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Here is my stairway tab, complete and absolutely correct. I've
separated it into sections just as every other tabber has done
with this song so far, so that if you are familiar with the format
of current stairway tabs you will not get confused.
This is played acoustically up until when i tell you to switch
to electric, which is when Jimmy Page comes in on his electric
guitar. If you want you can continue playing acoustically,
because there is an acoustic playing the melody with him.
Standard tuning.
Key:
/=slide up
\=slide down
b=bend
r=bend and release
v=vibrato
h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=slow, harp-like strum...bring out each note individually
This is all finger-style picking.
|-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
|-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
|-------5---5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
|---7-----6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-2-----2-|-0-----0----------|----------2-----2--3\2-2-2-|
|-----------3-----|---1-----0h1------|-1-----1-----3-----3---3-3-|
|-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|---0-----------2---2---2-2-|
|---2-----0-------|-3----------------|-----2----4--------0---0-0-|
|-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3-------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-----2-|-0-----0----------|---------------2-|-0-0-0-----------|
|-------1---3-----|---1-----0h1------|-------1-----3---|-1-1-1-----------|
|-----0-------2---|-----2-------2----|-----0-----2-----|-2-2-2-----------|
|---2-----0-------|-3----------------|---2-----0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
|-3---------------|---------0----0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
|-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
|-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----2-|-0-----0------------|---------3-----3-|-3\2-2-2-------|
|-------1---3-----|---1-----0h1--------|-1---1-1---0-----|-3---3-3-------|
|-----0-------2---|-----2-------2------|---0-0-------0---|-2---2-2-------|
|---2-----0-------|-3------------------|-----2-----------|-0---0-0-------|
|-3---------------|---------0------0-2-|-3---------------|-----------0-2-|
|-----------------|--------------------|---------3-------|---------------|
|-------0-2-----2-|-0-----0------------|---------2-----2-|-0-0-0-----------|
|-----------3-----|---1-----0h1--------|-1-----1---3-----|-1-1-1-----------|
|-----0-------2---|-----2-------2------|---0---------2---|-2-2-2-----------|
|---2-----0-------|-3------------------|-----2---0-------|-3-3-3-----------|
|-3---------------|---------0------0-2-|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
|---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|---------------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
|-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Now grab your pick.
|--------5-7---7---|----8-------2------|----0-------0----|-----------------|
|-----------5-5-5--|---5-5-----3-3-----|---1--1----1-1---|-0-1-1-------~3--|
|------5-----5---5-|--5---5---2---2--2-|--2----2--2---2--|-0-2-2-------~0--|
|----7-----6-------|-5-----5-4-----4---|-3-------3-----3-|-------------~0--|
|-0-0--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-0-0-------~2--|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
If you want, right here you can switch to electric and take Jimmy
Page's part, which is the same as what is shown here. The electric
guitar is clean. Or you can stay acoustic like the other unknown
guitarist.
|------------------|------------------------|-----------------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--|-----------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------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-|---------|----------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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--------|
|---------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--|-----------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------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-|---------|----------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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--------|
|---------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--|-----------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------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-|---------|----------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------|
|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3--0-7-|-5--3--5-|
|-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-|
|-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--------|
|---------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--|-----------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------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-|---------|----------------|
|--2---------0-2--|-3----0-2--3--0-2--|---3-3-2---------|
|--3-------3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--|---3-3-3-3-------|
|--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-|--------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------------|------------|---------|--------------|---------|
Now get off the clean channel onto a smooth-lead overdrive,
adn play this Page solo:
|--------5----------------------|
|----------8-5------------------|
|-7b-----------7-5---7p5--------|
|------------------7------7p5---|
|----------------------------8--|
|-------------------------------|
|----8--8-8b---8--5-----8--10--8--------------|
|-8b-----------------8b----------10-8----8h10-|
|-------------------------------------10------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----5--------------------------------------5------------------------|
|------8-5------------------------------------8-5--------------------|
|7b--------7-5---7p5------------5---5-5--0--------7-5--7p5-----------|
|--------------7-----7-5---5-7----7-------------------7----7p5-7p5---|
|------------------------7-----------------------------------------8-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------15b-15p12-15p12-13-15-|
|----------------------------------13b--15b-15p13-15p13-13--------------------------|
|---------------------------12h14---------------------------------------------------|
|----10h12p10-----10--12/14---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-----------12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-|
|-----------14--------------14--------------14--------------14--------------14----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15b-|
|-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-15b-15-13----13-----|
|-----------14--------------14--------------14--------------14--------------14--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A second electric guitar plays the following slide on the high
e-string (The top line that says guitar 2 will be the second guitar):
Guitar 2:---------------------------------------------------8\7-8\5
|-12-15-12----------------------------------15------------|
|----------15-13----13-15-13----13--15-15b-----15r-13-----|
|----------------14----------14-----------------------14v-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:----------------------------------8\7-8\5
|-----15-17p15---------------------------|
|-15b----------15r-13-15-13----13-15-15b-|
|---------------------------14-----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:-----------------8\7-8\5
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-14b--14b-14-12-14-14v-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
Guitar 2:-----------------------8\7-8\5
|-----------------------------|
|-----5-------5---------------|
|-10b---7-5-7---7-5-7-8-7-5---|
|---------------------------7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|----20p17----20p17----20p17----20p17----20p17----20b-|
|-17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
The power chords on this part are clean, but if you have a foot
pedal it would be nice to switch to overdrive (the same as you
used for the solo) on the melody part later down here.
If you know the song well then you can easily get the strumming
patterns for these power chords as well.
|-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-|
|-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----------|
|-1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------3--|-------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------4--|-------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------5--|-------------------------------|
|-3----------3--5h7--5--3-5--|-------------------------------|
|-1----1-3h5--------------3--|-5---5--------3--3-------------|
|---------------------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-------|
|--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-|
|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0------|--------8-10-----|----------|
|-----------1-|-1-1-1-0------|-8/10--------10--|--8h10p10-|
|-----------2-|-2-2-2-0------|-----------------|----------|
|-----------3-|-3-3-3-0------|-----------------|----------|
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|----------|
|-5-5--3-3--1-|--------------|-----------------|----------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-3------5-------8------10-|-----13-------12---|-----13------12------13-|
|-7------9-------12-----14-|-----17-------16---|-----17------16------17-|
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-12-------13-------12-------15-|
|-16-------17-------16-------19-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-13------12-----15-----13-|
|-17------16-----19-----17-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
If this isnt the best stairway tab you know of, or if you have any
questions or comments at all, please let me know. I really really
love this song, so feedback would be appreciated. This one should
take you a while to learn. Good luck, and enjoy!
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