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Led Zeppelin

Stairway To Heaven

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Tabbed By: _guitarshredder

Added: Jun 23, 2009

Type: Guitar

Skill Level: Advanced

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Description:

This song is a really fun song to learn, (might be a bit long to learn but if you stick with it like I did you will be pretty amazed)..

Notes:

You have to fingerpick the intro but then the rest of the song is strummed and play with backing track.

E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E---------7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-------5---5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G-----5-------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D---7-----6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-------0-2-----2-|-0-----0----------|---------3-----3-|
B-----------3-----|---1-----0h1------|-1-----1---0-----|
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|---0---------0---|
D---2-----0-------|-3----------------|-----2-----------|
A-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3---------------|
E-----------------|------------------|---------3-------|

E---------2-----2-|-0-----0----------|---------------2-|-0-0-0-----------|
B-------1---3-----|---1-----0-1------|-------1-----3---|-1-1-1-----------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|-----0-----2-----|-2-2-2-----------|
D---2-----0-------|-3----------------|---2-----0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
A-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-----------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


E---------2-----2-|-0-----0---------------|---------3-----3-|-3^2-2-2-------|
B-------1---3-----|---1----1--0-1---------|-1---1-1---0-----|-3---3-3-------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-------|---0-0-------0---|-2-----2-------|
D---2-----0-------|-3---------------------|-----2-----------|-0-----0-------|
A-3---------------|-----------0------0-2--|-3---------------|-----------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------------|---------3-------|---------------|


E-------0-2-----2-|-0-----------------|---------2-----2-|-0-0-0-----------|
B-----------3-----|---1--1--0 1-------|-1-----1---3-----|-1-1-1-----------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2-----|---0---------2---|-2-2-2-----------|
D---2-----0-------|-3-----------------|-----2---0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
A-3---------------|---------------0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|---------------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                                 Intro end.
E--------5-7---7---|----8-------2------|----0-------0----|-----------------|
B-----------5-5-5--|---5-5-----3-3-----|---1--1----1-1---|-0-1-1-------3---|
G------5-----5---5-|--5---5---2---2--2-|--2----2--2---2--|-0-2-2-------0---|
D----7-----6-------|-5-----5-4-----4---|-3-------3-----3-|-------------0---|
A-0-0--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------2---|
E------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3---3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-------2-------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|
|-1---1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3---3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2-2-|-2-----------0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2---|---0-------------|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------|

|-3---3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-------2-------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|
|-1---1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3---3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2-2-|-2-----------0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2---|---0-------------|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------|


------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------|
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------0--|--1--------|
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------|
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------|
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--|
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------|

----------------|--------------------|----------------0-|--0------|---------|
-------1------3-|-0h1---------1------|-------1--------1-|--1------|----1---3|
-----0------0---|-----2-----2--------|-----0-------0--2-|--2------|---0---0-|
---2------0-----|---------2----------|---2-------0----3-|--2------|--2---0--|
-3------2-------|-------0------0--2--|-3-------2------3-|--0--0-2-|-3---2---|
----------------|--------------------|----------------1-|---------|---------|

|-3--3-3-3--3p-0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|-3--3-3-3--3h-0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3-----3-3-3-3-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|-2--2-2-2--2--2-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|----------0----|-2--2-2-2--2--2---|----0--0-----------|
|----------------------|-------------0-|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|

|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|
|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|----------0----|
|----------------------|-------------0-|
|----------------------|---------------|

------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------|
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------1--|--1--------|
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------|
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------|
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--|
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------|

----------------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|
-------1------0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3-----3-3-3-3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-8-|
-----0------0---|-2--2-2-2--2--0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-0-|-0--0-2-0--0--0-9-|
---2------0-----|-2--2-2-2--2------|----0--0-----------|-2--2-2-2--2------|
-3------2-------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|


-5--3--5--|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
-7--5--7--|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-8-|-7--5--7-|
-7--5--7--|-2--2-2-2--2--0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-0-|-0--0-2-0--0--0-9-|-7--5--7-|
----------|-2--2-2-2--2------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2--2------|---------|
--------0-|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------0|
----------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|


------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------|
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------1--|--1--------|
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------|
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------|
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--|
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------|

                                                          wierd time (3/4?)
-----3--------3---|--2---------0-2--|-3----0-2--3--0-2--|---3-3-2---------|
---5--------3---4-|--3-------3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--|---3-3-3-3-------|
-5-----5--4-------|--2-------2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--|---2-2-2-0-------|
------------------|-----------------|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|---0-0-0-2-------|
------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-------|
------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

---2-2-2---|---2--2-2--0-0-0-2-|-3-0-2--0-2-|-3-3-3-3-|---2--2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-0|
-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3|
-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0------2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0|
---------2-|-----------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-2-|-2------------|--------|
---------3-|-------------------|------------|-------3-|--------------|--------|
-----------|-------------------|------------|---------|--------------|--------|

Ok now this is where the solo starts...
Am                   Am7   Fmaj7
|----------5---------------|------------------8--8-|
|------------8-5-----------|-------------8b10------|
|---7b9----------7-5---7p5-|-----------------------|
|--------------------7-----|-7p5-------------------|
|--------------------------|----8------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
  Am             Am7         Fmaj7
|--8b10---8--5  -----8--10-|-8-----------------------5-------|
|---------------8b10-------|---10-8----8h10------------8-5---|
|--------------------------|--------10-----------7b9-------7-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
  Am             Am7          Fmaj7
|----------------------------|----5------------------------|
|----------------------------|------8-5--------------------|
|-5---7p5------------5---5-5-|----------7-5--7p5-----------|
|---7-----7-5---5-7----7-----|-5------------7----7p5-7p5---|
|-------------7--------------|---------------------------8-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

  Am             Am7
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------13-|
|---------10-------------------12----12-14----|
|------10----12-10----10-12/14----14----------|
|-8/12-------------12-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7
|------------------------15b17-15-12----------------|
|--15b17-15-13--15-13-13-------------15b17-15-13----|
|------------------------------------------------14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Am                                        Am7
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-15b17b15p13----13-15b17b15p13----13---15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----|
|----------------14----------------14------------------14-----------------14-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----|
|----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am                       Am7            hold bend
|------------------------------------------15b17--|
|-13--15b17b15p13----13---15b17b15p13----13-------|
|-----------------14------------------14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7
|-b17b15-12---12--------------------------------15--|
|-----------15---15--13----13-15-13---13--15b17-----|
|-----------------------14----------14--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

                  *Played by other guitar and on the first string.

                  ------8/7---8/5----
                   /
Am          Am7 /---------\   Fmaj7
-----------------------------|-----------17----------------------------------|
-15b17b15p13----13/12--13/10-|--------20----20-20----------------------------|
-------------14--------------|--19b21-21----------19b21b19p17---19--17----19-|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------19-------19----|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Am       Am7         Fmaj7                             Am    Am7
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|-19b21--13/12 13/10-|--14b17--14b17-14--12--14--12-12b14------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
Fmaj7                               Am        Am7
|-----------------------------------|----------8/7--8/5--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-10b14----10b12b10-9-7----7--------|-7-9-7--------------|
|-----------------------10----10----|-------10-7---------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|

Fmaj7
|----20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17-----20b22-|
|-17--------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

The two guitars continue into this section. Walloping (a technical term
meaning hit very hard &) the strings using the full barre sounds pretty
good. The lead basically follows the bass. You can do both (like you
can tweak the slide riff with one guitar)

  Am           G                  F  G   Am           G                F  G
|-5------------3----------------|-1--3-|-5------------3-------------|--1--3-|
|-5------------3----------------|-1--3-|-5------------3-------------|--1--3-|
|-5------------4----------------|-2--4-|-5------------4-------------|--2--4-|
|-7------------5----------------|-3--5-|-7------------5-------------|--3--5-|
|-7------------5----------------|-3--5-|-7------------5-------------|--3--5-|
|-5------------3----------------|-1--4-|-5------------3-------------|--1--4-|

  Am           G               F  G    Am           G
|-5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------------3----------|
|-5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------------3----------|
|-5------------4-------------|-2--4--|-5------------4----------|
|-7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------------5----------|
|-7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------------5----------|
|-5------------3-------------|-1--4--|-5------------3----------|

  F                       G    Am       G
--1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------|
--1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------|
--2-----------------------4--|-------------------------------|
--3-----------------------5--|-------------------------------|
--3----------3--5h7--5--3-5--|-------------------------------|
--1----1-3h5--------------3--|-5---5--------3--3-------------|

                      Am           G               F  G    Am     G
|---------------------5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------3----------|
|---------------------5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------3----------|
|---------------------5------------4-------------|-2--4--|-5------4----------|
|---------------------7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------5----------|
|-------3--5h7--5--3--7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------5----------|
|-1-3h5---------------5------------3-------------|-1--4--|-5-5----3--3-------|

   F                     G   Am    G     F
|--1------------------------|----------0-|---0-0-0-0-----|
|--1------------------------|----------1-|---1-1-1-1-----|
|--2------------------------|----------2-|---2-2-2-2-----|
|--3------------------------|----------3-|---3-3-3-3-----|
|--3----------3--5h7--5--3--|------------|---------------|
|--1----1-3h5---------------|-5-5--3-3-1-|-1----------5-5|


Am    G       Fmaj7          Am      Am7/G      Fmaj7
|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0------|--------8-10-----|-------------------------|
|-----------1-|-1-1-1-0------|-8/10--------10--|--8h10p10----------3-3---|
|-----------2-|-2-2-2-0------|-----------------|-----------------5b7-2---|
|-----------3-|-3-3-3-0------|-----------------|---------------------3---|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--1-|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|


Am       Am7/G            Fmaj7              Am        Am7/G
|----------------------0--|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----5-------8------10-3--|-----13-------12---|-----13------12------13__|
|--7b9----10b12--12b14-0--|--15b17----14b16---|--15b17---14b16---15b17__|
|----------------------0--|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Fmaj7
|-----------------------------------------|
|-13------12-------13------15-------------|
|_17---14b16----15b17---17b19-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

slow
Am        Am7/G         Fmaj7
|----------------------|-0---------------------------------------------|
|----13------12-----15-|-1----13---------------------------------------|
|-15b17---14b16--17b19-|-2-15b17---------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-3---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


SONG: Stairway To Heaven

Lyrics:

There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook
There's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who standing looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go
In case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How ev'rything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.