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Keyboard part for Trampled Under foot

Is there anywhere I can find either tabs or the isolated keyboard part for Trampled Underfoot??
I'm trying to organize a Led Zeppelin tribute, and it's on my set list,but since there's not much of a bassline in that song, I think I'd be better served playing clavinet.
Many thanks in advance!
-Bassdude15
 
If you want to play the keys part properly you will need to to do two-handed tap and even then there are certain nuances will be next to impossible. You need to do octaves with one hand will doing a hammer-on with your right just to play the intro properly. The keys are doing the bass with octaves with the left hand and playing the melody with the right. This song has a keys breakdown and solo, you will be missing a LOT by playing this song without keys. I might have some time later to look at it but don't hold your breath, it is finals season for me.

FWIW, I have never seen a Zep tribute band without keys.
 
If you want to play the keys part properly you will need to to do two-handed tap and even then there are certain nuances will be next to impossible. You need to do octaves with one hand will doing a hammer-on with your right just to play the intro properly. The keys are doing the bass with octaves with the left hand and playing the melody with the right. This song has a keys breakdown and solo, you will be missing a LOT by playing this song without keys. I might have some time later to look at it but don't hold your breath, it is finals season for me.

FWIW, I have never seen a Zep tribute band without keys.
No, I mean I will be playing keyboard, it's just that it's so buried in the mix at certain points I can't pick out the note s.
I can't find any tabs either :/.
 
No, I mean I will be playing keyboard, it's just that it's so buried in the mix at certain points I can't pick out the note s.
I can't find any tabs either :/.

Oh... you want some sheet music (keyboard tabs). I did some googling for you. Best of luck, probably going to have pay for complete sheet music. Try using transcribe to slow down sections of the track if you are doing it by ear.

http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0048669

 
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