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Stairway To Heaven: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Led Zeppelin
- A minor
- 6/8
- 128 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
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Stairway To Heaven written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – vi7 – IV7 – vi7 – i loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little rainbow (broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
Stairway To Heaven chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | F#m7 | vi7 | F# A C# E |
| 3 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | F#m7 | vi7 | F# A C# E |
| 4 | Am | i | A C E |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: little rainbow (broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the Am – D7 – F#m7 – D7 – F#m7 – Am chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Stairway To Heaven
Does the sheet music for Stairway To Heaven have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Stairway To Heaven?
The loop is Am – D7 – F#m7 – D7 – F#m7 – Am (i – IV7 – vi7 – IV7 – vi7 – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Stairway To Heaven in?
A minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Stairway To Heaven?
Little rainbow: broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stairway To Heaven easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Stairway To Heaven?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.