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This Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1] video will show how to fingerpick all fingerstyle sections, including the classic intro. With chord diagrams, guitar tabs, and practice tracks, we’ll cover it all with a step by step approach! @PaluzziGuitar Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1 - Fingerpick Intro] 0:00 Lesson Preview 0:18 Section 1 9:21 Section 1 Review 10:09 Section 2 15:18 Section 2 Review 16:01 Verse Sections 18:14 Section 3 20:45 Section 3 Review 21:18 Lesson Review Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 2 - Rhythm] Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 3 - Rhythm] Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Lesson [Part 4 - Guitar Solo] Finger Picking Songs Lessons Playlist Paluzzi Guitar The Creative Guitarist Method Series was written and designed by Kevin J. Paluzzi of Paluzzi Guitar Instruction in San Diego, CA. For more information on private lessons and books, go to: Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Lesson Plan/Guitar Tab Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson Stairway to Heaven begins with several acoustic-based fingerstyle sections, followed by additional sections played on electric guitars that gradually build momentum until the song concludes with a hard-rock finale. With this Stairway to Heaven guitar lesson, we’ll cover how to play all of the fingerstyle [fingerpicking] sections, including how to fingerpick the classic Stairway to Heaven Intro on acoustic guitar. How to play Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin The correct way to play the Stairway to Heaven Intro on guitar is to apply basic fingerstyle/fingerpicking technique by aligning the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd fingers to pluck the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st strings respectfully. Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson When learning how to play the Stairway to Heaven Intro on guitar, be sure to fingerpick each arpeggio with clarity. Once the Stairway to Heaven chords and changes are memorized, focus on tempo by counting each chord/section in ‘fours’. When playing along with a metronome, the tempo for the Stairway to Heaven Intro is 72 bpm. How to Play Stairway to Heaven Guitar Chords The opening Stairway to Heaven intro features a series of arpeggiated chords accompanying a descending bass line on the fourth string. The opening chord to Stairway to Heaven is an Am chord at the fifth fret position. The D/F# chord transition is the most-challenging in the song. Stairway to Heaven Fingerstyle Arrangement Stairway to Heaven begins with Sections 1 & 2 played together or combined prior to the Verse sections (when vocals begin). For the opening Verse sections of Stairway to Heaven, lines from Sections 1 & 2 are played again with slight variations. As the vocals enter (’There’s a lady who is sure...’ ), Section 1/Line 1 is played twice without a Lead-in riff between lines. For the ’...And she’s buying a stairway...’ lyric, Section 2 repeats. The ’C’ and ‘D’ chords in Line 2 (’...words have...’ ) are ‘pinched’ instead of arpeggiated. Stairway to Heaven Songfacts Stairway to Heaven is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for their untitled fourth studio album (usually called Led Zeppelin IV). Stairway to Heaven is often regarded as the most popular rock song of all time. To perform the various guitar parts live, Jimmy Page played a Gibson EDS-1275 double neck guitar which combines both six and twelve-string electric guitar necks onto one body. The six-string neck was used for the fingerstyle section and the solo, while the twelve-string was used to play the middle section. To shift from fingerstyle to strumming, Page would hold a guitar pick between his teeth while playing the fingerstyle section. Jimmy Page on Stairway to Heaven When asked in 1975 how important ’Stairway To Heaven’ was to him. Page stated: “To me, I thought ’Stairway’ crystallized the essence of the band. It had everything there and showed the band at its best... as a band, as a unit. Not talking about solos or anything, it had everything there. We were careful never to release it as a single. It was a milestone for us. Every musician wants to do something of lasting quality, something which will hold up for a long time and I guess we did it with ’Stairway.’ In the same interview, Page also stated the one artist who might be capable of achieving the artistic excellence of “Stairway To Heaven“ was Joni Mitchell. Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1 Fingerpick Intro]
