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Stairway to Heaven
Words and music by Led Zeppelin c 1971
Transcribed by Eduardo Ruiz
Intro (band tacet)
Am Cmaj7 C D Fmaj7 G Am
5 7 7 8 8 2 2 0 0
5 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
5 5 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
7 6 5 4 3
2 0 0 0 /8 7

Am Cmaj7 C D Fmaj7 G Am
5 7 7 8 8 2 2 0 0
5 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
5 5 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
7 6 5 4 3
2 0 0 0 /8 7

C D Fmaj7 C G D
2 0 0 3 3 3p 2 2 2
1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 3
0 2 2 2 0 0
2 0 3 2 0 0 0
3 3 0 2

intro end
There’s a
C D Fmaj7 C D Fmaj7
2 0 0 2 0 0 0
1 3 3 1 0h1 1 3 1 1 1
0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
2 0 3 2 0 3 3 3
3 0 2 3
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Lady whose sure all that glitters is gold and she’s buying a stairway to heaven When she
Am C D Fmaj7 G Am
5 7 7 8 8 2 2 0 0
5 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
5 5 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
7 6 5 4 3
2 0 0

gets there she knows if the stores are all closed with a word she can get what she came for
Am Cmaj7 C D Fmaj7 G Am
5 7 7 8 8 2 2 0 0
5 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
5 5 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
7 6 5 4 3
2 0 0 0 /8 7

Oooh Oooh and she’s buying a stairway to heaven There’s a

C D Fmaj7 C G D
2 0 0 3 3 3p 2 2 2
1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 3
0 2 2 2 0 0
2 0 3 2 0 0 0
3 3 0 2

sign on the wall but she wants to be sure cause you know sometimes words have two meanings In a
C D Fmaj7 C D Fmaj7
2 0 0 2 0 0 0
1 3 3 1 0h1 1 3 1 1 1
0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
2 0 3 2 0 3 3 3
3 0 2 3

tree by the brook theres a songbird who sings sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Am Cmaj7 C D Fmaj7 G Am
5 7 7 8 8 2 2 0 0
5 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
5 5 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
7 6 5 4 3
2 0 0 0 /8 7

Am7 Cmaj7 C D Fmaj7 G Am

5 7 7 8 2 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3
5 55 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0
7 6 5 54 4 3 3 3 0
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2 0 0 2

Theres a
Am7 D Am7 G D C D
3 33 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 333 3 0 0 7 5 3 5
1 11 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 111 1 1 1 8 7 5 7
2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 222 2 2 2 9 7 5 7
2 22 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 222 2 2 2 0
0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0
(drums enter 3rd time)
feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving In my
whispered that soon if we all call the tune then the piper will lead us to reason
if theres a bustle in your hedgerow don’t be alarmed now its just a spring clean for the may queen
your head is humming and it wont go in case you don’t know the pipers calling you to join him
C G Am C G Fmaj7 Am
0 0
1 3 0h1 1 1 1 1
0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 2 0 3 2
3 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2

1.2.3
thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees and the voices of those who stand looking
new day will dawn for those who stand long and the forests will echo with laughter
yes there are two paths you can go bye but in the long run theres still time to change the road you’re on
dear lady can you hear the wind blow and did you know your stairway lies on the whispering wind
C G Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G
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 0 3 2

Ooooh _______________ and it makes me wonder

Am7 D Am7 G D C D (play 4 times)
3 33 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 333 3 0 0 7 5 3 5
1 11 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 111 1 1 1 8 7 5 7
2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 222 2 2 2 9 7 5 7
2 22 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 222 2 2 2 0
0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0

* ( Weird time?)*
3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
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5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3
5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2
3 3 3

Guitar Solo (*guitar 2 plays rhythm fig.2 10 times *)

Am Am7 Fmaj7 Am Am7
5 8 8 8b10 8 5 8 10
8 5 8b10 8b10
7b9 7 5 7p5
7 7p5
8

Fmaj7 Am Am7 Fmaj7

8 5 5
10 8 8h10 8 5 85
10 7b9 7 5 7p5 5 5 5 7 5 7p5
7 75 57 7 5 7 7p5 7p5
7 8

Am Am7 Fmaj7
15b17 15 12
13 15b17 15 13 15 13 13 15b17 15 13
10 12 12 14 14
10 12 10 10 12s14 14
8s12 12

Am

13 15b17r15p13 15b17b15r13 15b17r15p13 15b17r15p13

14 14 14 14

Fmaj7

13 15b17r15p13 15b17r15p13 15b17r15p13 15b17r15p13

14 14 14 14

Am Fmaj7
15b17r15 15 12 12 15
15b17r15p13 15b17r15p13 15 15 13 13 15 13 13 15b17
14 14 14 14
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Am Am7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

x o x o

*Rhythm figure 1 231 3421

Am (*guitar 3 plays fill 1*) Fmaj7

17
15b17b15p13 20 20 20
14v 19b21 19b21b19p17 19 17 19
19 19

Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

19b21v 14b17 14b17 14 12 14 12 12b14 10b14 10b12b10 9 7 7

10 10

Am Fmaj7
20p17 20p17 20p17 20p17 20p17 20p17 20b22
17 17 17 17 17 17
7 9 7
10 7

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How every still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and all is one
To be a rock and not to roll_____
AmV G(III) F (*guitar 1 plays fill 2*) (play 9 times)

AmV G(III) F

XXXX XXXX
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*Fill 1* *Fill 2 *
8s7 8s5 3 5s7 5 3
slide guitar on second string 1 3s5
played on strings Low E and A

Outro
(*Guitar 2 plays rhy. fig. 1 3.5 times*)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
8 10
8s10 10 8h10p8 3 5 8 10 13 12
5b7 7b9 10b12 12b14 15b17 14b16

Am Fmaj7 Am (slow down) Fmaj7(*guitar 2 strums chord*)

13 12 13 12 13 15 13 12 15 13
15b17 14b16 15b17 14b16 15b17 17b19 15b17 14b16 17b19 15b17