Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

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          Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
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Written by: Page/Plant
From: "Led Zeppelin IV" (1971)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Some of the versions here are easy to play, but do not sound right at all.
Others have the correct chords, but are probably too difficult for many 
players who are familiar with some basic shapes but are not yet used to 
go beyond the first three frets and may have problems playing barre 
chords. With this version I tried to go a middle way.

I kept the chords easy to play, but they should still fit the 
original. Some may have intimidating names but don't let that discourage 
you: if you look at the voicings, you'll notice they are not difficult 
because I cut them down so they can mostly be played using only two or 
three fingers of the left hand and there are no barre chords at all.

If you're interested in a tab for the intro part, check out this one by
user "solomon13":
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/led_zeppelin/stairway_to_heaven_tabs_1870882

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CHORDS

[Verses]      
        E-A-D-
Am      x-0-2-
Eaug    x-x-2-
C/E     x-x-2-
Fmaj7   x-x-3-

         [Verse 6]
G-B-e            E-A-D-G-B-e
2-1-0     F      x-3-3-2-1-x
1-1-0     Fmaj7  x-3-3-2-1-0
0-1-0
2-1-0

[Bridge]
Am7     x-0-2-

2-1-3
Em/D    x-x-0-
C/D     x-x-0-
G/B     x-2-0-

4-5-3  = Dm voicing, but two frets higher
0-1-0
0-0-3

[Interlude]
Dsus2   x-x-0-
D       x-x-0-
Dsus4   x-x-0-

2-3-0
2-3-2
2-3-3
C       x-x-2-
Cadd+11 x-x-2-
G/B     x-2-0-

0-1-0  = left out the root note, so one still has a
0-1-2      finger left for the following Cadd+11 
0-0-2

[Solo]
G6      3-2-0-
Fmaj7   x(3)3-

0-0-0
2-1-0

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[Intro]
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 (flutes)

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 (flutes)

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 (flutes)

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[Verse 1]                                                               

            
There's a lady

          
 who's sure al

           
l that glitter

     
s is gold 
          
And she's buyi

             
ng the stairwa

         
y to hea-a- ve

n
            
When she gets 

          
there she know

           
s, if the stor

           
es are all clo

sed 
         
With a word sh

              
e can get what

         
 she ca-ame fo

r
        
Ooh, ooh, ooh,

         
 ooh-ooh, ooh 

–ooh
             
And she's buyi

             
ng the stairwa

        
y to hea-  ea-


ven


[Verse 2]
             
There's a sign

             
 on the wall b

         
ut she wants t

     
o be sure 
             
'Cause you kno

             
w sometimes wo

             
rds have two m


eanings
            
In a tree by t

          
he brook, ther

           
e's a songbird

     
 who sings
          
Sometimes all 

             
of our thought

           
s are misgiven


[Verse] instrumental
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 (flutes)

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[Bridge]
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    Oooooh,it 

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makes me wonde

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r
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    Oooooh,it 

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makes me wonde

   |       |
r


[Verse 3]

             
There's a feel

           
ing I get when

   
 I look to the

 west
             
And my spirit 

           
is crying for 

 
lea - ving
             
In my thoughts

           
 I have seen r

          
ings of smoke 

through the tr

ees
             
And the voices

           
 of those who 

       
stand loo - ki

ng


[Bridge]

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    Oooooh,it 

makes me wonde

r

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  Oooooooooooo

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oh, it really 

makes me wonde

r

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[Verse 4]

             
And it's whisp

           
ered that soon

       
 if we all cal

l the tune 
             
Then the piper

           
 will lead us 

    
to rea - son
             
And a new day 

           
will dawn for 


those who stan

d long 
             
And the forest

           
s will echo wi

          
th laugh-ter


[Bridge]
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  Oh-oh-oh-oh-

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oh-oh-oh-oh, o

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h, oh-oh-oh
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[Verse 5]
             
 If there's a 

           
bustle in your

 
 hedgerow, don

't be alarmed 

now
            
 It's just a s

/            
pring clean fo

       
r the May   qu

een
             
 Yes, there ar

           
e two paths yo

      
u can go by, b

ut in the long

 run 
             
  There's stil

           
l time to chan

        
ge the road  y


ou're on


[Bridge]
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     And it ma

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kes me wonder
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  Oh-oh-oh-oh
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[Verse 6]

             
 Your head is 

           
humming and it

 
 won't go, in 

case you don't

 know
            
 The piper's c

/            
alling you to 

 
join  him
           
 Dear lady, ca

             
n you hear the

 
 wind blow, an

d did you know

 
             
 Your stairway

          
 lies on the w

 
his- p’ring wi

nd


[Interlude]
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        (break

)

  
  
     

          

  
  
     

        


[Solo]
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 (+ slide lick

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 (+ slide lick

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[Verse 7]
           
  And as we wi

              
nd on down the

          
 road 
            
  Our shadows 

             
taller than ou

          
r soul 
            
  There walks 

             
the lady we al

          
l know 
            
  Who shines w

             
hite light and

                   
 wants to show
           
  How everythi

              
ng still turns

             
 to gold 
           
  And if you l

             
isten very har

      
d 
            
  the tune wil

             
l come to you 

           
at last 
            
  When all are

             
 one and one i

          
s all 
           
  To be a rock

            
 and not to ro


-o-o-o-oll


[Coda]
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    (ritardand

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o) (break)

          N.C.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven