Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1 - Fingerpick]

This Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1] video will show how to fingerpick all fingerstyle sections, including the classic intro.

Lesson Plan/Guitar Tab
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Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 1 - Fingerpick]
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

Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 2]
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Stairway to Heaven Guitar Lesson [Part 3]
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Stairway to Heaven Guitar Solo Lesson [Part 4]
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Stairway to Heaven Fingerstyle 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 Fingerpick Stairway to Heaven Intro on Guitar
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 Tempo
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...' 16:18), Section 1/Line 1 is played twice without a Lead-in riff between lines.

For the '...And she's buying a stairway...' lyric (16:37), Section 2 repeats. The 'C' and ‘D’ chords in Line 2 ('...words have...’ 17:13) are ‘pinched’ instead of arpeggiated.

Stairway to Heaven - Section 3 (1:59)
Section 3 of this Stairway to Heaven guitar lesson follows the same progression as Section 1, except that each chord after ‘Am’ is played in a sort of sweep-arpeggio motion where the chords are fingerpicked up and down each chord shape.

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.

Jimmy Page on Stairway to Heaven
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine (March 13, 1975) Cameron Crowe asked Jimmy Page how important "Stairway To Heaven" was to him. Page replied: "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.'

Page told journalist Cameron Crowe that the one artist who might be capable of achieving the artistic excellence of "Stairway To Heaven" was Joni Mitchell.

Finger Picking Songs Lessons Playlist
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