 C5 ~~~~ E +Q S S E e E e |------------------------------| |-18------------------------17-| |-17r=(17)---17-17-17-17-17----| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| | | +E E E S S E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-(5)---5--5--5--5--5--7--5----| |-(3)---3--3--3--3--3--5--3----| |----------------------------0-| D.S. al Coda F5 G5 Gm7 < Q Q a +E e S S E +H H |----------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-18b20--18b20===18r(18)-17----17--------|------------3----|| |---------------------------17----17b19==|=(17)r------3----|| |----------------------------------------|------------3----|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------|| | | < | Q Q E E E E +Q H. |----------------------------------------|-----------------|| |----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| |----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| |----------------------------------------|--------3--------|| |--3------3-----------3---3--3-----5-----|--(5)------------|| |--1------1-----------1---1--1-----3-----|--(3)------------|| Outro (3:40) & N.C. Bb5 N.C. Bb5 Gtrs I, II S E S E S S +S S S S S S E S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 5x |-----------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------||o-----------------------------o|| |-7---------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-------------------3-3-3-----||--------------------3-3-3------|| |---5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-||o-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1-1-1-0-0-o|| |-----------------------------||-------------------------------|| N.C. Bb5 S E S E S S +S S Q. +W |------------------------|--------*| |------------------------|--------*| |-------------------3----|-(3)----*| |-------------------3----|-(3)----*| |-x-5-x-4-x-3-(3)-x-1----|-(1)----*| |------------------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com