The other versions are too hard for Jimmy Page! Here`s how I do it:
First, for a totally accurate sound you need a Les Paul or equivalent, a Wah, and a Marshall amp.
(for an even better sound, use two Marshall`s and isolate a slight echo or delay to one). Distance
miking is used on the recording for the rhythm sound. But enough of my yackin`, let`s boogey.
There are three ways to play the main riff, just use whatever sounds right to you.
G-----------------------9---9---9----
D-----------------------9---9---9----
A-------10------10------7---7---7---- repeat
E---7-------7-------------------------
G--------------------9---9--9----
D--------------------9---9--9----
A------5-------5-----7---7--7---- Jimmy plays it this way
E---7------7----------------------
G-------------------1----1---1----
D------0-------0----2----2---2----
A---2-----2---------2----2---2----
E-----------------------------------
Chorus is done like this:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
G--9-9-9-9-9-9--------
D--9-9-9-9-9-9---7----
A--7-7-7-7-7-7---7----
E------------------------
I use a bottleneck on my middle finger to do the slide. Or you can use your microphone stand.
Verse:
You need coolin` woman I ain`t foolin`. I`m gonna send ya back to schoolin`. Way way down
inside, honey you need it, gonna give you my love gonna give you my love. Ohhh
Chorus:
Wanna whole lotta love? Wanna whole lotta love? Wanna whole lotta love? Wanna whole
lotta love?
Verse:
You been learnin` baby I been yearnen`. All them good times baby I been misusen`. Way way
down inside honey you need it. Gonna give you my love, gonna give you my love. Ohhh
Chorus into interlude and solo. Use a Wah pedal during the solo to get the truly raucous sound.
Solo:
b B b ~~~ ~~
E---------------12--------------------------------------------0---------------
B------------12-----15-12----------------------------------0------------------
G---------14----------------14-14-12-14-12-14----------2/4-----2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0--
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--0--0------------------------------------------0--0---------------------------
B b ~~~ b ~~~~~
E-------------12--------15---------19---19-------------19-----
B---------12----15-15----15-----17---17---17------17-19--19---
G------14-----------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-0-0-----------------------0-0----------------0-0------------
Verse:
You been coolin` baby I been droolin`. All them good good good times I been missing` you.
Way way down inside honey you need it. Gonna give you my love, gonna give you every inch a
my love.
Chorus to Bridge:
N.C. E A
Way down inside you need Looooooove
Verse:
Shake for me girl. I wanna be your back door man. Keep a coolin` baby. Keep a coolin` baby.
ETC.
Repeat the main progression about a million times.
That`s it. Almost forgot the Key.
B= bend
^= slide
~= vibrato
h= Hammer on
