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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin Tabbed by: Joe Clilverd E-mail: joe.clilverd@gmail.com Tuning: E, A, D, G, B, e Amp Settings: My Choice: Treble...... 7 > 10 | Treble 10 Middle...... 4 > 8 | Middle 7 Bass........ 0 > 3 | Bass 2 Gain........ 7 > 10 | Gain 8 Reverb...... 7 > 10 | Reverb 8 The Bridge Pickup on my Les Paul sounds right, however i think it is recorded with a Telecaster (?) The Amp Settings listed where decided with the use of a Laney Cub 15w Valve Amp. All of the previous really depends on your guitar, pickups, picks, amp, play-style etc. Hats off to the previous 3 TAB writers for this solo, who helped me learn this. This tab includes Guitar Solo, post-solo Finale and Outro Sequence. |-----5----------------------|----8x-8x-8b--8p5-5----8-10p8---------------| |-------8-5------------------|-8b----------------/10--------10-8----8h10v-| |-7bv-------7-5---7-5--------|-----------------------------------10-------| |---------------7-----7-5----|--------------------------------------------| |-------------------------8v-|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| v ^ v ^ v |----5--------------------------------------------------| |------8p5----------------------------------------------| |-7b---------7-5---7p5--------------5x-(5)--5x-(5)--5p0-| |----------------7-----7p5---5-7---(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--| |--------------------------7----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-5--------------------------| |---8-5----------------------| |-------7-5---7-5------------| |-----------7-----7-5-7-5----| |-------------------------8v-| |----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-----------------13x-| |------(10)----------|-------12x--12-14----| |---(10)--12p10--10--|-12/14---------------| |/12-----------12----|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| / repeat x10 \ |-----------------------|-15b-b15-12---------------|---------------------| |-15b-b15-13-15p13-(13)-|-----------15b17-b15-13---|-15b17b15--p13----13-| |-----------------------|-----------------------14-|---------------14----| |-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| . . . - Only "pick" on these dots. |----15b17b16---12-15-12--------------------------------15---------------------| |--13--------------------15-13----13-15-13----13-15-15b----15br-p13------------| |------------------------------14----------14-----------------------14---v-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | This bend stays still before This note stays perfectly still before ever so slightly lowering to 16/G# a Heavy vibrato til it fades. |----------17--------------------------------------------| |-------18-----18p15-------------------------------------| |-17b19x-------------17p15----17p15----15-17-17b19--v----| |--------------------------17-------17-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | These 2 notes, 18 & 17, This 19 note waits before a heavy vibrato ring at the same time |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--14b17-----b16--b17xb14--12-14-12-12h14,,v,,,--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| . . . |-----------------------| here to here is one bend on 14 . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------------| |--------------5-------5---------------------| |-10b14,,,,------7-5-7---7-5-7-7b8b7-5-------| |--------------------------------------7-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | Only pick this 7/D once and use bending to reach the 8,7. / Repeat x6 \ |-------|---20p17-----|-20b22-----| |-15/17-|---------17--|-----------| |-------|-------------|-----------| |-------|-------------|-----------| |-------|-------------|-----------| |-------|-------------|-----------| This chord sequence is not as overdriven and uses more low end. I think this chord sequence is lightly palm muted. v v v ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v - STRUM MOTION Am Am . . . . G G . . . . F . . F . . F . . F . . F G - CHORDS |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1--3-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1--3-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--4--4--x-x-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2--4-| |-7--7--x-x-x-x--5--5--x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3--5-| x 7 |-7--7--x-x-x-x--5--5--x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3--5-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1--3-| This chord sequence repeats 7 times at total, accompanying 7/9 lines of vocals. The END of the 4th time introduces a 2nd guitar track as follows: Am Am G G F F F F F |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| x 1 |-----------------------------------0---3---5b7,,b5---3-----| |------------------------------1----------------------------| After this there are THREE more repeats. But from now on the second guitar part has extended: Am Am G G F F F F F |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| x 3 |-----------------------------------0---3---5b7,,b5---3-----| |-5---5--------3---3-----------1----------------------------| Plant is to sing 2 more lines. For these last 2 lines, The guitar(s) now play a new chord sequence: |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x--0---0---0-0--0-0000-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x--1---1---1-1--1-1111-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--4--4--x-x--2---2---2-2--2-2222-| |-7--7--x-x-x-x--5--5--x-x--3---3---3-3--3-3333-| x 2 |-7--7--x-x-x-x--5--5--x-x--3---3---3-3--3-3333-| |-5--5--x-x-x-x--3--3--x-x--x---x---x-x--x-xxxx-| PALM MUTED |------------------------| The repeats are now over, the vocals are crying, and the chords have changed in the background: This slows down slightly each time. v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ v ^v^v^ |-0,,,0,,0,0,0,,,0,0,0,,,0,,0,0,0,0000,,| |-1---1--1-1-1---1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1111--| |-2---2--2-2-0---0-0-2---2--2-2-2-2222--| |-2---2--2-2-2---2-2-3---3--3-3-3-3333--| x 4 (Forth Repeat Ends on FIRST "F") |-0---0--0-0-x---x-x-3---3--3-3-3-3333--| |-0,,,,,,,,,,3,,,3,3,x---x--x-x-x-xxxx--| Am G F AT THE SAME TIME this guitar part begins to shine through: (Am)(G) (F) |--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|-------------12-12h14v,,,-| |--------------10--10h12/14---------------| |-/12-12-10h12-|--12----------------------| |--------------|--------------------------| | This piece is only definite from this point onwards. The volume is too low to define from the vocals. (Am) (G) (F) (Am) (G) (F) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---5----8----10----13---12---13---12---13---12---13---15---13---12---15---13,,,,,,,,-----| |-5b--7b---10b--12b---15b--14b--15b--15b--15b--14b--15b--17b--15b--14b--17b--15b,v,v,v,-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | This 15 that bends to 17 quickly loosens & re applies to 17 3 times as the note fades. ************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************