Led Zeppelin — Celebration Day
From the CD set `Remasters`
Written by Jones/Page/Plant
Atlantic Records 82371-2
Celebration Day is a cool song that`s easy to play if you
practice it for a while. Make sure you listen to it a few times before
you attempt to play it. The entire song is in 4/4 so it should be easy to
keep up. I think this song is in A. Special thanks to Josh M. Johnson
who tabbed the solo.
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
o _
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Riff 1]
A7 (play this rapidly) (play this rapidly)
e:—————-9—9—9—9—9—9—9————————|
B:—————-8—8—8—8—8—8—8—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|
G:o———-2—-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—6—6—6—6—6—6—6-o|
D:o————————————|—5———5—5—5—5—5—5—5-o|
A:—0—3—0—————————-|——3—0————————|
E:———————————————————-|
[Riff 2]
C G Bb F
e:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
B:—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
G:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—————|
D:—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————|
A:—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————|
E:——————3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
C G Bb F E
e:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—1-1-1-1-1——————|
B:—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1——————|
G:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1———|
D:—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2———|
A:—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2———|
E:——————3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————1-1-1-1-1——————|
Song Progression:
[Riff 1] x2
With [Riff 1]:
Her face is cracked from smiling,
all the fears that she`s been hiding,
and it seems that pretty soon
evr`ybody`s gonna know.
And her voice is sore from shouting,
cheering winners who are losing,
and she wonders if their days are few
and soon they`ll have to go.
[Riff 1] once more, then
With [Riff 2]: (chords shown here for reference)
C G
My, my, my, I`m so happy,
Bb F
I`m gonna join the band.
C G
We are gonna dance and sing in celebration,
Bb F E
we are in the promised land.
With [Riff 1]:
She hears them talk of new ways
to protect the home she lives in,
Then she wonders what it`s all about
when they break down the door.
Her name is Brown or White or Black;
you know her very well.
You hear her cries of mercy
as the winners toll the bell.
With [Riff 2]:
My, my, my, I`m so happy,
I`m gonna join the band.
We are gonna sing and dance in celebration,
we are in the promised land.
[Solo]:
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|-15b17—15b17—15b17r15p13-15b17-15-|-(15)————13-15p13—15p13—|
————————-|——12—12-14———-14——14-|
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-15—————8p5———-|
|-13—15-13—-15b17-15b17|-(17)-15b17——8p5-8p5—|
—————————7p5|
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——————————8|
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|-7b9-7b9-7b9r7p5-7b9r7|-(17)——5-7p5-5-7p5—|-5—7-5—5—8h9—|
————|——5—5h7——7——7——-|
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|——-13—-13———12—-12-|
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|-12/14—-14——12/13—-13—-|
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With [Riff 1]:
There is a train that leaves the station
heading for your destination,
But the price you pay to nowhere
has increased a dollar more. Yes, it has!
And if you walk you`re gonna get there
although it takes a little longer,
And when you see it in the distance
you will wring your hands and moan.
Repeat [Riff 1] until fade out