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Key: Any

Genre: General

Harp Type: Any

Skill: Intermediate

Stairway To Heaven (Natural Minor)

Led Zeppelin, Harp Em N, Am N)
This arrangement requires two harps
(but only for the introduction)
The main harp is Em N
(although the actual key is Am(C))
[Am N intro only as indicated by
square brackets]
Each / indicates a new bar.

Am/ G#+ C/(G) D(F#) Fmaj7/ G/ Am
Am/ 6 G#+ C/(G) 5 D(F#) Fmaj7/ 5
G/ -5 Am 6 6
C/ 6 D -6 Fmaj7/ [[6 -5 5 Am –4]]
[Key change to Am N]
C/ -7 G -7 D/ -7 7 7
C/ 6 7 -7 D -7 -6 6 -5 Fmaj7/ 7 8 -8
Am 8 -9 C/ 9 D -9 Fmaj7/ -7 7 7

4 -4 Am/5-4 4 G#+ -4 4 -4C/(G)
There’s a lady who’s sure all that
5 -5 5D(F#)-4 4
glitters is gold
5 -5 Fmaj7/ 6 -5 5 -4 4 -3
And she’s buying a stairway to
G/ -3 Am 4 4
hea ven
4 -4 Am/ 5 -4 4G#+ -4 4
When she gets there she kno ws
4 -4 C/(G)5 -5 5 D(F#)-4 4
if the stores are all closed
5 -5 Fmaj7/ 6 -5 5 -4
With a word she can get
4 -3 G/ -3 Am 4
what she came for

C/ 5 6 D –5 Fmaj7/ -5 5 -4 Am 5 4
Oh oh oh oh oh,
4 -4 C/ 5 -5 6 -5 G -5 5 -4 -3
and she’s bu y ing a stairway to
D/ -3 4 4
hea ven

4 -4C/5 -5 5 D -4 4 4 -4
There’s a sign on the wa ll but she
Fmaj7/ 5 -5 5 Am -4 4
wants to be su re
5 -5 C/ 6 -5 5 D -4
‘Cause you know sometimes words
4 -3 Fmaj7/ -3 4
have two meanings
4 -4 Am/ 5 -5 5 G#+ -4
In a tree by the brook
4 -4 C/(G) 5 -5 5 D(F#)-4 4
there’s a songbird who sings
5 -5 Fmaj7/ 6 -5 5
Sometimes all of her
-4 4 -3 G/ -3 Am 4
thoughts are mis giv en

Am/ G#+ C/(G) D(F#) Fmaj7/ G/ Am
Am/ C Dsus/ D Am/ C Em/ D C D

4 -4 C/5 -4 4 G-4
There’s a feeling I get
4 -4 Am/ 5 -5 5 -4 4
when I look to the we st
5 -5 C/ 6 -5 5 G -4 4 -3 F -3 Am/ 4
And my spir it is cry ing for lea ving
4 -4 C/ 5 -5 5 G -4 4 -4
In my thoughts I have seen rings of
Am/ 5 -5 5 -4 4
smoke through the trees
5 -5 C/6 -5 5 G -4 4 -3 F -3 Am/ 4
And the voi ces of those who stand loo king

(Chord chorus)
C/ G Am/ C Dsus/ D Am/ C Em/ D C D
Am/ C Dsus/ D Am/ C Em/ D C D

4 -4 C/ 5 -5 5 G -4
And it’s whispered that soon
4 -4 Am/ 5 -5 5 -4 4
if we all call the tu ne
5 -5 C/ 6 -5 5 G -4 4 -3 F -3 Am/ 4
Then the pip er will lead us to rea son
4 -4 C/ 5 -5 5 G -4
And the new day will dawn
4 -4 Am/ 5 -5 5 -4 4
for those who stand a lone
5 -5 C/ 6 -5 5 G 6 -5 5 F -3 Am/ 4
And the for est will ec ho with laugh ter

C/ G (Chord Chorus)

C/6 -5 5 G-5 5 4 -3
If theres a bustle in your
Am/ 4 5 4 4 -3 4 3
hedgerow dont be alarmed now
C/ 5 5 6 G -5 5 4 4 F 5 Am/ 4
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen
C/6 -5 5 G -5 5 4 -3
Yes there are two paths you can
Am/4 5 4 4 -3 4 3
go by but in the long run
C/5 6 G -5 5 4 4 F 5 Am/ 4 4
There’s still time to change the road you’re on

C/ G (Chord Chorus)

C/6 -5 5 G-5 5 4 -3
Your head is humming and it
Am/ 4 5 4 4 -3 4 3
wont go in case you dont know
C/ 5 5 6 G -5 5 4 4 F 5 Am/ 4
The piper’s call ing you to join him
C/6 -5 5 G -5 5 4 -3
Dear lad y can you hear the
Am/ 4 5 4 -3 4 3
wind blow and did you know
C/ 5 5 6 G-5 5 4 F 5 Am/4 4
Your stair way lies on the whisp ring wind

C/ G (Chord Chorus)

Am/ 7 7 7 G 8 -8 7 -7 F/ 7 G
And as we wind on down the road,
Am/ 7 7 7 G 8 -8 7 -8 F/ -8 7 G
Our shadows taller than our soul
Am/ 7 7 7 G 9 -9 8 -8 F/ 8 -8 7 G
There walks the la dy we all kn ow,
Am/ 7 7 7 G 9 -9 8 -8 F/ 8 -8 7 G
Who shines white light and wants to kn ow
Am/7 7 7 G 8 -8 7 -8 F/ -8 7 G
How eve ry thi ng turns to gold,
Am/7 7 7 G 8 -8 7 -8 F/ -8 7 G
And if you listen ve ry hard
Am/7 7 7 G 8 -8 7 -7 F/ 7 G
The time will come to you at last,
Am/ 7 7 7 G 9 -9 8 -9 F/ 9 -9 8
When all are one and one is a ll
Am/7 7 7 G 8 -8 -8 -8 F/ 8 G
To be a rock and not to roll

(Am/ G F/ G) x 3

Am/ G Fmaj7/
5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 5 -4 4 -3 5 -3 4
And she’s buy ing a stair way to he av en

Lyrics

There’s a lady who’s sure
All that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Oh oh oh oh and she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
There’s a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook
There’s a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiving
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it makes me wonder
There’s a feeling I get
When I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who standing looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder
And it’s whispered that soon, If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow
Don’t be alarmed now
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
And it makes me wonder
Your head is humming and it won’t go
In case you don’t know
The piper’s calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow?
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven