Subject: TAB: Stairway to Heaven (solo) - Led Zeppelin
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Stairway To Heaven (solo)
by Jimmy Page
As usual, no guitar in front of me so excuse any mistakes.
v v
I----------5------------------I------------------8--8-I
I------------8-5--------------I-------------8^w-------I
I---7^w----------7-5---5h7p5--I-----------------------I
I--------------------7--------I-7-5-------------------I
I-----------------------------I-----8-----------------I
I-----------------------------I-----------------------I
v
I--8^w----8--5-----8--10-I-8-----------------------5-------I
I--------------/10-------I---10-8----8h10------------8-5---I
I------------------------I--------10-----------7^w-------7-I
I------------------------I---------------------------------I
I------------------------I---------------------------------I
I------------------------I---------------------------------I
I------------------------------I----5---------------------------I
I------------------------------I------8-5-----------------------I
I-5---5h7p5------------5---5-5-I-0--------7-5---5h7p5-----------I
I---7-------7-5---5-7----7-----I--------------7-------7-5-7-5---I
I---------------7--------------I------------------------------8-I
I------------------------------I--------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------13-I
I---------10-------------------12----12-14----I
I------10----12-10----10---/14----14----------I
I--/12-------------12-------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
/---\ /---\
I------------------------15^w-15-13---------------I
I--15^w--15-13--15-13-13------------15^w-15-13----I
I----------------------------------------------14-I
I-------------------------------------------------I
I-------------------------------------------------I
I-------------------------------------------------I
/---\ /---\ /---\ /---\
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I-13--15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----I
I----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
/---\ /---\ /---\ /---\
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I-13--15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----I
I----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I
/---\ /---\ hold bend
I------------------------------------------15^w-I
I-13--15^w-15-13----13---15^w-15-13----13-------I
I----------------14-----------------14----------I
I-----------------------------------------------I
I-----------------------------------------------I
I-----------------------------------------------I
/------\ v
I--12-15-12-------------------------I------15-----------------I
I-----------15-13----13-15-13----13-I-15^w----15-13-----------I Slide riff
I-----------------14----------14----I---------------14--------I happens during
I-----------------------------------I-------------------------I this phrase.
I-----------------------------------I-------------------------I (see below)
I-----------------------------------I-------------------------I
/----\ v slide riff
I----------17------------------------------I---------------------I
I-------20----20---------------------------I---------------------I
I--19^w----------(19^w)-19-17-19-17----17--I--19^w---------------I
I-----------------------------------19-----I---------------------I
I------------------------------------------I---------------------I
I------------------------------------------I---------------------I
v slide riff
I-----------------------------I---------------------I
I-----------------------------I---------------------I
I--14^w1/2---14^w--14--12--14-I-/14-----------------I
I-----------------------------I---------------------I
I-----------------------------I---------------------I
I-----------------------------I---------------------I
slide riff
v
I-------------------------I-----------------I
I-------------------------I---5-------------I
I-10^w-----10-9-7-\5-7-5--I-7---7-5---------I
I-------------------------I---------7-------I
I-------------------------I-----------------I
I-------------------------I-----------------I
I-20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17-----20^w--I
I--------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------I
slide riff
I------------------------------I
I---13--12---13-\-10-----------I
I------------------------------I
I------------------------------I
I------------------------------I
I------------------------------I
Symbols:
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
w^ - bend whole step
^1/2 - bend half-step
^w1/2 - bend one and 1/2 whole-steps
v - vibrato
/---\ - bend and slowly release
I can't pinpoint every nuance of Page's playing, but listen to the
record and this will help (I think).