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In The Evening by Led Zeppelin
In The Evening
Tuning: E A D G B E
The intro thing is just a droning synthesizer and Jimmy playing the open
E-string with a bow. The overdub is called (I think) a rotovibe which
is a little spinning wheel which when you touch it to the string,
produces that rolling sound.
The main riff is double-tracked and with a little adlibbing is basically as follows:
By the way this is with a Strat, or something with a whammy bar.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5--3--3--2\\0//2\\0-------------5-5-5-3-3--2\\0//2-------------|
G|---4--4-4--2--0--2\\0//2\\0-------------4-4-4-2-0--2\\0//2-------------|
D|---2--2-2--0--0--2\\0//2\\0----2-5-2----2-2-2-0-0--2\\0//2-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
^^^That's a bend down on the whammy bar
The first chorus has something like this:
e|---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--7---5--7---------7--7/8-7----------------5--7-----------7/8--7----|
G|--7--7---6--7------7--7--7/9-7---7-7/9-7--7---6--7--------7--7/9--7----|
D|--7--7---7--7------7-------------7-7/9-7--7---7--7----7/9-7------------|
A|--5--5---7--5--9-9-------------9---------9----7--5--9------------------|
E|---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------7-----------7------------------7---------------------|
G|---------------6--7------7/9--7--------7------6--7---------------------|
D|----7/9-7---7--7--7----------------7/9-7------7--7---------------------|
A|--9-------9----7--5----9---------9------------7--5---------------------|
E|---------------5------------------------------5------------------------|
The second and fourth choruses go with this chord sequence:
e|---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----------------------------|
B|---3--3--7------3--3---3----9--5--5---5--5--9--------------------------|
G|---4--4--7------4--4---4----9--6--6---6--6--9--------------------------|
D|---5--5--7------5--5---5----9--7--7---7--7--9------4-4-4---------------|
A|---5--5--5------5--5---5----7--7--7---7--7--7--7---2-2-2---------------|
E|---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----5-----------------------|
The fourth chorus has this backing line:
e|-------------------7\\6//7------------------------7\\6//7--------------|
B|---------8-----8---8\\7//8--------------8---8-10--8\\7//8--------------|
G|-------7---7-7------------------------7---7----------------------------|
D|--9-9-----------------------------9-9----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------9\\\8//9--------------------9--11-11-11-11-------|
B|----------10---10-12--10\\9//10-----------10---10----12-12-12-12-------|
G|--------9----9-------------------------9-----9-------------------------|
D|-11-11---------------------------11-11---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The chorus before the solo goes like this:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-----7-7--------------------7----------7/8--7----------------7---|
G|---7-7-----7-7----------------6---7-----7-7--7/9--7----7--------6--7---|
D|---7-7-----7-7--------9-7-----7---7-----7-7------------7-7---7--7--7---|
A|---5-5-----5-5------9-----9---7---5---9--------------9-----9----7--5---|
E|------------------------------5---------------------------------5------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7/8-7------------------7--7h8-7------------7-----7---------|
G|------------7/9-7------------7--6--7--7h9-7------------7---6-7---------|
D|----7/9--7-----------7/9-7---7--7--7-----------7/9-7---7---7-7---------|
A|--9----------------9-------9----7--5---------9-------9-----7-5---------|
E|--------------------------------5--------------------------5-----------|
The solo is something like this:
The starting thing is Jimmy holding down the Whammy Bar as hard as he can
and forcefully picking out a E-Chord and letting up on the bar:
e|-------0----12----------------12-------------------12---------------12--|
B|------0--------14----------12----15~------------12----15~---------12----|
G|-----1---14------14--14^16----------------14^16-------------14^16-------|
D|----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 times
pretty quickly
e|--17^19--17-15-17--15^16--------------------21^22--19-18-17------------|
B|---------------------------17--15\\14//15--------------------19^20-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--17-18-19-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------19^21--19-17----19-17----19----17---------------------------|
G|------------------------18-------18----18------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then do the whammy thing again
e|------12----------------------12-----------------------------------|
B|---------14p12-------------12-----15^17^15--12-10-12---------------|
G|---------------12^13--14^16--------------------------11^12-9-------|
D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat ^^^^^this 4
times quickly
e|--12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
G|-------12----12--14 14^16--14^16-14^16-14^16------15-14-12-14^15-14-12-14-|
D|----------14--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12----12-12----------12---------14^15^14--12-15-14-14-12-------------|
D|-----14--------12--14-----14-------------------------------14-14-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------12------15^17-(15)^17-(15)^17^15---------------|
B|-----------------------12----15------------------------------13-13-------|
G|-----------------14^16---------------------------------------------------|
D|--14-14\\11//14----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This slowed part is backed with these arpeggiated chords
using a chorus in this series
e|----------3----------------0-----------------0------------------------------|
B|--------5---5------------3---3-------------0---0-------------------------3--|
G|------4-------4-4------4-------4---------2-------2---2---------0-------0----|
D|----5----------------4-----------4-----2-----------2---------4-------4------|
A|--3----------------2-----------------0---------------------2-------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------0-0-------0----------|
e|----------2--------------3----------------2-------------------------------|
B|--------0---0----------5---5------------3---3-----------------------------|
G|------2-------2------4-------4--------4-------4---4-------2---------------|
D|----2--------------5-----------5----4-----------4---4---2---2-------------|
A|--0--------------3----------------2-------------------0-------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The solo over it goes like this:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------8-7---7----------------|
G|--14-14-14^16------(14)^16^14-----14p12h14----------9---9--9-7---------|
D|-------------------------------14------------------------------9-7\5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-9-9-------9^11^9---------------9^11^9--------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------7-7----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------10-10/12----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[The Outro Solo]
e|------15-17-17^19-17-15-17-15~--------------------12\\9//12-------------|
B|---17---------------------------17-15-17-15-17-17------------12\\8//12--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In the evening
When the day is done
I'm looking for a woman
But the girl don't come
So don't let her
Play you for a fool
She don't show no pity, baby
She don't make no rules
Oh, I need your love
I need your love
Oh, I need your love
I just got to have
So don't you let her
Oh, get under your skin
It's only bad luck and trouble
From the day that you begin
I hear you crying in the darkness,
Don't ask nobody's help
Ain't no pockets full of mercy, baby
'Cause you can only blame yourself
Oh, I need your love
Oh, oh, I need your love
Yeah, I need your love
I just got to have
Oh, it's simple
All the pain that you go through
You can turn away from fortune, fortune, fortune
'Cause that's all that's left to you
Oh, it's lonely at the bottom
Man, it's dizzy at the top
But if you're standing in the middle
Ain't no way you're gonna stop, oh
Oh, I need your love
Oh, oh, I need your love
Oh, oh, I need your love
I just got to have
Ooh, whatever that your days may bring
No use hiding in a corner
'Cause that won't change a thing
If you're dancing in the doldrums
One day soon, it's got to stop, it's got to stop
When you're the master of the off-chance
When you don't expect a lot
Oh, I need your love
Oh, oh, I need your love
Oh yeah, I need your love
I just got to have, I just got to have
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| ^ bend
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version 2
eadgbe
Emadd9 024000
[Intro]
E7
[Verse]
E D A E D A
In the evening, When the day is done
E D A E D A
I'm looking for a woman, but the girl don't come
E D A E D A
So don't let her, Play you for a fool
E D A E D A
She don't show no pity baby, she don't make no rules
[Chorus]
D A D A D
Oh, oh, I need your love, I need your love
A D A D
Oh, I need your love, I just got to have
[Verse]
E D A E D A
So don't you let her, Oh, get under your skin
E D A E D A
It's only bad luck and trouble, From the day that you begin
E D A E D A
I hear you crying in the darkness, Don't ask nobody's help
E D A E D A
Ain't no pockets full of mercy baby, 'Cause you can only blame yourself
[Chorus]
G D G E A
Oh, oh, I need your love, I need your love
E A B
Oh, I need your love, I just got to have
[Verse]
E D A E D A
Oh it's simple, All the pain that you go through
E D A E D A
You can turn away from fortune, fortune, fortune, 'Cause that's all that's left to you
E D A E D A
It's lonely at the bottom, Man, it's dizzy at the top
E D A E D A
But if you're standing in the middle, Ain't no way you're gonna stop
[Chorus]
D A D A D
Oh, oh, I need your love, I need your love
A D A D
Oh, I need your love, I just got to have
[Solo]
E D A E D A E D A E D A
E D A E D A E D A E D A
Cmaj7 Bm Am7 Emadd9 Am6 Cmaj7 Bm7 A
[Verse]
E D A E D A
Oh whatever that your days may bring
E D A E D A
No use hiding in a corner, 'Cause that won't change a thing
E D A E D A
If you're dancing in the doldrums, One day soon, it's got to stop, it's got to stop
E D A E D A
When you're the master of the off-chance, When you don't expect a lot
[Chorus]
G D G E A
Oh, oh, I need your love, I need your love
E A B
Oh, I need your love, I just got to have
[Outro]
E D A E D A E D A E D A
E D A E D A E D A E D A
E D A E D A E D A E D A
(repeat and fade)
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