Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Lesson [Led Zeppelin Riffs]

This Paluzzi Guitar Lesson video will show how to play the Stairway to Heaven guitar solo by Led Zeppelin.

Lesson Plan/Guitar Tab
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Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Lesson [Led Zeppelin Riffs]
0:00 Lesson Intro
0:23 Section 1
3:53 Section 2
6:28 Section 3
9:07 Section 4
11:56 Section 5
13:53 Section 6
15:17 Section 7
17:51 Section 8
19:30 Section 9
21:27 Section 10
22:49 Coda Riffs

Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1 - Fingerpick Intro]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYcXmousl_M
Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 2 - Rhythm Strum]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN1RLWQWRsM
Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 3 - Rhythm Strum]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkoc02kxYcc

Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Songfacts
Stairway to Heaven was released in 1971 by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Stairway to Heaven was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth studio album (usually called Led Zeppelin IV). Stairway to Heaven is often regarded as the most popular rock song of all time.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page: "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... 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.'

Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Lesson
This Stairway to Heaven guitar solo lesson will show how to play the complete guitar solo, as well as additional lead guitar riffs played during the ending/coda section.

Jimmy Page on Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo
Jimmy Page played the Stairway to Heaven guitar solo on a 1959 Fender Telecaster given to him by Jeff Beck. “I basically got my Telecaster out to do that solo,” says Page. “It was the same Telecaster that I’d played on the first album (and) that I’d used in The Yardbirds... I was using the Supro amp for the first album, and I still use it. The 'Stairway to Heaven' (guitar) solo was done when I pulled out the Telecaster, which I hadn't used for a long time, plugged it into the Supro, and away it went again.

Jimmy Page recorded three improvised guitar solos for Stairway to Heaven, with Page agonizing about deciding which guitar solo to keep. Page later revealed, "I did have the first phrase worked out, and then there was the link phrase. I did check them out beforehand before the tape ran."

Jimmy Page Double-Neck Guitar Stairway to Heaven
To perform the various guitar parts for Stairway to Heaven live, Jimmy Page had the Gibson Guitar company custom-build his Gibson EDS-1275 double neck guitar for him, 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 Stairway to Heaven solo, while the twelve-string was used to play the middle section of Stairway to Heaven. To shift from fingerstyle to strumming, Page would hold a guitar pick between his teeth while playing the fingerstyle section of Stairway to Heaven live.

Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Performance Notes
The Stairway to Heaven guitar solo is based primarily from the 'A' Blues scale, with occasional notes ('F' & 'B') added in from the 'A' Natural Minor scale.

Stairway to Heaven Solo Riffs
The opening riff for the Stairway to Heaven guitar solo is played within the ‘A’ Pentatonic Minor/Blues box pattern at the fifth fret position. The first note in the Stairway to Heaven guitar solo requires a whole-step bend, where the third string/seventh fret ('D') is bent up high enough to match the pitch of the third string/ninth fret ('E').

All of the Stairway to Heaven guitar riffs played in the coda (ending) feature unison bends, where the third string is bent up a whole pitch (two frets) in order to match the pitch of the second string. For the Stairway to Heaven unison bend guitar riffs, use both the second and third fingers together to bend the third string to get better tone and control of the bend.

Paluzzi Guitar
The objective of the Paluzzi Guitar video series is to help establish a foundation of guitar fundamentals by applying various playing techniques (rhythm, fingerstyle, and soloing) to various styles of music. The more playing styles and techniques a guitarist can learn, the more diverse and self-sufficient a guitarist will become. A self-sufficient guitarist can then teach themselves, communicate with other musicians, and even write their own music once a foundation of fundamentals is established.

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:

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