The Ocean Tablatura

	  "The Ocean" 
from Led Zeppelin's 'Houses of the Holy' album 
 
Signature Riff 
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|-5h7-5h7-5-----|-----5------7-|---7-----| 
|-----------7---|-5h7----5h7---|-4---5---| 
|-------------8-|--------------|---------| 
  (grace 
   notes) 
 
Verse/Chorus Riff 
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|-7777-5555-------5/777-| 
|-7777-5555-7-5-7-5/777-| 
|-5555-3333-7-5-7-3/555-| 
|-----------5-3-5-------| 
 
 
|-----------| 
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|-----------| "la la la-la la la..." 
|---7---5-7-| 
|-4---5-----| 
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Solo 
|-12b-12-10-9---------9---------------|-------------10-| 
|-------------12-10-----12-10---12-10-|-10-9-5h7p5~--7-| 
|------------------11--------11-------|--------------7-| 
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|-12b-12-10-9----------------10-10-12-9-|---------------------------- 
|-------------12-10---10-12b------------|-12-10---12---10h12p10~----- 
|------------------11-------------------|------11---11-----------11b- 
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
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|---------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
 
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|-11--11-9--9-11b-11-9-|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------| 
|---11----11-----------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------| 
|----------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-| 
|----------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------| 
 
|-10-12b-12b&d-12--10---------------|-------------------------10-| 
|-10------------------12b-12-10-12b-|-10---12-10--------------10-| 
|-11--------------------------------|---11-------11--11-9--9--11-| 
|-----------------------------------|--------------11----11------| 
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
|-12b-12-10----------14b-14-12----16b-16---------|-17p16p12-17p16p12- 
|----------10--10-12----------12---------15b-15b-|------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------|------------------- 
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|-17p16p12-17p16p12-|-------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------| 
|-------------------|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------| 
|-------------------|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-| 
|-------------------|---------------9-7-|-------------------------| 
 
                                                                  x3 
|---------------10h12p10----------|--------------12h14p12-----------| 
|---------10h12----------12p10----|--------12h14----------14p12-----| 
|*-/11-------------------------11-|-/13-------------------------13-*| 
|*-----12-------------------------|-----14-------------------------*| 
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
|------10------10------10------10-|------12------12------12--15b-| 
|----10------10------10------10---|----12------12------12--------| 
|-12b-----12b-----12b-----12b-----|-14b-----14b-----14b----------| 
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|-------------------|-14-13-11----------------| 
|-11-9-7------------|----------14-11----------| 
|--------11-9-7-----|----------------14-11-14-| 
|---------------9-7-|-------------------------|