How to Play Stairway to Heaven on Guitar?

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F, Am7, Em chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Stairway to Heaven with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, F, Am7, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] [C] [D] [F] [G] [Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [D] [Am]There’s a lady who’s [G]sure All that [C]glitters is [D]gold And she’s [F]buying a stairway to [G]hea[Am]ven

[Am]When she gets there she [G]knows If the [C]stores are all [D]closed With a [F]word she can get what she [G]came [Am]for

[C]Ooh [D]ooh [F]ooh [Am]ooh And she’s [C]buying a [G]stairway to [D]heaven

There’s a [C]sign on the [D]wall But she [F]wants to be [Am]sure ‘Cause you [C]know sometimes [D]words have two [F]meanings

In a [Am]tree by the [G]brook There’s a [C]songbird who [D]sings Sometimes all of her [F]thoughts are [G]mis[Am]given

[Am] [G] [C] [D] [F] [G] [Am]

[Am7] [D] [D]Oh, it makes me [Am7]wonder [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Am7]Oh, [D]it [D]makes me wonder [Am7] [Em] [D] [C] [D]

There’s a [C]feeling I [G]get When I [Am]look to the west And my [C]spirit is [G]crying for [F]lea[Am]ving

In my [C]thoughts I have [G]seen Rings of [Am]smoke through the trees And the [C]voices of those who [G]stand [F]look[Am]ing

[Am7] [D]Oh, and [D]it makes me wonder [Am7] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Am7]Oh, [D]it [D]really makes me wonder [Am7] [Em] [D] [C] [D]

And it’s [C]whispered that [G]soon If we all [Am]call the tune And the [C]piper will [G]lead us to [F]rea[Am]son

And the [C]new day will [G]dawn For [Am]those who stand long And the [C]forest will [G]echo with [F]laugh[Am]ter

(Does anyone remember laughter?)

[C] [G] [Am] [D]

[Am] [D] [Am] [D]Oh ho ho [Am] [D]

[C]If there’s a [G]bustle in your [Am]hedgerow, Don’t be alarmed now [C]It’s just a [G]spring clean for the [F]May [Am]queen

[C]Yes, there are [G]two paths you can [Am]go by But in the long run [C]There’s still [G]time to change the [F]road you’re [Am]on

[C] [G] [Am] [D]

And it makes me [Am]wonder [D] [Am] [D]Oh ho ho [Am] [D]

[C]Your head is [G]humming and it [Am]won’t go In case you don’t know [C]The piper’s [G]calling you to [F]join [Am]him

[C]Dear lady [G]can you hear the [Am]wind blow And did you know [C]Your stairway [G]lies in the [F]whispering [Am]wind?

[D] [Dsus2] [D] [D] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [D] [C] [Cadd9] [C]

[Am]And as we [G]wind on down the [F]road [G] [Am]Our shadows [G]taller then our [F]soul [G] [Am]There walks the [G]lady we all [F]know [G] [Am]Who shines white light and [G]wants to [F]how [G] [Am]How everything [G]s till turns to [F]gold [G]

[Am]And if you listen [G]very [F]hard [G] [Am]The truth will come to [G]you at [F]last [G] [Am]When all are one and [G]one is [F]all [G] [Am]To be a rock and [G]not to [F]roll [G] And she’s [F]buying a stairway to [G]hea[Am]ven

Artist Led Zeppelin

Album The Song Remains the Same

Genres Hard Rock, Rock, Classic Rock

Year 1971

Key C

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F, Am7, Em chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Stairway to Heaven with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.