Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven Bass Tab
Tabbed by Dave Costello
If you have any questions or comments, you are welcome to e-mail me at Cozuk2000@yahoo.com.

The bass is pretty simple, mainly consisting of root, fifths and eighth notes for improvisation.

There is no bass until the bridge:


      Am7  Am        Dsus4  D	           Am7  Am        G     D    C      D
G---------------------------------------------------------------7------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------5--7----------------
A--------------------5-----5------------------------------5-----------------5-----7--5---Repeat once
E-----5-------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------


The second bridge is the same as this.

Third Bridge:

      Am7  Am   Dsus4  D	           Am7  Am        G    D    C      D
G------------------------------11-12-14------------------------7-------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------5--7-----------------
A----------------5-----5----------------------------------5----------------5-----7--5----
E-----5-------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------

      Am7  Am        Dsus4  D	       Am7  Am        G      D     C       D
G------------------------------------------------------------7---------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------5--7------------------
A--------------------5-----5--------------------------5--------------------5-----7--5----
E-----5---------------------------------5------------------------------------------------

The Bass now joins in one verses:

      If there?s a bustle in your hedgerow, don?t be alarmed now.  It?s just a spring clean for the May Queen

G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---3--------------2-----------------0----------------------0---2--3--------------2------------------------0-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------
Continue this riff through the verse


Fourth Bridge:

      Am7  Am                Dsus4  D	          Am7  Am                 G           D        C     D
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7------------5--7-----------------
A-----------------------------5--5----------------------------------------5--------------------------5-----7--5---
E-----5--5--0--3---5------------------2--3--5------5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------

      Am7  Am             Dsus4  D                   Am7  Am            G        D     C        D
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------5--7-------------------
A-------------------------5-------5-------------------------------------5-----------------------5-----7--5----
E-----5--5--0--3--5------------3--------2--3--5------5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------


The link between the last verse and the solo is simple, just the root notes of D, C and later B or G depending on the players own preference riff.

    D5  D  Dsus4   D5  D  Dsus4  D5  D  Dsus4   D   C

G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A---5---5----5------5--5----5----5---5----5--5--5---3---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------

    D5  D  Dsus4   D5  D  Dsus4  D5  D  Dsus4   D   C     G

G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A---5---5----5------5--5----5----5---5----5--5--5---3-----2---
E-------------------------------------------------------------




The solo bass

       Am           G             F
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------3---------------------------------------------------- Repeat until the end of the solo.
E------5--5-----5---3--3---5--3---1--0--1--0--1--0--1--3-----------