Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin

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For educational purposes only

Key: Am
Tempo: 63 BPM
Chords needed: Am, E+, C, D, F, G, Em, C/D, Cadd9, C9#11, Dsus2, Dsus4
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0MRhqqgwMc

Strum Pattern:

Intro and Verse 1 (First verse returns to play the first four bars then
goes to first verse outro)

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am E+ C D F G Am
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3-0-----0-|0---------0-----|----------0-----|
E|----0-----0-----|--0-------2-----|--1---1-----1---|3-0-0-----------|
C|--0---------0---|----0-------2---|----0---------0-|2-0-0------/5-4-|
g|2-------1-------|0-------2-------|2---------------|0-2-2-----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am E+ C D F G Am
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3-0-----0-|0---------0-----|------------0-2-|
E|----0-----0-----|--0-------2-----|--1---1-----1---|3-0-0-----------|
C|--0---------0---|----0-------2---|----0---------0-|2-0-0-----------|
g|2-------1-------|0-------2-------|2---------------|0-2-2-----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 e & 2 & 3 & 4 &
C D F Am C G D
A|3-----3-0-------|0-----0-------0-2-|3-----3-2-----2-|----0-0-------0-2-|
E|----0-----2---2-|--1---------0-----|--0-------3-----|3\2-2-2-----------|
C|--0---------2---|----0-------------|----0-------2---|2---2-2-----------|
G|0-------2-------|2-------0h2-------|0-------0-------|2---2-2-----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 e & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
C D F Am C D Am F
A|3-----3-0-----0-|0-------------0-2-|3-----3-0-----0-|0--0-0-----------|
E|----0-----2-----|--1---0-----0-----|----0-----2-----|0--1-1-----------|
C|--0---------2---|----0-------------|--0---------2---|0--0-0-----------|
G|0-------2-------|2-------0h2-------|0-------2-------|2--2-2-----------|
First verse outro

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |

Am E+ C D
A|------------0---2-------2-------|------3---------------0---------|
E|--------0---------0---0---0---0-|----0---0-----------2---2-------|
C|------2-------------0-------0---|--0-------0-------2-------2-----|
G|2---------------1---------------|0-----------0---2-----------0---|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

F G Am
A|------0---------------0---------|2-0-0-------2---|
E|----1-----1---------1---1-------|3-0-0-------3---|
C|--0---------0-----0-------0-----|2-0-0-------2---|
G|2---------------2-----------2---|0-2-2-------0---|

Verse 2, 3, 4, 5

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 e & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
C G Am C G F Am
A|------3-2-----2-|--------------0-2-|3-----3-2-------|------------0-2-|
E|--0---------3---|----0---0---0-----|--0---------3-1-|--0-------------|
C|0-----0---2-----|------0-----------|0-----0---2-----|----------------|
G|----0---0-------|0h2-------2-------|----0---0-----2-|--2-------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 e & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
C G Am C G F Am
A|3-----3-2-----2-|--------------0-2-|3-----3-2-------|------------0-2-|
E|--0---------3---|----0---0---0-----|--0---------3-1-|--0-------------|
C|0-----0---2-----|------0-----------|0-----0---2-----|----------------|
G|----0---0-------|0h2-------2-------|----0---0-----2-|--2-------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

C G
A|3-----3-2-----2-|
E|--0---------3---|
C|0-----0---2-----|
G|----0-----------|

Interlude – Play twice, second time no open G note on last measure

1 & a 2 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & |1 & a 2 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Am7(no 3rd) Dsus D Am7(no 3rd) Em D C/D
A|0-0-0-0---0---0-|--0---0-0-0-0-2---|0-0-0-0---0---2-|--0-------0-----|
E|3-3-3-3---0---3-|--2---2-2-2-2-2---|3-3-3-3---0---3-|--2---0---2-----|
C|0-0-0-0---0---2-|--2---2-2-2-2-2---|0-0-0-0---0---4-|--2---2---2-----|
G|0-0-0-0---0---2-|--2---2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0---0---0-|--2---0---2---0-|
D D U D D D D D D D U D D D U D D D D D D
Pre-Solo

1 e & 2 3 e & 4 |1 e & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 &
Dsus Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9
A|0-0-0---0-0-0---|0-0-0---0---0---3-|--3-3---3-3-3---3-|--3-3---3-3-3---3-|
E|0-0-3---0-0-3---|0-0-3---3---2---0-|--0-2---2-0-0---0-|--0-2---2-0-0---0-|
C|2-2-2---2-2-2---|2-2-2---2---2---2-|--2-2---2-2-2---2-|--2-2---2-2-2---2-|
G|2-2-2---2-2-2---|2-2-2---2---2---0-|--0-0---0-0-0---0-|--0-0---0-0-0---0-|
D U D D U D D U D D D D D D U D D D D D U D D D

1 e & 2 3 e & 4 |1 e & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & a 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e &
Dsus Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9 G
A|0-0-0---0-0-0---|0-0-0---0---0---3-|--3-3---3-3-3-----|------2-----2p0---|
E|0-0-3---0-0-3---|0-0-3---3---2---0-|--0-2---2-0-0-----|----3---3-------3-|
C|2-2-2---2-2-2---|2-2-2---2---2---2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-0-|--2-------2-------|
G|2-2-2---2-2-2---|2-2-2---2---2---0-|--0-0---0-0-0-----|0-----------------|
D U D D U D D U D D D D D D U D D

Guitar Solo Rhythm – Play 5 times to match recording (20 bar solo! Yikes!)

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am C F Am C F
D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU

Outro –

First progression x4.5

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am G F Am G F
D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU

Second progression x2

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am C F Am C F
D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU D D D DUD D D DU

A Minor Pentatonic Scale – For Jamming and Writing Solo over the solos
rhythm part

A|--------0-3-|--------3-5-|--------5-7-|---------7-10-|-----------10-12-|
E|----0-3-----|----3-5-----|----5-8-----|----8-10------|-----10-12-------|
C|0-2---------|2-4---------|4-7---------|7-9-----------|9-12-------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|--------------|-----------------|
[Intro]
Am E+ C D F G Am

[Verse 1]
Am E+
There’s a lady who’s sure
C D
All that glitters is gold
F G Am
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
Am E+
When she gets there she knows
C D
If the stores are all closed
F G Am
With a word she can get what she came for.
C D F Am C G Am F
Ooh, ooh, Ooh, ooh and she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

C D
There’s a sign on the wall
F Am
But she wants to be sure
C G Am F
cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
Am E+
In a tree by the brook
C D
There’s a songbird who sings,
F G Am
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

[First Verse Outro]

Am E+ C D F G Am

[Interlude]
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,

[Verse 2]
C G
There’s a feeling I get
Am
When I look to the west,
C G F Am
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
C G
In my thoughts I have seen
 Am
Rings of smoke through the trees,
C G F Am C G
And the voices of those who stand looking.

[Interlude]
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,

[Verse 3]
C G
And its whispered that soon
Am
If we all call the tune
C G F Am
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
C G
And a new day will dawn
Am
For those who stand long
C G F Am C G
And the forests will echo with laughter.

[Interlude]
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,

[Verse 4 – Band Enters]

C G
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow
Am
Don’t be alarmed now,
C G F Am
It’s just a spring clean for the may queen.
C G
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
Am
But in the long run
C G F Am C G
There’s still time to change the road you’re on.

[Short Interlude]
Am7 Dsus4 D Am Em D C/D D
Ooh, it makes me wonder,

[Verse 5]
 C G
Your head is humming and it won’t go

Am
In case you don’t know,
C G F Am
The pipers calling you to join him,
C G
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
Am
And did you know
C G F Am C G
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

[Solo Intro]
Dsus Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9
Dsus Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9 C9#11 Cadd9 G

[Solo]
Am C F x10

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

Am C F x3
F G Am
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.