Stairway To Heaven Chords by Led Zeppelin w/ Tabs and Video

If you are searching for Stairway To Heaven chords and landed here then go nowhere. In this post, I am going to show you the accurate chord progression of this song from start to end.

The song that needs no introduction, ‘Stairway To Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin is one of those songs that has millions of listeners all over the world. Every guitarist wants to learn this song as it has one of the most iconic intros and guitar solos of all time. Not only that but the song itself is a great exercise for guitarists as it is filled with various fingerpicking patterns, chord forms, and strumming patterns.

These are the little details that make this song one of the greatest in the history of rock music.

So, let’s look at the chords used in this song.

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Stairway To Heaven Chords

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Stairway To Heaven Chords

As you see above, the original chords of this song are Am-E+-C-D-F-G-Em-Dsus4-Dsus2-Cadd9. If in case you find these huge list of chords overwhelming, then let me tell you that this progression repeats for most section of this song, so, don’t worry about progression change. You just have to remember the chords mentioned above and you are halfway there.

Note: Here E+ represents E augmented chord.

Song – Stairway To Heaven
Artist – Led Zeppelin
Chords – Am-E+-C-D-F-G-Em-Dsus4-Dsus2-Cadd9

[Intro]
Am E+ C D F G Am

[Verse 1]
There's a [Am]lady who's [E+]sure all that [C]glitters is [D]gold And she's [F]buying a stairway to [G]Hea[Am]ven When she [Am]gets there she [E+]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 [Am]sign on the [E+]wall, but she [C]wants to be [D]sure Cause you [F]know sometimes words have two [G]mea[Am]nings In a [Am]tree by the [E+]brook, there's a [C]songbird who [D]sings Sometimes [F]all of our thoughts are [G]mis[Am]given

Am E+ C D F G Am

[Chorus]
[D]Ooh, makes me [Am]wonder [Em D C D] [D]Ooh[Dsus4] [D], makes me [Am]wonder [Em D C D]

[Verse 2]
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 [G]those who stand [F]loo[Am]king

[C G Am]

[Chorus]
[D]Ooh, makes me [Am]wonder [Em D C D] [D]Ooh[Dsus4] [D], makes me [Am]wonder [Em D C D]

[Verse 3]
And it's [C]whispered that [G]soon if we [Am]all call the tune Then the [C]piper will [G]lead us to [F]rea[Am]son And a [C]new day will [G]dawn for [Am]those who stand long And the [C]forests will [G]echo with [F]laugh[Am]ter

[C G Am]

[Am D Am Em D C D]

[Chorus]
[Am]Oooh-[D]Oooooooh [Am Em D C D]

[Verse 4]
[C]If there's a [G]bustle in your [Am]hedgerow, don't be [G]alarmed now [C]It's just a [G]spring clean for the [Am]May queen [C]Yes, there are [G]two paths you can [Am]go by, but in the [G]long run [C]There's still [G]time to change the [Am]road you're on

[Chorus]
[D]Ooh, makes me [Am]wonder [Em D C D]

[Verse 5]
[C]Your head is [G]humming and it [Am]won't go,
in case [G]you don't know [C]The piper's [G]calling you to [Am]join him [C]Dear lady, [G]can you hear the [Am]wind blow? And did [G]you know [C]Your stairway [G]lies on the [Am]whispering wind? [C G Am]

D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C 2x

[Guitar Solo]

Am - G - F 10x

[Bridge]
[Am]And as we [G]wind on down the [F]road[G] / [Am] Our shadows [G]taller than our [F]soul[G] / [Am] There walks a [G]lady we all [F]know[G] / [Am] Who shines [G]white light and wants to [F]show[G] / [Am] How every[G]thing still turns to [F]gold[G] / [Am] And if you [G]listen very [F]hard [G] / [Am] The tune will [G]come to you at [F]last [G] / [Am] When all are [G]one and one is [F]all [G] / [Am] To be a [G]rock and not to [F]roll