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Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered) artwork

Stairway to Heaven guitar tone

Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered) · 1971 · Rock

KeyA minor
ChordsAm – E+ – C – D – F
Clean

Intro (Clean)

AmpFender Deluxe? Supro Coronado
GuitarFender Telecaster
PickupNeck single-coil
GAIN3
BASS5.5
MID5.5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

no pedals, straight into the amp

Fingerpicked arpeggios; let adjacent strings ring into each other.

Lead

Solo

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)
GuitarFender Telecaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN6.5
BASS5.5
MID6.5
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB0

SIGNAL CHAIN

no pedals, straight into the amp

The solo is a Telecaster, not a Les Paul — cutting, vocal, every phrase answered.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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