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