STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Part 1)

by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), 1971

Ukulele arrangement by Cynthia Lin, http://cynthialin.com/ukulele

fingerpicking pattern: [ (14) - 2 - 3 - 4 ] per chord; sounds best on low G ukulele

INTRO - play VERSE1 and BRIDGE1 instrumentally

VERSE1
Am Am9/G# C D F F G Am
1 1 1
2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2
3 3

riff1 Am Am9/G# C D F F G/ Am//

There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold & she’s buying a stairway to heaven

riff1 Am Am9/G# C D F F G/ Am//

When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for

BRIDGE1
C D F Am C G Dsus4 D
1
1 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3
3 3 3 3

riff2 C D F Am C G Dsus4/ D//

Ooh Ooh and she’s buying a stairway to heaven

C D F Am C D Am F
1 1
1 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
3 3

riff3 C D F Am C D Am/ F//

There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure cuz you know sometimes words have two meanings

VERSE2
Am Am9/G# C D F F G Am
1 1 1
2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2
3 3

riff1 Am Am9/G# C D F F G/ Am//

in a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

riff1 instrumental Am Am9/G# C D F F G/ Am//