Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven
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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.
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| / 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
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