: The song uses an open C-A-C-G-C-E tuning, which is the same tuning Page used for "Friends" and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".
: The narrative follows a railroad worker named Tom whose wife, Annie Mae, is unfaithful. The "seventh son" reference implies a folklore belief in clairvoyance. Remaster Details poor_tom_remaster
: Featured on the remastered editions of Coda , including the most recent 2015 deluxe edition remastered by Jimmy Page . : The song uses an open C-A-C-G-C-E tuning,
: Composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in Wales. It was an outtake from the Led Zeppelin III sessions at Olympic Studios . poor_tom_remaster