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Original Transcription by:  Ryan Bailey (baileyb@uwstout.edu)

DOWN BY THE SEASIDE
Led Zeppelin
"Physical Graffiti"

(Page, Plant)

(Begin rhythm figure 1)
E|-5--4/5--3-|-(3)--3--5--5/7--5-|-(5)----4/5--3--1--|--1h2p1---0-|
B|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|
G|-5--4/5--4-|-(4)--4--5--5/7--5-|-(5)----4/5--4--2--|--2h3p2---0-|
D|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|

E|--5---4/5--3--|-(3)-----3--5--5/7--5--|-(5)----4/5--3--1--|
B|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|--5---4/5--4--|-(4)-----4--5--5/7--5--|-(5)----4/5--4--2--|
D|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

           Down by the
E|--1h3p1--0----------|   (Easy guitar fills in the verse part)
B|--------------------|
G|--2h3p2--0----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
(End rhythm figure 1)


F           C
Seaside,        See the boats go
F           C                  F
sailing,        Can the people hear, what the little fish are

    saying
(Begin rhythm figure 2)
E|------13-----13-----13--|--(13)-----13-----13-----13-----13--------|
B|------13-----13-----13--|--(13)-----13-----13-----13-----13--------|
G|---12b14--12b14--12b14--|--(14)--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14-|
D|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------------|

E|----------12--12----12----12--12-|---12----12--12----11------10----|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-(14)r12----12----12--12----12---|-12--12----12----11--11--10--10--|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|------17----17--17----17------16---|---17------16------17----17---|
B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-10/17--17----17----17--17--16--16-|-17--17--16--16--17--17----17-|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|---12----12--12----12----12--12-|---12----12--12---11------10----|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-12--12----12----12--12----12---|-12--12----12----11--11--10--10-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|---17----17--17----17------16----|----17----17--17----17----17--|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17----17----17--17------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

       Peo-   ple    turn a-    way       Peo-   ple    turn  a-
E|-----13-----13-----13-------|-----|-----13-----13-----13-------|
B|-----13-----13-----13-------|-----|-----13-----13-----13-------|
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14---12--|-12--|--12b14--12b14--12b14-------|
D|------------------------10--|-10--|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|----------------------------|
(End rhythm figure 2)


C                 F             C
way.  Down in the city streets,    see all the folks go
F        C             F   C
racing.      No time left,       passing the time of

(Repeat rhythm figure 2)
 day.


(At the end of the second time rhythm figure 2 is played, it goes
 into guitar solo that pretty much stays in the key of A)


(A)    A                                                       D
Do you still do the twist do you find you remember things that well
                         A
I wanna tell you some go twisting everyday, though sometimes it's
                    D   (Repeat rhythm figure 1)
awful hard to tell.

C              F        C                  F
    Out in the country,    hear the people singing
C                     F        C
    Singing about the growing,      knowing where they're

  (Repeat rhythm figure 2)
going

C                      F         C                     F
    Sing aloud for the sunshine,     pray hard for the rain
C                          F
    And show your love for lady nature
C
    And she will come back a-

 (Repeat rhythm figure 2)
gain

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Updated: July 9, 1999