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/ Led Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin IV (1971) / Stairway To Heaven bass tab

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Transcription by:  Hawk

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN -Bass Tab
Led Zeppelin
"Led Zeppelin IV"
(Page/Plant)

No bass until:

 C      G/B     Am         C   G/B Fmaj7  Am
g--------------|----------|------------|-----------------|
d--------------|----------|------------|-----------------|
a-3------2-----|--------2-|-3----2-----|---------------2-|
e--------------|-5--------|----------1-|---5-------------|
 If there's a bustle in your hedgerow...  

g--------------|---------------------------|-------------|
d--------------|-----7--7-------5--5-------|-------------|
a-3------2-----|-----------5h7-----------2-|-3------2----|
e--------------|-5--------------------5----|-----------1-|

g--------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|
d--------------|-----------|-----7-7-7-------|---7-----------------|
a------------2-|-3----2----|------------7--5-|------5--------------|
e-5------5-----|-----------|-5---------------|--------2-2---3--x-5-|

g------------------|-7-----7------------|----------------|
d--------7-------7-|---------7------7---|----------------|
a-----7-----7--5---|-----------5------7-|-----------7--5-|
e-5----------------|--------------------|-5-----5--------|

g-----------------7-----|-------------------|-7----7------------||
d------------4--7---7-7-|-----------------7-|--------7----------||
a------5----------------|-----------7---5---|----------5----7-5-||
e---5-------------------|-5----5------------|-------------------||

 
Next Verse
g---------------|------------------|-------------|---------2----|
d---------------|----------2-------|-------------|------------2-|
a-3----x-x-2----|----------------2-|-3----2------|--------------|
e---------------|-5-----5-----5----|-----------1-|---5----------|
 Your head is humming... 

g---------------|-------------------|------------|---------------|
d---------------|-------5\2---------|------------|---------------|
a-3--------2----|-----------------2-|-3---2------|-------------2-|
e---------------|-5-----------5-----|----------1-|---5---x-3-5---|

g---------------|                 
d---------------|  
a-3--------2----|  
e---------------|    



Interlude 
g--------------|---------------------|    
d--------------|---------------------| 
a-5--------5-5-|-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-|
e--------------|---------------------|
Time Signature Changes During Interlude
  g---------|   g-------|   g---------------|   g---------------------|   g----------|
3 d---------| 4 d-------| 5 d---------------| 4 d---------------------| 7 d----------|
4 a-5--5--5-| 4 a-3-----| 4 a-----------5-5-| 4 a-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-| 8 a-5--5--5--| 
  e---------|   e-------|   e---------------|   e---------------------|   e----------|
       
  g-----------|-------------|
4 d-----------|-------------|
4 a-----------|-2-----------|
  e-----------|-------------|
                          
Bass During Solo
g----------------|----------------------------|
d----------------|----------------------------|
a----------------|----------------------------|
e-5----3--3----1-|-1--1----1-0-1-0-1----1-3-0-|

g-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
d-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
a-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
e-5--5----x--3--3-|-1--1-1-1--1-1--0-1-0--1-3-0-|-5--5----3--3----1-|

g------------------------------|-------------------|
d-------3--3p0-----------------|-------------------|
a------------------------------|-------------------|
e-1--1----------1-1-1--1-1-3-0-|-5--5----3--3----1-|

g------------------------------|---------------------|
d--------3-----------3---------|---------------5-----|
a------------------------0-1-1-|-----------------5---|
e-1--1-1---1-1-1-0-1---1-------|-5--5----3-3-------0-|

g---------------------------|----------------------------|
d---------------------------|-------------7--------------|
a---------------------------|---------7-7----------------|
e-1--1--1--1-1-1--1-1-0-3-1-|-5--5----------3--3----3--3-|

g----------------------------|----------------------------|
d----------------------------|---------------------5------|
a----------------------------|---------7---7---------5----|
e-1--1-1----1-1--1-3-1-1-1-3-|-5--5------5---3--3------3--|

g------------------------------|----------------------------|
d---------3------3-3---3-------|----------------------------|
a------------1/3-----3---3-----|---------7-----------5------|
e-1--1---------------------1-3-|-5--5------0-5-3--3-----3-1-|
 
g--------------------------------|---------------------------|
d--------------------------------|---------------------------|
a--------------------------------|---------7-----------5-----|
e-1-1--1--1-x-x-1---1-1--1-x-3-4-|-5--5------5-3--3------3-0-|

g----------------------------|-----------------------------|
d---------------3----3-------|-----------------------5-----|
a-----------0-3----3---3-----|-------------------------5---|
e-1--1-------------------1-3-|-5-0--5----5-x-3--3--------3-|

                                  Chorus
                                   Repeat 7 times 
g-------------------------------| |--------------------------|
d-----------------0-2-3---3-3-3-| |*-------------------------|
a---------------3---------------| |*-------------------------|
e-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------| |--5--5-----5-3--3-----0-1-|
                                   And as we  . . 

 
g--------------------------------| |-------------------------|
d-------------------------------*| |-------------------------|
a-------------------------------*| |-------------------------|
e-1---1---1---1---(1--0--3--4-)--| |-5--5-------3--3-------1-|
                  

g-----------------------------|-------------------------|
d-----------------------------|-------------------------|
a-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e---1--1---0-1-1--1---1-0-3-4-|-5--5-------3--3-------1-|

g-----------------------------|-----------------------|
d---------------3-3-----------|------7----------------|
a----------0--3-----3-0-0-----|------------------5----|
e---1--1------------------1-3-|-5-------0--3--3-----1-|
 
g----------------------------|-------------------------|
d--------------3-------------|-------7-----------------|
a----------------------------|----7--------------5-----|
e---1--1---1-1----1--1-1-3p0-|-5----------3-3-3----0h1-|

g----------------------------|-------------------------|
d---------------3----3-------|-------------------------|
a-----------0-3----3---3-----|------------------5------|
e-1--1--1----------------1-3-|-5--0--5----3--3----3-1--|

                               ritard
g-----------------------------|----------------------|
d-----------------3-----3-----|----------------------|
a-----------0-0-3---0-3---3---|----------------------|
e-1--1--1-------------------0-|-5--5--5----3----3----|

g-------------|---------------|---------|
d-------------|---------------|---------|
a-------------|---------------|---------|
e-1-----------|-(1)-----------|-(1)-----|




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Updated:  June 7, 1999


Led Zeppelin albums
1979 In Through The Out Door
1976 Presence
1975 Physical Graffiti
1973 Houses Of The Holy
1971 Led Zeppelin IV
1970 Led Zeppelin III
1969 Led Zeppelin II
1969 Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV tabs
01Black Dog tabbass tab
02Rock And Roll tabbass tab
03The Battle Of Evermore tabbass tab
04Stairway To Heaven tabbass tab
05Misty Mountain Hop tabbass tab
06Four Sticks tabbass tab
07Going To California tabbass tab
08When The Levee Breaks tabbass tab

 

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