Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand



Album:Remasters



Written by Page/Plant

                 

Atlantic Records  82371-2           



| = 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 

b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret 

r = release bend to indicated string/fret 

/ = slide up from infinity 

\ = slide down into infinity   

[Intro] - Let bottom note ring throughout, and open G (when it is played)    



 Em9                         F#m(add b6) 

e:-------------2p0----------|--------------2p0--------------------| 

B:----------3------3p0------|-----------3-------3p0---------------| 

G:-0------0-------------0---|--0------2--------------0------------| 

D:------4-------------------|-------4-----------------------------| 

A:----2---------------------|-----4-------------------------------| 

E:-0------------------------|--2----------------------------------|  



[Intro2]     

  F#m7(add 4) 

e:----------------0--------------------------------------------------| 

B:------------0--(0)-------------------------------------------------| 

G:--0------2---------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------4-----------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:--2----------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 1]

     F#m       Em                                 D6/E 

e:----9.-------7----7~-----------------------------7~----------------| 

B:---10.-------8----8~-----------------------------7~----------------| 

G:---11.-------9----9~-----------------------------7~----------------| 

D:------------------------7-7--7-7-8-9--7-7--------7~----------------| 

A:------------------------------------------7-7----------------------| 

E:----------------------------------------------0--------------------|  

[Riff 2a]

                              D/E 

e:---------9------7~----------------5~-------------------------------| 

B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| 

G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| 

D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------|  

[Riff 2b]

                              D/E 

e:---------9------7~----------------7~-------------------------------| 

B:--------10------8~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| 

G:--------11------9~-----------7----7~-------------------------------| 

D:-----------------------------7-------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:---0~--------------------0~----------------------------------------|  



[Riff 3]

     E                                       F5 

e:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------| 

B:--9---7--8--9--------------------------|---------|-----------------| 

G:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~\----------|

D:--9---7--8--9---7-8-9-9--7-8-9--7-9----|--10~----|--10~~\----------| 

A:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------| 

E:---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|  



[Ascending octave progression 1]

    Em 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:--4s5----5s7---7s9-----10-----10s12--------------------------------| 

A:------7------9-----10------12--------14----------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  

[Ascending octave progression 2]

    C(add9 #11) 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:--7s9-----11----12-----12s14-----14s16-----------------------------| 

D:------10-----12----14---------16--------17s12----------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Ascending octave progression 3]

    Em 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-2s4----5----5s7---7s9-----9s11------------------------------------| 

D:-----5----7------9-----10-------12s9-------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Ascending octave progression 4]

    C(add9 #11)                             F#m/E     Em 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--7s8----10----10s12------13------15--------17s19---17--17~~~------| 

G:------9-----11---------12------14-----16---------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 4a] 

- the notes in ()'s can be played, if you are skilled enough  

e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----'12--9---------------------------------------| 

B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---'10-----10--10b12--10--8~---------------------|

G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------                                                  

rake  

[Riff 4b] - the notes in ()'s can be played, if you are skilled enough  

e:--------------------(7~)----'10---7--------------------------------| 

B:--------------------(7~)---'7-------8--8s10--7---------------------| 

G:--------------------(7~)---7--------------------7~-----------------| 

D:--(7)-(7)-----------(7~)-------------------------------------------| 

A:----------(7)-(7)--------------------------------------------------| 

E:-----------------(0)-----------------------------------------------|                                                     rake  

[Riff 4c] 

e:---(9.)---(7)-(7~)----'12--9-----9b10---9--7~----------------------| 

B:--(10.)---(8)-(8~)---'10-----10------------------------------------| 

G:--(11.)---(9)-(9~)---11--------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|                                                  

rake  

[Riff 4d]

e:---------------------(7~)----'10--7----7s9--------|----------------| 

B:---------------------(7~)---'7------8------10-----|----------------| 

G:---------------------(7~)---7-----------------11--|--9b11r9---9~---| 

D:--(7)-(7)------------(7~)-------------------------|----------------| 

A:----------(7)-(7)---------------------------------|----------------| 

E:-----------------(0)------------------------------|----------------|                                                    rake  

[Riff 5a] 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:---------8--------7--5---7b8---------------------------------------| 

G:--11-------9--------------------7b9r7------------------------------| 

D:----11-------9-9------------------------9--------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 5b]

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--8-8--------7-----------------------------------------------------| 

G:------9-9-------7------9--7----9b11--7b9---------------------------| 

D:----------9-------7-7-----------------------7----------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 5c] 

e:-9---9--------7----------------------------------------------------| 

B:-------10---------8-------10------10b12----8b10r8------------------| 

G:----------11--------9-9-------9----------------------9-------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 



[Riff 5d] 

e:--7-7--------5-5---------------------------------------------------| 

B:------8-8--------7-------8--7--8b10---8b10-------------------------| 

G:----------9--------7-7------------------------11-------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 6a]                     [Riff 6b] 

e:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| 

B:--8-8--------8b10r8------|--7-7--------7b8r7-----|-----------------| 

G:------9-9----------------|------7-7--------------|---9b11---9--9---| 

D:----------9--------------|----------7------------|-----------------| 

A:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| 

E:-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|  



[Riff 7a]     

        Em 

e:-------0------0------0-----0---------------------------------------| 

B:-----0------0------0-----0-----------------------------------------| 

G:--------------------------------0----------------------------------| 

D:--2------4------5------7------5----4p2-----------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 7b]

     C(add9 #11) 

e:----------2p0-------2p0--------------------------------------------| 

B:-------3------3----------3-----------------------------------------| 

G:-----0----------------------0--0-----------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:--3--------------3-------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 7c]                          [Riff 7d]     

    C(add9 #11) 

e:---------------0------2p0-----0-|----------2p0---------------0-----| 

B:-------3----------3--------3----|--------3-----3---------------3---| 

G:-----0---0--0-------------------|------0-------------------0-----0-| 

D:--------------------------------|----2-------------4--2--4---------| 

A:--3-----------------------------|--3-------------------------------| 

E:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|  



[Riff 8]    

Em                                      D 

e:-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---7----------------------------| 

B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------| 

G:-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--7-------------------------| 

D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|   

 C 

e:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8----------------------------| 

B:-8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7--8-8-8-7---8--7-------------------------| 

G:-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7--9-9-9-7---9--7-------------------------| 

D:-----------------------------------------7-------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 9] 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--5s7--5--5~~----7s8--7--5---3---5---------------------------------| 

G:------------------------------------5~~~---------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 10]              

 Repeat 4x 

e:---------|--9s12--12~--|---12ss15~~--------------------------------| 

B:---------|-10s12--12~--|---12ss17~~--------------------------------| 

G:-5sssss9-|-------------|-------------------------------------------| 

D:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------| 

A:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------| 

E:---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 11a]                      [Riff 11b]    

   E                           E 

e:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 

B:--------------8~---7--8--x--|------------7-------------------------| 

G:--------------9~---7--9--x--|------------7-------------------------| 

D:--------7-9-----------------|-------7-9--7---9-9-7-7---------------| 

A:--7-9-9---------------------|-7-9-9------------------9-------------| 

E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|  



[Riff 12]

     Em                                C(add9 #11) 

e:--0-(0)~-----------------------------0-(0)~--------------0---------| 

B:--0-(0)~-----------------------------3-(3)~-----------------3--3p0-| 

G:--0--0-------------------------------0-(0)~------0--(0)------------| 

D:--2-(2)----4~---5~---7~--5~---4p2----x-------2~--------------------| 

A:--2-(2)------------------------------3-(3)~----------3-------------| 

E:--0-(0)~-----------------------------------------------------------|  



[Riff 13] - the section where the guitars are randomly brought to the

                 foreground - cleaned up a bit 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:-13--12---15b17~~------------------------------------12--13--12----| 

G:-----------------------12b14r12~~~-----14b16r14~-------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------15b17----15-------------------------------------------| 

B:-15b17~-------------------15b17~--------12b13----12----------------| 

G:-----------------------------------------------------14--12--------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-----------------------------------15b17~------15--12------12------| 

B:------------12--13b15----13.--12-----------------------15------15--| 

G:--14b16~-----------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-----------------------------------------------15b17r15----12--12~-| 

B:-12--15~----12b15r12~~----10---------------------------------------| 

G:-----------------------------12----12-14-12~~----------------------| 

D:--------------------------------14---------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



Song progression:

   

Fade into 

[Intro] x3   

[Intro] x1, replace last half with [Intro2]   

[Riff 1] x4   

[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:

          It was an April morning when the told us we should go,

         And as I turned to you, you smiled at me, how could we say no?   

[Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics:

          Woah the fun to have to live the dreams we always had.

         Woah the songs to sing when we at last return again.   

[Riff 1] x2   

[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          Swept New York a glancing kiss to those who claim they know,   

[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:

          Below the streets that steam and hiss, the devil's in his hold.

         Oh to sail away to sandy lands and holidays.   



[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          Oh to touch the dream, hides inside and's never seen yeah.   

[Riff 3] x2, second time do 10th fret slide down   

[Ascending octave progression 1] x1  

[Ascending octave progression 2] x1  

[Ascending octave progression 3] x1  

[Ascending octave progression 4] x1          

[final two notes over 

[Riff 1] x2]   

[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:

          Into the sun the South and on, at last the birds had flown,   

[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          As shackles of commitment fell in pieces on the ground.   

[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:

          Oh to ride the wind, to tread the air above the din,   

[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          Oh to laugh aloud, with dancing eyes we court the crowd, yeah.   

[Riff 4a] x1  

[Riff 4b] x1  

[Riff 4c] x1  

[Riff 4d] x1          

[final two notes over [Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics]:

          To seek the man whose pointing hand, the giant step unfolds,   

[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          To guide us from the curling path that turns our face to stone.   

[Riff 2a] x1 /w lyrics:

          And if one bell should ring in celebration for a King,   

[Riff 2b] x1 /w lyrics:

          So fast the heart should beat as proud's the head with heavy

                 feet, yeah.   

[Riff 3] x4 (at the end of the first time, sing "Ooh......")   



[Guitar Solo]  



e:----------7---------------------------------------------------5----| 

B:--------------7--5--5~~----8b10r8--------------5--5~-------8-------| 

G:-------7-----------------------------7b9r7-----5--5~----5-(5)------| 

D:--7s9------------------------------------------5--5~---------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:--3h5p3----3~--------3------3h5p3-------3-----5~---------------7---| 

B:--------5---------------------------5------5-(5)~------------------| 

G:--------4--4~-----4----4------------5------5-(5)~-----------7------| 

D:--------------------------------------------------------7s9--------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------------------------------------10b12r10---------12.-14.| 

B:--7--5--5~----7-8-10--8h10p8--7--8--7--8----------------12.--------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:---14b15r14p12--14b15r14p12---12--14--14b15r14p12---15b17r15-------| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--13--13~~----12--13----12-----------------------------------------| 

G:---------------------14------12------------------12--14------------| 

D:---------------------------------14--14~~~----14-------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:---------------------------------------------12-13--15p13p12-13p12-| 

G:--14b16r14b16r14p12-------------------12--14-----------------------| 

D:----------------------14--14~~----14-------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:----------------------------------------12-14-15.-15p14p12---------| 

B:----12-----12h13p12----12-----12-13-15-----------------------------| 

G:-14----14-----------14---------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-14~~~~p12-----12-------12-----------------------------------------| 

B:------------15----15p12-13--12-----12------------------------------| 

G:--------------------------------14----14-12----14-----12h14p12-----| 

D:--------------------------------------------14----14---------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-----------------------------------15------15------17b19-----------| 

B:--------------------------------15----17.-----17-------------------| 

G:----------12--------------14s16------------------------------------| 

D:--14--14-----------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-x--17.--x----12--12~~~~---15b17r15~----15p14p12h14~~---12h14p12~--| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-12h14p12---------------------------------------------------12-----| 

B:-----------15b17-----15-13----13--12-12-12~~~~--------12-15--------| 

G:---------------------------14----------------------12--------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-14--15p14p12--14~---12-14-15-17-19-20b22~~~-----20.--19.--17------| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-19~~~--x------17b18-------17--15--17--17b19~-------17b19----17----| 

B:------------0.-----------------------------------------------------| 

G:------------------------0.-----------------------0-----------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:--15---17b19----17--15---14~~~~~----14h15p14p12--14~~---12--14-15--| 

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:--17p15~~---15--15~~----12--15s14~---------------------------------| 

B:-----------------------------------------13s12~--------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------14-------------14--12.--------| 

D:--------------------------------------------------------------14---| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--------------------------------------------12---------------------| 

G:--12-----12~~--------12~~~~--------------12------------------------| 

D:-----14----------------------------12h14---------------------------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  

[Ascending octave progression 1] x1 

[Ascending octave progression 2] x1  

then:  

e:--17b19r17----15~--------------------------------------------------| 

B:-------------------17~--15.----------------------------------------| 

G:-----------------------------16--14---14b16r14----12---------------| 

D:------------------------------------------------------14--12.------| 

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|  



e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

B:--------------17b19----17--17~~~-----------------------------------| 

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

D:--9----12----------------------------------------------------------| 

A:----10-------------------------------------------------------------| 

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|   



(last part of solo:  17b19    17  17~~~ over lyrics):

                                    [last half of Riff 2a]         

Days fly by and you and I bathed in eternal summer's glow   

[Riff 2a] x2 /w lyrics:

          As far away and distant, our mutual child did grow.         

Woah the sweet refrain soothes the soul and calms the pain,   

[Riff 2b] x2 /w lyrics:

          Oh Albion remain sleeping now to rise again.   

[Riff 5a] x1  

[Riff 5b] x1  

[Riff 5c] x1  

[Riff 5d] x1   

[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:

          Wondering and wanderings,   

[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:

          one place to rest the search,   

[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:

          Where the mighty arms of Atlas

[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:

          hold the heavens from the earth.   

[Riff 6a] x2  

[Riff 6b] x2   

[Riff 6a] x2 /w lyrics:



          Oh the mighty arms of Atlas   

[Riff 6b] x2 /w lyrics:

          hold the heavens from the earth,   last half of 

[Riff 6b] x1 /w lyrics:

          from the earth......   last half of



[Riff 7a] x1 (from 7)   

[Riff 7b] x1   

[Riff 7a] x1   

[Riff 7c] x1   

[Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics:

          I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign,   

[Riff 7d] x1 /w lyrics:

          gonna reign,   

[Riff 7a] x1 /w lyrics:

          I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna   

[Riff 7c] x1 /w lyrics:

          reign.   

[Riff 8] x1   

[Ascending octave progression 1] x1  

[Ascending octave progression 2] x1   



[Riff 9] x2   

[Riff 10] x1   

[Riff 11a] x2 (beginning of each one sing "Aah..." along /w guitar)  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 12] x2  (first "Aahhh..." then "Oohhh...." /w guitar)   "Aah..." (stops before next one)  [Ascending octave progression 1] x1   

[Ascending octave progression 2] x1   "oh..." (stops before next one)  

[Ascending octave progression 3] x1   

[Ascending octave progression 4] x1   

[Riff 13] x1   

[last part played over [Riff 1] x1]   

[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:   Where the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens of the earth.   

[Riff 11a] x2 (sing "Oh.." x5 with increased force and pitch)  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2 (sing "Aah" at start of each line /w guitar)   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 11a] x2  

[Riff 11b] x2   

[Riff 1] x2 (sing "Ooohhh... first time only)   

[Intro] reversed, at least 2 times, then begin fadeout