Stairway to Heaven solo


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08/22/2003 11:56 am
Is it possible to adapt the STH solo to a regular acoustic guitar, or must I resort to playing only the Am-Am7-Fmaj7 chords if I want to play the song straight through?

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08/25/2003 2:20 am
Unless you have a double-cutaway'd Acoustic guitar with easy access to at least 22 frets (doubt it), you will have to resort to using an electric guitar. Realize that the sounds are dramatically different, and if you want an accurate representation of Stairway to Heaven, you will have to adapt your gear to fit the song. That, or play the entire song with an electric guitar; Half the people in the audience won't know the difference, and realize that Jimmy switched guitars about 4 times during the song; my advice would have to be to just play the song on the electric guitar, much more versatile, especially for a song such as STH.

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08/25/2003 2:50 am
it's possible. i've seen people do it on regular acoustic guitars. they obviously have to change some of it, but it still sounds good
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08/25/2003 3:12 am
I think it could be done, arranged differently of course, but it could be done.

If you're trying to duplicate the exact solo, then no, I don't think so.

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08/26/2003 10:34 am
Originally posted by zepp_rules
it's possible. i've seen people do it on regular acoustic guitars. they obviously have to change some of it, but it still sounds good


Ah, that's encouraging -- at least it is possible and can still sound good. Do you happen to remember anything about how they changed it or do you have any tips?

Thanks for the advice, Incidents Happen, but unfortunately buying an electric is out of the question for me. But an approximation would be acceptable to me in this case.

Nizzie : )
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08/26/2003 2:13 pm
Didn't he just use his Gibson Double Neck.
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08/28/2003 6:01 pm
All you have to do is drop the licks that appear above the 12th fret down an octave.
Good luck man, it's a great solo.
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09/07/2003 2:26 pm
Thanks, Chris. That sounds simple enough. I tried your suggestion; it's *relatively* easy to play that way. Now all I have to do is practice, practice, practice! Thank you. : )

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09/07/2003 7:59 pm
He plays a Gibson SG Double-Neck in the live version, but on the recording he used an acoustic for the begining, and a telecaster for the solo; I don't remember what the other guitars that he used for it were...

Ha, I found an old tab book: "Led Zepplin Early days" Says in here that he used two acoustics, one with 22 frets and a cutaway, and a regular 6 string acoustic. He also used an electric 12 string, and for the solo it says a 1958 Telecaster through a Fender Suproamp.
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09/15/2003 5:46 am
Actually if anyone is interested in having the tablature for the song "Stairway to Heaven" then let me know I have it on hand as it was recorded.
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09/18/2003 9:31 pm
Eh, who wants to play his exact solo anyway? Play your own thing, its more fun!
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09/19/2003 2:21 am
You should learn the original first. Otherwise, any changes you make get attributed to "He can't play it like Page did".

TexasBlues, drop me an e-mail, I've been comparing what my ears tell me, to what's on the tabs I've found, and I've been getting confused. I'd like to give your tab a try.
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10/12/2003 3:33 pm
You should learn the original first. Otherwise, any changes you make get attributed to "He can't play it like Page did".


He isn't going to play it like Page did anyway on an acoustic. Learn a couple of the major themes and adapt from there.

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