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Stairway to Heaven Guitar Tablature
Stairway is an awesome song with an awesome solo.. i took a while to tab just because its so long and i didnt want to make a mistake.. if you have any questions about the tab or corrections, just emai lme at [email protected].  I would appriciate any feedback you have

Standard tuninf (E,A,D,G,B,e)
E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
E---------7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-------5---5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G-----5-------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D---7-----6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
E-------0-2-----2-|-0-----0----------|---------3-----3-
B-----------3-----|---1-----0h1------|-1-----1---0-----
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|---0---------0---
D---2-----0-------|-3----------------|-----2-----------
A-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3---------------
E-----------------|------------------|---------3-------
                                                               Intro end.
E---------2-----2-|-0-----0----------|---------------2-|-0-0-0-----------|
B-------1---3-----|---1-----0-1------|-------1-----3---|-1-1-1-----------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|-----0-----2-----|-2-2-2-----------|
D---2-----0-------|-3----------------|---2-----0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
A-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                               Theres a
 
E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-----------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 lady whos         glitter            buying a          heaven When she
 
E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  gets there        stores are       ord she can get    came for
 
E---------2-----2-|-0-----0---------------|---------3-----3-|-3^2-2-2-------|
B-------1---3-----|---1----1--0-1---------|-1---1-1---0-----|-3---3-3-------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-------|---0-0-------0---|-2-----2-------|
D---2-----0-------|-3---------------------|-----2-----------|-0-----0-------|
A-3---------------|-----------0------0-2--|-3---------------|-----------0-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------------|---------3-------|---------------|
  Oooh              oooh           and shes buying a          heaven   Theres
 
E-------0-2-----2-|-0-----------------|---------2-----2-|-0-0-0-----------|
B-----------3-----|---1--1--0 1-------|-1-----1---3-----|-1-1-1-----------|
G-----0-------2---|-----2-------2-----|---0---------2---|-2-2-2-----------|
D---2-----0-------|-3-----------------|-----2---0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
A-3---------------|---------------0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  sign on     she  wants         you   know         two   meanings    In a
 
E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|---------------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  tree    theres a song        times all of our    mis  given
 
E--------5-7---7---|----8-------2------|----0-------0----|-----------------|
B-----------5-5-5--|---5-5-----3-3-----|---1--1----1-1---|-0-1-1-------3---|
G------5-----5---5-|--5---5---2---2--2-|--2----2--2---2--|-0-2-2-------0---|
D----7-----6-------|-5-----5-4-----4---|-3-------3-----3-|-------------0---|
A-0-0--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------2---|
E------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
|-3---3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-------2-------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----
|-1---1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3---3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----
|-2---2-2-2--2--2-2-|-2-----------0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----
|-2---2-2-2--2--2---|---0-------------|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|-------------0-
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------0-
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------
                      Oooh it makes me wonder
|-3---3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-------2-------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----
|-1---1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3---3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----
|-2---2-2-2--2--2-2-|-2-----------0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----
|-2---2-2-2--2--2---|---0-------------|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|-------------0-
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------0-
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------
   oooh               makes me wonder                                theres a
 
------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------0--|--1--------
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------
feeling      when  look to             my    spirit          leaving  in my
whispered          all call the tune then the piper will      to  reason  &
 
----------------|--------------------|----------------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------3-|--0--0-2-|-3---2---
----------------|--------------------|----------------1-|---------|---------
thoughts I        smoke through         voices of       looking  [goto %]
new day           those who             forests will  laugh - ter
 
|-3--3-3-3--3p-0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|-3--3-3-3--3h-0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-
|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3-----3-3-3-3-0-0-
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|-2--2-2-2--2--2-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|----------0----|-2--2-2-2--2--2---|----0--0-----------
|----------------------|-------------0-|------------------|-------------------
|----------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------
                                                            whoah
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----
|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----
|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|----------0----
|----------------------|-------------0-
|----------------------|---------------
 
 
------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------1--|--1--------
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------
If theres a bust   'edge row dont            its just a           Queen
Yes there are       go by but                 and theres still     your on
 
----------------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-
-------1------0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3-----3-3-3-3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-8-
-----0------0---|-2--2-2-2--2--0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-0-|-0--0-2-0--0--0-9-
---2------0-----|-2--2-2-2--2------|----0--0-----------|-2--2-2-2--2------
-3------2-------|------------------|-------------------|------------------
----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------
                                          and it    won  der
 
-5--3--5--|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-
-7--5--7--|-1--1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-8-|-7--5--7-
-7--5--7--|-2--2-2-2--2--0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-0-|-0--0-2-0--0--0-9-|-7--5--7-
----------|-2--2-2-2--2------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2--2------|---------
--------0-|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------0
----------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------
                                oooh
 
------------------|------------------------|-----------------0--|--0--------
---------1------3-|-0h1----------1---------|-------1---------1--|--1--------
-------0------0---|-----2-------2----------|-----0--------0--2--|--2--------
-----2------0-----|---------2--------------|---2--------0----3--|--2--------
-0h3------2-------|-------0----------0--2--|-3--------2------3--|--0---0-2--
------------------|------------------------|-----------------1--|-----------
Your head is        wont go                  the pipers           him
Dear lady can        blow                     your stairw     whispering wind
 
                                                          wierd time (3/4?)
-----3--------3---|--2---------0-2--|-3----0-2--3--0-2--|---3-3-2---------
---5--------3---4-|--3-------3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--|---3-3-3-3-------
-5-----5--4-------|--2-------2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--|---2-2-2-0-------
------------------|-----------------|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|---0-0-0-2-------
------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-------
------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------
 
---2-2-2---|---2--2-2--0-0-0-2-|-3-0-2--0-2-|-3-3-3-3-|---2--2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-0
-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0------2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0
---------2-|-----------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-2-|-2------------|--------
---------3-|-------------------|------------|-------3-|--------------|--------
-----------|-------------------|------------|---------|--------------|--------
 
Ok this is where the solo starts.                  Am     - x02210
I'll include the chords to play over               Am7    - x02010
it they sound pretty open I think                  Fmaj7  - xx3210
its a 12 string.
 
 Am                   Am7   Fmaj7
|----------5---------------|------------------8--8-|
|------------8-5-----------|-------------8b10------|
|---7b9----------7-5---7p5-|-----------------------|
|--------------------7-----|-7p5-------------------|
|--------------------------|----8------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
  Am             Am7         Fmaj7
|--8b10---8--5  -----8--10-|-8-----------------------5-------|
|---------------8b10-------|---10-8----8h10------------8-5---|
|--------------------------|--------10-----------7b9-------7-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
  Am             Am7          Fmaj7
|----------------------------|----5------------------------|
|----------------------------|------8-5--------------------|
|-5---7p5------------5---5-5-|----------7-5--7p5-----------|
|---7-----7-5---5-7----7-----|-5------------7----7p5-7p5---|
|-------------7--------------|---------------------------8-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
  Am             Am7
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------13-|
|---------10-------------------12----12-14----|
|------10----12-10----10-12/14----14----------|
|-8/12-------------12-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
 Fmaj7
|------------------------15b17-15-12----------------|
|--15b17-15-13--15-13-13-------------15b17-15-13----|
|------------------------------------------------14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
 Am                                        Am7
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-15b17b15p13----13-15b17b15p13----13---15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----
|----------------14----------------14------------------14-----------------14-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fmaj7
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-13-15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----13--15b17b15p13----
|----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-----------------14-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Am                       Am7            hold bend
|------------------------------------------15b17--|
|-13--15b17b15p13----13---15b17b15p13----13-------|
|-----------------14------------------14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
 Fmaj7
|-b17b15-12---12--------------------------------15--|
|-----------15---15--13----13-15-13---13--15b17-----|
|-----------------------14----------14--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
 
                  * this slide riff is another guitar and
                  is actually played on the 1st string
                  ------8/7---8/5----
                   /
 Am          Am7 /---------   Fmaj7
-----------------------------|-----------17----------------------------------
-15b17b15p13----13/12--13/10-|--------20----20-20----------------------------
-------------14--------------|--19b21-21----------19b21b19p17---19--17----19-
-----------------------------|--------------------------------19-------19----
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
 Am       Am7         Fmaj7                             Am    Am7
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|-19b21--13/12 13/10-|--14b17--14b17-14--12--14--12-12b14------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
 Fmaj7                               Am        Am7
|-----------------------------------|----------8/7--8/5--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-10b14----10b12b10-9-7----7--------|-7-9-7--------------|
|-----------------------10----10----|-------10-7---------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
 
 Fmaj7
|----20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17------20-p17-----20b22-|
|-17--------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
The two guitars continue into this section. Walloping (a technical term
meaning hit very hard &) the strings using the full barre sounds pretty
good. The lead basically follows the bass. You can do both (like you
can tweak the slide riff with one guitar)
 
I think i can probably tabascii the bass now, ive listened to it enough.
But ive had it for this song!! unless someone really needs it please dont
ask just yet.. Ive gotten transfixed by a few other zepplin tracks
that where on the album, their slower more melodic stuff like no quarter
down by the seaside etc..
 
  Am           G                  F  G   Am           G                F  G
|-5------------3----------------|-1--3-|-5------------3-------------|--1--3-
|-5------------3----------------|-1--3-|-5------------3-------------|--1--3-
|-5------------4----------------|-2--4-|-5------------4-------------|--2--4-
|-7------------5----------------|-3--5-|-7------------5-------------|--3--5-
|-7------------5----------------|-3--5-|-7------------5-------------|--3--5-
|-5------------3----------------|-1--4-|-5------------3-------------|--1--4-
 And as we   wind on down the road       Our shadows taller than our  soul
 
  Am           G               F  G    Am           G
|-5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------------3----------|
|-5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------------3----------|
|-5------------4-------------|-2--4--|-5------------4----------|
|-7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------------5----------|
|-7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------------5----------|
|-5------------3-------------|-1--4--|-5------------3----------|
 there walks a lady we all know         who shines w' light and to
 
  F                       G    Am       G
--1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------
--1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------
--2-----------------------4--|-------------------------------
--3-----------------------5--|-------------------------------
--3----------3--5h7--5--3-5--|-------------------------------
--1----1-3h5--------------3--|-5---5--------3--3-------------
  show                          how everything still turns to
 
                      Am           G               F  G    Am     G
|---------------------5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------3----------
|---------------------5------------3-------------|-1--3--|-5------3----------
|---------------------5------------4-------------|-2--4--|-5------4----------
|---------------------7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------5----------
|-------3--5h7--5--3--7------------5-------------|-3--5--|-7------5----------
|-1-3h5---------------5------------3-------------|-1--4--|-5-5----3--3-------
 gold                and if you listen very hard the tune will   come to u at
 
 
   F                     G   Am    G     F
|--1------------------------|----------0-|---0-0-0-0-----
|--1------------------------|----------1-|---1-1-1-1-----
|--2------------------------|----------2-|---2-2-2-2-----
|--3------------------------|----------3-|---3-3-3-3-----
|--3----------3--5h7--5--3--|------------|---------------
|--1----1-3h5---------------|-5-5--3-3-1-|-1----------5-5
  last                        when   all __  yeah
 
 Am    G       Fmaj7          Am      Am7/G      Fmaj7
|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0------|--------8-10-----|-------------------------
|-----------1-|-1-1-1-0------|-8/10--------10--|--8h10p10----------3-3---
|-----------2-|-2-2-2-0------|-----------------|-----------------5b7-2---
|-----------3-|-3-3-3-0------|-----------------|---------------------3---
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------
|-5-5--3-3--1-|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------
  to be a rock  roll__
 
 
Am       Am7/G            Fmaj7              Am        Am7/G
----------------------0--|-------------------|------------------------
----5-------8------10-3--|-----13-------12---|-----13------12------13-
--7b9----10b12--12b14-0--|--15b17----14b16---|--15b17---14b16---15b17__
----------------------0--|-------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
 Fmaj7
|-----------------------------------------
|-13------12-------13------15--------------
__17---14b16----15b17---17b19--------------
|-----------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
 
 
slow
Am        Am7/G         Fmaj7
----------------------|-0---------------------------------------------
----13------12-----15-|-1----13---------------------------------------
-15b17---14b16--17b19-|-2-15b17---------------------------------------
----------------------|-3---------------------------------------------
----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
                                  And shes buying a stairway to heaven
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