No one can deny Page's innate ability to deliver what is the very essence of rock guitar solo phrasing. And this Stairway tutorial leaves nothing on the vinyl but the pops and scratches.
I'm literally only here because despite searching online I literally can't find ONE live version of Page playing this where it sounds... like it's supposed to sound. I wanted to get the proper fingering from the man himself but I guess I gotta start doing heroin to get to the level of guitaristic prowess showcased by our "essence of Rock" laden Jimmy... Wish I hadn't... Jimmy fuckin' Page... ain't actually that great I ain't happy
After 15 years of trying, I have finally succeeded! Thanks to your lesson, I managed to separate and understand the different parts of the solo, and play it from start to finish! I will be forever grateful! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Amazing! I absolutely love reading comments like this. To be able to put out little shorts like this and get people through something they've spent years trying to master is incredible. Go you! Have fun with all your new shred skills!
What a lovely reply to a viewer's message. From a personal perspective, stumbling across this comment and reply is actually quite uplifting. @@SpedSpedding
I never picked up a guitar until l was sixty five, my son left some years before and left me his guitar, six years on and thanks to you I have mastered this iconic solo you can’t imagine what it means to me, being stuck at home for the last year the guitar has been my saviour, I have watched many RUclips guitar lessons however your calming sense of fun with expertise has really inspired me to play this piece, Black Dog, Ramble On , I will never be the Guitar God you are but I can dream thank you 🙏🤘🏻
Oh wow, how cool is that! You might focus on the time it's taken but I'm just going to focus on the success. Stoked to be your teacher helping you master such an iconic solo. Keep up the good work!
I have just started working on this iconic solo and I will keep working on it until I can play it to the best of my ability, playing the notes is one thing but the phrasing is completely another, many thanks.
OK Sped, i'm now 68, this song started me on my journey about 2-3 years ago, i've got a personal non negotiable target to play Stairway in it's entirety on my 70th birthday! Even bought an el cheapo double neck that i'm building up into quite a good knock off, me being sinestral that hasn't been easy to acquire. This song is the music to my life! Thanks for being part of this journey!
Your know what makes your interpretation of the solo good is how you allow for it to breathe...spacing and timing of notes. The solo services the song. Well done dude
To be honest though, while it is good, it seems like he has more space because he is playing it at a slightly slower tempo than the original. This is not mentioned.
Sir, I'm a 61 year old dude whose favorite song and solo has been this one since the first time it came out. I've listened to it literally thousands of times, even on top of Mt. Fuji! I hang on every note. You have nailed it the best IMHO outside of Mr. Page himself. I salute you and thank you so much for sharing this lesson with us. Blessings!
Love this so much Scott, thank you for sharing what this song and solo means to you. I'm sure Jimmy would love to read the fact it's been blasted off the edge of Mt. Fuji!
He who climbs Mt Fuji once is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool "富士山に一度も登らぬバカ、二度登るバカ" I think better translated as “He who never climbs Mt. Fuji is a fool, fool as he who climbs it twice.” But climb it 23 times and still you may never experience that perfect sunrise or get that once in a lifetime picture. Anyway that must be a record and more power to you. You must have gone through 23 pairs of shoes scratching through the volcanic cinders. Anyways this vid is excellent. My dad was a professional musician and I dabbled in it through college and ever since but I’m a beginner on guitar and still struggling to nail the intro. This is way too advanced for me but my better-than-tin ear can appreciate the excellence. I’ll be back in a few months.
This is one of the best guitar lessons i've ever come across on youtube. There are so many that call their videos 'lessons' but then just film themselves racing through the song. I love how you actually explain what you're playing phrase by phrase, and slowly! Thank you so much.
Love this, thank you. I film videos and create these lessons how I teach one on one. I try to make it personal, never scripted, just conversational. Glad you like the style.
Me too!! I subscribe to as many lessons as I can, because it’s such a wealth of information compared to when I started playing when I was young. I love how he teaches the phrase or lick and breaks it down note by note. I REALLY appreciate the time you put in as a teacher to show us all this stuff! Great channel
I was struggling a bit with the phrasing of the third lick of this solo and this video really dialled it in for me in a way that I just wasn't getting from others. There's a world of difference between playing the correct notes, and getting the right expression of a solo. Very clear, Thanks.
exactly, that has always been my downfall trying to play this 3rd section right. it's very lost in the mix at that part. This is as close to anyone that i've heard get it to how Jimmy played it and phrased it.
Wow Dude! What a great tutorial - probably the best out there. I'm 54 and have been playing guitar off and on (mostly off) for about 40 years. So, the perpetual beginner here. I've tried to learn this many times over the years but never hit the finish line. Your lesson here is brilliant. I'm gonna dig into this video and get it done! Your tone is dead-on by the way. Thanks for posting!!
One of the greatest guitar videos ever uploaded to youtube - down to the production, the attention to detail, and of course the virtuoso rendition of the most timeless guitar solo ever recorded by man. Hats off to Sir Sped.
I had the exact rhythm problem on the fast bends part towards the end that you described and this little exercise of plucking each note solved it. Self/youtube taught, so videos like these are awesome for me. Thank you!!!
OMG! Took nearly a week but I learned it. The solo I never thought I'd know. Deconstructing this solo is a masterclass in turning the simple into the iconic. It'll take me another year to get it smooth but that's cool. Thanks, man!!
Nice lesson. Great tone. Nice breaking down of each phrase. Once again, after 30 years of 1/2 knowing this solo, I learned it perfectly in a day with your lesson.
Thanks for adding the info about chords and where the solo notes are resolving. That really helps demystify solos and helps to work on your own ideas. 👍👍
Wow, what a great lesson. Not only do you show in great clarity what's going on, but you tell us why those F notes are in there as well. Those notes make this a classic solo and that in turn makes it a part of one of the best songs of all time. Thank you Mr. Sped.
Great video man. I especially love the way you dont just show the notes, you show what scales they orignate from which helps us get a better understanding of the guitar in general.
Sped, you really are the BEST teacher for LED ZEPPELIN. You're the only I've seen that actually cares about being faithful to this work. Thank you for that.
I try to keep all my original teachings accurate. You get the most out of the player that way. The more you soak up the more you have in your arsenal to be creative yourself. 🙌🏻😏
You’re definitely need to get out and see more, this is basic structure playing with no feeling behind the fingers, it’s just playing note for note and nothing else... And as he said “My version”, as JP was known as a sloppy player which gave him true blues playing style...
@@kungstu22 Why would I “post one”, you think I’m in need of validating..? I’m so intimidated of life that I need to be seen as a person, I am someone, please someone think of me, you think that I’m that kind of soft bitch..? My friend you’re sorely mistaken, 19 years in service and 8 of those in 2 deserts and you think I need to post something and talk about what note to play and what half bend with double stops is what the writer did and someone else needs to do his own version of it..?? why don’t you post something..?? If you cannot handle criticism when another “Posts” something on your “RUclips” then don’t do it...!! You have a nice day now....🤫
After watching all the U-Tube Stairway solo turorials ------------ this one was the best to learn from. Not too fast ----------- not too slow & well explained. Great Job, great playing & Thanks --- wishing you the best.
Very Nice. Thanks for this. Page is such a tasty player. I love the live Stairway To Heaven solo too on the Song Remains The Same album. His live guitar tone on Song Remains the Same is a favorite. So simple but so rock and roll. I want a Royal MSG Plexi one day with the KT88’s. When I was a young teenager in the 80’s, Page inspired air guitar was a must to rock out with the big HiFi on blast and no one home. Inspired me to pick up a guitar and start learning.
How amazing is that. I hope you get the dream amp some day soon. 🤘🏻🔥 It’s fascinating to hear all these stories of inspiration, especially when Jimmy got you into guitar in the first place. He’s inspired millions. 🔥
That Live Page Solo on TSRTS : Gibson EDS 1275 is loaded with Gibson T Tops (7.5k Roughcast Short A5 Magnets) that fantastic "Hollow Chirp " sound is the T Tops in the MIDDLE Position.. That will get you the tone. Someone elsewhere commented his toggle switch in the film in pointing down so they thought it was 'treble pickup'... Wrong!. That selector switch visable in the film, selects the 6 or 12 string neck. The pickup selector in the middle of the guitar cannot be seen. I replicate Jimmys 1973 TSRTS sound on my channel.. The secret sauce is the UNBALANCED pickup set . Not so much the KT88 Plexi. Richie Blackmore used a KT88 Plexi for a completely different tone. The Royal Plexi is great, but the pickups are wrong in that clip.
@@bryanwilliams3665 Wow. I’m 9 months too late checking out your reply. I checked out your channel. You weren’t kidding. You build pickups that can nail that tone so accurately even through your music man amp with the cmatmod brownie overdrive. Everything you said was true. Nice channel by the way. I say 9 months too late because I just finished a cheap Les Paul that played really well by upgrading all hardware and pickups on it. I went with Wizz Pageys and 21 tone JP wiring. It gets pretty close, but if I’d read this earlier I would’ve gone to you for pickups for sure. Maybe in the future though and another Les Paul. Yours are two conducted and no push-pull pots needed? That’s what I got from your videos. I have 4 conductor Wizz Pageys with all knobs on Bourne 500k push pull pots. The amount of sounds is incredible, but I think I could’ve just got a set from you and got every crucial TSRTS sound I’d been after. Probably for less than the Wizz Pageys. I subscribed to your channel so I can reference it in the future for my next set of pickups. I bought a 1959 HW clone for $773 shipped from Grand Amps in China. Had it 4 months now and it’s a keeper. So I have the amp and the Wizz pickups and 21 tone wiring nail it pretty close. Not sure as close as yours though. Your sound examples come closer than I’ve ever heard.
@@vondragonnoggin Hi , thanks for the kind words... Yes , there were no Push Pull or " out of phase" wiring on Jimmy Pages Les Paul in Zeppelin... Thats all marketing BS!... That famous eBay 21 sound Jimmy Page Wiring harness is what Steve Hoyland did on Jimmy's Back up #2 Les Paul in 1985 ( well after Zeppelin)...Jimmy seldom if ever used that guitar.
Killer video. I just got the complete, official studio recordings guitar anthology. According to the book, for the final ascending pattern before the fast shredding licks begin, you call it LICK 5, he goes back to the F on the 8th fret of the A string, and then ascends up the pentatonic positions through there. You can also hear on the recording that he is playing on those thicker strings high up, vs. the thinner strings lower on the neck. Obviously, the notation and melody is identical in your version, so I'm not finding fault, just pointing out that there is another place to play it. That's where I naturally went as I'm figuring this out by ear, high up the neck, and other people might prefer to play it there as well. Keep up the great content! Amazing video, once again.
About 5 minutes ago I was looking for a tutorial for the solo and this popped up on my recommendation page! I’m at 4:50 so far and I’m not disappointed!🎸🤘🎸🤘
Thank you for this awesome tutorial Sped-, it is time for me to learn this ultra classic solo -and I appreciate your time- and this very accurate lesson! Thanks! 👍👍🎸🎸
I don't even know how Page came up with half the stuff he did especially for his time. He was so far advanced and ahead of his time that no one's still caught up to him.
Totally agree. He crafted some of the most iconic guitar riffs ever. So many people give him stick because of his live performances. Ridiculous, the man is a genius.
The only reason people hate this song is because after 50 years , they're just tired of it as a whole . And i do sympathize with the point . But , there is NO denying this solo !! It has it all in emotion, and just raw WOW factor ,even after all the years since its conception , and i say "conception " as to all the dreams and hopes it birthed. Viva la Page!!! (Edit) Sorry , that was a spectacular lesson , and no way i can't sub. - incredible !!!
Thanks to your video, I've been able to hear this solo so much more clearly. I remember the first timed I saw/heard a youtube vid about it by someone, and I posted, Oh man, you did it EXACTLY! Only to come back a year or two later realizing there were always extra notes. YOURS is the closest I've ever heard, with only one extra note (hammer-on) at :47--AND GUESS WHAT? RIGHT NOW I HEAR THAT NOTE IN THE ORIGINAL, AFTER NEVER HAVING HEARD IT IN MY LIFE. I was going to point out that you missed a spot, and I'M the one who's been missing it. Thank you. Well done, I'm going to learn this from you before I die, lol.
Same dude, I wanted to learn stairway but I thought that 8 minutes was a little long so I said fuck it lets learn the solo. Low and behold my favorite guitar teacher on youtube uploads a video on it. Love you Sped, keep it up dude you shred!
If you listen carefully to the record, you’ll hear Page slide down to the F note on the 4th string at the end of the minor pentatonic phrase in the first part of the solo - instead of playing it on the 8th fret on the 5th string 1:49.
Because it was cut together, who knows? Years ago I did slide back and I do so in my original cover. However, I don’t think you get the definition or control of the note. When you slow it right down it’s so warped. What’s to say we’re not hearing the slide of the barre chord from G down to F and confusing that sonically? I like staying in the first position there. At least we can all agree it’s an F.
One of my favorite things to do back when we did a take on the Hendrix version of 'All Along the Watchtower' was to lay down this solo on top of it at times.
He just goes for it live, throwing in a few of the famous licks. You can look at it two ways: “I’m sad I wanted to hear the exact solo” or “I got to see the man himself deliver something unique in a moment, just me and this crowd.” Either way I’d treasure it.
Excellent Super....First the whole bend up on the G string on the 7th fret i hardly ever hear people put a tight tease to end it you did it and most just hold the note
Thank you. At last this is surely the most accurate and detailed representation and explanation of each note of this stunning lead break solo. Well done!
Took the time to learn it properly last night. That big bend from F to A at the end took me by surprise. I do play 9’s with low action (inspired by Page), and even then you have to really push it to the limit. One thing that I think might be slightly different, which also took me by surprise: Those two successive bends you were hearing as A to C then A to B (right before that part)… I think they’re just two whole step bends a fret apart (so Bb to C, A to B), on the 11th and 10th frets of the B string…
Yep... You got me on that F note. I never picked it up either. I just knew there was something I was missing there... for thirty damn years! I used to twist myself up on the 15th fret instead of going up to the 19th. Great video. Feels so much smoother to play,
Just found you - love your style. You insist on the accuracy of the notes but you teach with humility and a sincere desire to share the discipline of proper delivery for the benefit of others to learn - really nice job with this one and I liked and subscribed after only this one video...that says a lot !! I'll be back a lot - it'll take me about a month to learn this properly but I will get there - thanks very much for the help - you rock !!
Eddy Van Halen my guitar hero “ if it sounds good play it”. Perfection in an world where there is no perfection. That an a quarter might get you a cup of coffee. Playing what’s in your heart with your imagination ,that’s the goal😊
Thank you so much! Love it when peope go in-depth and actually pay attention to what's on the recordings to the smallest nuances. A better tutorial is possible only after we have access to the multitracks.
Glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful. Yeah it gets difficult though, especially trying to navigate the world of online copyright. This is fair use as I teach it but never play the original, got it firmly stored in my head! Haha
brother i can not believe i have never seen you on you tube before you are awesome with teaching this solo. i seen it played different ways but urs makes the most sense you have got yourself a new subscriber and hope to see more of your teachings.
I started guitar lessons after hearing stairway to heaven for the first time ..and I feel all the Zep vital LPS got all of us wanting to play..thanks Sped you got me playing again you are the Zep master!!
Luv ur teaching style, luv ur tone. I think you get the notes and timing right, no extra notes imagined, misheard or whatever. Keep up the Zep work, we just need to get your views up !
Great Video -- many have tried to teach this solo properly, clearly and understandingly -- very few have succeeded -- but you certainly have; well done.
I got my first guitar at 14 and the first riff I learned was black dog cus I was such a page fanatic. Within a couple months I’ll eaten the whole song including the solo. I feel like starting the way I did learned such a weird riff and a even weirder solo really helped me with learning how to solo the way page, Joe Perry and some of the great rock n roll players put together solos. Stairway solo came pretty quick due to already knowing a lot of the same phrasing techniques and note placements. Still to this day it’s my go to jam when I pick up my guitar at now at the age of 31. Page will forever be the best in my mind.
Learned the stairway solo several months back from another RUclipsr but never got the rhythm down to the sixth and eleventh lick but I finally got it down now thanks man
I have been playing an acoustic version of Stairway covered by Soren Madsen, but he skips of the lead guitar break. By learning the note for note from this video lesson, I hope to develop my own acoustic version so I can add the lead break. Thank you Sped!
I've been playing for over 22 years, and I'm currently about halfway through the solo (and can play it along with the song at 75% speed) so far. Thank you so much for breaking it down like this!
Well, 1) this is not a long solo, and 2) it is intermediate at best. Pretty basic, but excellent to learn to practice pentatonic + extra notes and timing/feel before tackling something harder and longer. Also, keep in mind the trap of beginners trying to learn everything note for from tab, which takes away from learning the feel of playing and also recognizing that the note choices can change from time to time to add some of yourself and flair to a song/solo. Good luck!
Fantastic lesson, easy to follow and like how you demonstrate the phrases and the change to swing feel on that lick in the middle, nearly cracked it thank you, getting the timing and feel right is everything! :-)
@@SpedSpedding You are most welcome dude. I have liked and subscribed :-) Thank you for taking the time to reply and making these tutorials. I have recently been putting more effort into attention to detail rather than just blagging it with my playing, tho it is fun to jam as well and improving on that as a skill also.
I am fairly new to playing guitar. Only started a year ago. I just finished learning my first solo. Its not perfect but I can play it. This will be my second. Thanks for making this video its exactly what I was looking for and great quality
Great video - Every time I check my notes on parts and my playing, I feel great looking at the Led Zeppelin Live at O2 Arena London, Celebration Day 2007. In a few words, we can all mess around this solo and should feel great and have fun ; )
Great to see where I have been getting it wrong, I mean I knew it wasn't quite right, thanks. Those two notes at the beginning, it's the details like that that make this so good. Cheers.
No one can deny Page's innate ability to deliver what is the very essence of rock guitar solo phrasing. And this Stairway tutorial leaves nothing on the vinyl but the pops and scratches.
Haha, that’s great! Love it thanks.
Dang. Dear Rolling Stone.
Astute observation and very well said. I hope you pursue a writing career with that talent. Cheers.
I'm literally only here because despite searching online I literally can't find ONE live version of Page playing this where it sounds... like it's supposed to sound. I wanted to get the proper fingering from the man himself but I guess I gotta start doing heroin to get to the level of guitaristic prowess showcased by our "essence of Rock" laden Jimmy...
Wish I hadn't...
Jimmy fuckin' Page...
ain't actually that great
I ain't happy
@@robinbjerregaard4077I really hope you didn’t start heroin just to play like Jimmy
After 15 years of trying, I have finally succeeded!
Thanks to your lesson, I managed to separate and understand the different parts of the solo, and play it from start to finish! I will be forever grateful! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Amazing! I absolutely love reading comments like this. To be able to put out little shorts like this and get people through something they've spent years trying to master is incredible. Go you! Have fun with all your new shred skills!
I''ve been on the same journey as you. I go back to it about every 3 years ............ this time ----- i'm just about there.
What a lovely reply to a viewer's message. From a personal perspective, stumbling across this comment and reply is actually quite uplifting. @@SpedSpedding
I never picked up a guitar until l was sixty five, my son left some years before and left me his guitar, six years on and thanks to you I have mastered this iconic solo you can’t imagine what it means to me, being stuck at home for the last year the guitar has been my saviour, I have watched many RUclips guitar lessons however your calming sense of fun with expertise has really inspired me to play this piece, Black Dog, Ramble On , I will never be the Guitar God you are but I can dream thank you 🙏🤘🏻
Oh wow, how cool is that! You might focus on the time it's taken but I'm just going to focus on the success. Stoked to be your teacher helping you master such an iconic solo. Keep up the good work!
I second that - very well said, sir! 👍👍👍
Its so rewarding to get a nice solo down. Congrats!
I have just started working on this iconic solo and I will keep working on it until I can play it to the best of my ability, playing the notes is one thing but the phrasing is completely another, many thanks.
@@SpedSpedding That is amazing Sped. See what ya did?!!! What a great story yeah?
What a great lesson. I love how you explain why the F is in the scale.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it. I try and Chuck a bit of info in like that here and there. 🙏🏻
Wow, that's been around since Adam was knee high to a grasshopper...... 😉
OK Sped, i'm now 68, this song started me on my journey about 2-3 years ago, i've got a personal non negotiable target to play Stairway in it's entirety on my 70th birthday! Even bought an el cheapo double neck that i'm building up into quite a good knock off, me being sinestral that hasn't been easy to acquire. This song is the music to my life! Thanks for being part of this journey!
Keep it up. ❤
Your know what makes your interpretation of the solo good is how you allow for it to breathe...spacing and timing of notes. The solo services the song. Well done dude
Ah, thank you so much Robert. That's so cool of you to notice. Just copying the main man as best I can here.
To be honest though, while it is good, it seems like he has more space because he is playing it at a slightly slower tempo than the original. This is not mentioned.
Couldn't be better said..he's an excellent player & teacher..
He's swinging the notes, like a jazzier style, so it doesn't match how Page recorded it, but it does help make it easier to interpret
Sir, I'm a 61 year old dude whose favorite song and solo has been this one since the first time it came out. I've listened to it literally thousands of times, even on top of Mt. Fuji! I hang on every note. You have nailed it the best IMHO outside of Mr. Page himself. I salute you and thank you so much for sharing this lesson with us. Blessings!
Love this so much Scott, thank you for sharing what this song and solo means to you. I'm sure Jimmy would love to read the fact it's been blasted off the edge of Mt. Fuji!
I went to Mt Fuji 23 times.
He who climbs Mt Fuji once is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool "富士山に一度も登らぬバカ、二度登るバカ"
I think better translated as “He who never climbs Mt. Fuji is a fool, fool as he who climbs it twice.”
But climb it 23 times and still you may never experience that perfect sunrise or get that once in a lifetime picture. Anyway that must be a record and more power to you. You must have gone through 23 pairs of shoes scratching through the volcanic cinders.
Anyways this vid is excellent. My dad was a professional musician and I dabbled in it through college and ever since but I’m a beginner on guitar and still struggling to nail the intro.
This is way too advanced for me but my better-than-tin ear can appreciate the excellence. I’ll be back in a few months.
This is one of the best guitar lessons i've ever come across on youtube. There are so many that call their videos 'lessons' but then just film themselves racing through the song. I love how you actually explain what you're playing phrase by phrase, and slowly! Thank you so much.
Love this, thank you. I film videos and create these lessons how I teach one on one. I try to make it personal, never scripted, just conversational. Glad you like the style.
Hello Joy, I was just about to write the same thing. However, your comment nails it. Thanks Sped, you are a blessing!!
Actually, there's a HUGE amount of high quality guitar instruction on RUclips. It's astounding, really. And this is one the good ones for sure.
Me too!! I subscribe to as many lessons as I can, because it’s such a wealth of information compared to when I started playing when I was young. I love how he teaches the phrase or lick and breaks it down note by note. I REALLY appreciate the time you put in as a teacher to show us all this stuff! Great channel
I agree. What a great job
I was struggling a bit with the phrasing of the third lick of this solo and this video really dialled it in for me in a way that I just wasn't getting from others. There's a world of difference between playing the correct notes, and getting the right expression of a solo. Very clear, Thanks.
exactly, that has always been my downfall trying to play this 3rd section right. it's very lost in the mix at that part. This is as close to anyone that i've heard get it to how Jimmy played it and phrased it.
Wow Dude! What a great tutorial - probably the best out there. I'm 54 and have been playing guitar off and on (mostly off) for about 40 years. So, the perpetual beginner here. I've tried to learn this many times over the years but never hit the finish line. Your lesson here is brilliant. I'm gonna dig into this video and get it done! Your tone is dead-on by the way.
Thanks for posting!!
You’re so welcome. Absolutely love these kind of comments. Makes every second of it worth whole. Enjoy playing it and thanks for learning with me. 🙌🏻✨
Thank you ... I finally learned how to play one of my favourite solos ever because of the amazingly detailed video you put together.
You are so welcome. Comments like this are the payoff. Absolute magic, enjoy every second of it. ✨🙏🏻
@@SpedSpedding any advice on Amp / pedal setting to get the same sound on the record more or less
One of the greatest guitar videos ever uploaded to youtube - down to the production, the attention to detail, and of course the virtuoso rendition of the most timeless guitar solo ever recorded by man. Hats off to Sir Sped.
Wow, thank you! Really appreciate that. Hope you’re having fun finalising all the parts. ❤️🔥
Like what?
10:42 (personal time marker, where i got to one night and shall carry on tomorrow!)
Your playing is incredible man. So clean
Why thank you!
Easily among the best guitar tutorials on RUclips.
Epic, thank you!
I had the exact rhythm problem on the fast bends part towards the end that you described and this little exercise of plucking each note solved it. Self/youtube taught, so videos like these are awesome for me. Thank you!!!
OMG! Took nearly a week but I learned it. The solo I never thought I'd know. Deconstructing this solo is a masterclass in turning the simple into the iconic. It'll take me another year to get it smooth but that's cool. Thanks, man!!
Nice work! I’m so glad that this video helped you out. And thanks for the extra support it means a lot.
Excellent perfection it doesn’t go unnoticed I’ve watched this more than once Sped 🤓
Nice lesson. Great tone. Nice breaking down of each phrase. Once again, after 30 years of 1/2 knowing this solo, I learned it perfectly in a day with your lesson.
This video has taught me as much about my own guitar playing as it has this particular song for sure
Thanks for adding the info about chords and where the solo notes are resolving. That really helps demystify solos and helps to work on your own ideas. 👍👍
Exactly this Fritz! It’s important to understand why he’s landing on the F with the chord change etc. Glad you liked the vid.
Thanks for your lessons, and you have a beautiful LP Standard ❤
Wow, what a great lesson. Not only do you show in great clarity what's going on, but you tell us why those F notes are in there as well. Those notes make this a classic solo and that in turn makes it a part of one of the best songs of all time. Thank you Mr. Sped.
You're so welcome, try my best to keep a balance between everything when teaching. Conversation with the odd crap joke... 🤣
Great lesson, lots of these on youtube. But your tone and demeanor has you near the top of my list. Thanks for sharing
Cheers Tommy. Glad you liked it. 🙌🏻
Hell mother flippin yes! I’m so pumped for this.
💪🏻💪🏻🤩 Let’s get to it!
Fantastic!
I managed to catch all the lines of this wonderful solo. Exceptional teaching! Congratulations!
Hugs from Brazil!
Great job, amazing to hear Roberto! Thanks for watching.
Great video man. I especially love the way you dont just show the notes, you show what scales they orignate from which helps us get a better understanding of the guitar in general.
Thanks Manny! Yeah I agree, that’s why I did the mode video recently, going a little more in depth. 🙏🏻
Sped, you really are the BEST teacher for LED ZEPPELIN. You're the only I've seen that actually cares about being faithful to this work. Thank you for that.
I try to keep all my original teachings accurate. You get the most out of the player that way. The more you soak up the more you have in your arsenal to be creative yourself. 🙌🏻😏
This is the clearest Stairway Solo Lesson on You Tube. Good job my man. Thank you for the emphasis on the swingy part.
Stoked Jesse, thank you for the feedback!
Thanks Sped. This lesson was a massive game changer for me. Especially your explanation of timing and rhythm.
That’s awesome Ben. Happy to help. It’s that repetitive lick on the middle usually. It’s a bugger.
Probably the best one of these I’ve seen.
im a loyalist to PDX Guitar Freak's channel. he also did a Stairway solo
ruclips.net/video/9RUHJ7Mi0FM/видео.html
You’re definitely need to get out and see more, this is basic structure playing with no feeling behind the fingers, it’s just playing note for note and nothing else...
And as he said “My version”, as JP was known as a sloppy player which gave him true blues playing style...
@@Incountry You post one then
@@kungstu22
Why would I “post one”, you think I’m in need of validating..? I’m so intimidated of life that I need to be seen as a person, I am someone, please someone think of me, you think that I’m that kind of soft bitch..? My friend you’re sorely mistaken, 19 years in service and 8 of those in 2 deserts and you think I need to post something and talk about what note to play and what half bend with double stops is what the writer did and someone else needs to do his own version of it..?? why don’t you post something..?? If you cannot handle criticism when another “Posts” something on your “RUclips” then don’t do it...!!
You have a nice day now....🤫
@@Incountry too long did not read. put up or shut up.
After watching all the U-Tube Stairway solo turorials ------------ this one was the best to learn from. Not too fast ----------- not too slow & well explained. Great Job, great playing & Thanks --- wishing you the best.
Awesome, thank you! Glad it helped you out Bill!
Very Nice. Thanks for this. Page is such a tasty player. I love the live Stairway To Heaven solo too on the Song Remains The Same album. His live guitar tone on Song Remains the Same is a favorite. So simple but so rock and roll. I want a Royal MSG Plexi one day with the KT88’s. When I was a young teenager in the 80’s, Page inspired air guitar was a must to rock out with the big HiFi on blast and no one home. Inspired me to pick up a guitar and start learning.
How amazing is that. I hope you get the dream amp some day soon. 🤘🏻🔥
It’s fascinating to hear all these stories of inspiration, especially when Jimmy got you into guitar in the first place. He’s inspired millions. 🔥
That Live Page Solo on TSRTS : Gibson EDS 1275 is loaded with Gibson T Tops (7.5k Roughcast Short A5 Magnets) that fantastic "Hollow Chirp " sound is the T Tops in the MIDDLE Position.. That will get you the tone. Someone elsewhere commented his toggle switch in the film in pointing down so they thought it was 'treble pickup'... Wrong!. That selector switch visable in the film, selects the 6 or 12 string neck. The pickup selector in the middle of the guitar cannot be seen.
I replicate Jimmys 1973 TSRTS sound on my channel.. The secret sauce is the UNBALANCED pickup set . Not so much the KT88 Plexi. Richie Blackmore used a KT88 Plexi for a completely different tone. The Royal Plexi is great, but the pickups are wrong in that clip.
@@bryanwilliams3665 Wow. I’m 9 months too late checking out your reply. I checked out your channel. You weren’t kidding. You build pickups that can nail that tone so accurately even through your music man amp with the cmatmod brownie overdrive. Everything you said was true. Nice channel by the way. I say 9 months too late because I just finished a cheap Les Paul that played really well by upgrading all hardware and pickups on it. I went with Wizz Pageys and 21 tone JP wiring. It gets pretty close, but if I’d read this earlier I would’ve gone to you for pickups for sure. Maybe in the future though and another Les Paul. Yours are two conducted and no push-pull pots needed? That’s what I got from your videos. I have 4 conductor Wizz Pageys with all knobs on Bourne 500k push pull pots. The amount of sounds is incredible, but I think I could’ve just got a set from you and got every crucial TSRTS sound I’d been after. Probably for less than the Wizz Pageys. I subscribed to your channel so I can reference it in the future for my next set of pickups. I bought a 1959 HW clone for $773 shipped from Grand Amps in China. Had it 4 months now and it’s a keeper. So I have the amp and the Wizz pickups and 21 tone wiring nail it pretty close. Not sure as close as yours though. Your sound examples come closer than I’ve ever heard.
@@vondragonnoggin Hi , thanks for the kind words... Yes , there were no Push Pull or " out of phase" wiring on Jimmy Pages Les Paul in Zeppelin... Thats all marketing BS!...
That famous eBay 21 sound Jimmy Page Wiring harness is what Steve Hoyland did on Jimmy's Back up #2 Les Paul in 1985 ( well after Zeppelin)...Jimmy seldom if ever used that guitar.
Killer video. I just got the complete, official studio recordings guitar anthology. According to the book, for the final ascending pattern before the fast shredding licks begin, you call it LICK 5, he goes back to the F on the 8th fret of the A string, and then ascends up the pentatonic positions through there. You can also hear on the recording that he is playing on those thicker strings high up, vs. the thinner strings lower on the neck. Obviously, the notation and melody is identical in your version, so I'm not finding fault, just pointing out that there is another place to play it. That's where I naturally went as I'm figuring this out by ear, high up the neck, and other people might prefer to play it there as well. Keep up the great content! Amazing video, once again.
About 5 minutes ago I was looking for a tutorial for the solo and this popped up on my recommendation page! I’m at 4:50 so far and I’m not disappointed!🎸🤘🎸🤘
The algorithm wins today. 🙏🏻🔥
@@SpedSpedding yup! 🎸🤘
Thank you for this awesome tutorial Sped-, it is time for me to learn this ultra classic solo -and I appreciate your time- and this very accurate lesson! Thanks! 👍👍🎸🎸
My pleasure!
I don't even know how Page came up with half the stuff he did especially for his time. He was so far advanced and ahead of his time that no one's still caught up to him.
Totally agree. He crafted some of the most iconic guitar riffs ever. So many people give him stick because of his live performances.
Ridiculous, the man is a genius.
Your simple kick to start the solo was just purely genuine and incredible. You're truly a guitar champion in your own right.
Thank you so much, that's wicked!🥰
The only reason people hate this song is because after 50 years , they're just tired of it as a whole . And i do sympathize with the point .
But , there is NO denying this solo !!
It has it all in emotion, and just raw
WOW factor ,even after all the years since its conception , and i say "conception " as to all the dreams and hopes it birthed. Viva la Page!!!
(Edit) Sorry , that was a spectacular
lesson , and no way i can't sub.
- incredible !!!
Thanks to your video, I've been able to hear this solo so much more clearly. I remember the first timed I saw/heard a youtube vid about it by someone, and I posted, Oh man, you did it EXACTLY! Only to come back a year or two later realizing there were always extra notes. YOURS is the closest I've ever heard, with only one extra note (hammer-on) at :47--AND GUESS WHAT? RIGHT NOW I HEAR THAT NOTE IN THE ORIGINAL, AFTER NEVER HAVING HEARD IT IN MY LIFE. I was going to point out that you missed a spot, and I'M the one who's been missing it. Thank you. Well done, I'm going to learn this from you before I die, lol.
Nice frames Sped! Might have to learn this one on the new 6-string.
Wouldn’t be a bad one to start with mate! And thanks bro, Tony Stark lent them me for the vid. 🤣🤣
Excellent Sped - I've just become a pateon member :)
Thanks Peter, I saw that! I sent you a message. ✨🤩
Love your playing and love that high action. You are the best!
Love, love, love!
🦉!!!!! Xxx
This is the best version on ye olde RUclips by a MILE, the sound and playing dynamics are spot on. Excellent stuff Sped.
Thank you! Glad you liked it, it's been a really popular video for me. Kinda came outta nowhere.
This is so weird I was just thinking I need to learn the Stairway to heaven solo, thanks a bunch man!
Amazing, I read your mind. Or the algorithm did. Enjoy! ✨🙏🏻
Same dude, I wanted to learn stairway but I thought that 8 minutes was a little long so I said fuck it lets learn the solo. Low and behold my favorite guitar teacher on youtube uploads a video on it. Love you Sped, keep it up dude you shred!
Exceptionally well done. You've hit the sweet spot by explaining all the essentials without being repetitive. Very efficacious!
Brilliant, thanks so much. Glad you like the video and hope you got something out of it. 🤘🏻✨
If you listen carefully to the record, you’ll hear Page slide down to the F note on the 4th string at the end of the minor pentatonic phrase in the first part of the solo - instead of playing it on the 8th fret on the 5th string 1:49.
Klugscheisser !!
Because it was cut together, who knows? Years ago I did slide back and I do so in my original cover. However, I don’t think you get the definition or control of the note. When you slow it right down it’s so warped. What’s to say we’re not hearing the slide of the barre chord from G down to F and confusing that sonically? I like staying in the first position there. At least we can all agree it’s an F.
@@SpedSpedding Not trying to be critical. Just pointing out an observation that I made that I believe I heard.
Oh not at all! I was just coming back with my side of things. I appreciate your comment and the time marker. Thanks for engaging. 🙌🏻
@@SpedSpedding Thanks, man.
One of my favorite things to do back when we did a take on the Hendrix version of 'All Along the Watchtower' was to lay down this solo on top of it at times.
Great job! Unfortunately I don’t think Jimmy ever played it right once in any live performance I’ve seen.
He just goes for it live, throwing in a few of the famous licks. You can look at it two ways: “I’m sad I wanted to hear the exact solo” or “I got to see the man himself deliver something unique in a moment, just me and this crowd.”
Either way I’d treasure it.
This guy's an excellent player & teacher...great
Honestly, Jimmy was sloppy. But it was a tasty kind of sloppy.
1972…how the west was won…bout perfect to my ears…he experimented live, that he did
Awesome Sped, you nailed it.👍🤙
im 62 and played this in bands when I was 18 - now I know the right way LOL great job
Hey Rick! You always played or just picked it up again? Glad to help!
Very very comprehensive instruction, I reference this repeatedly to develop and brush up my (limited) skills.
I'm 12 and have spent moths trying to find the right tutorial and you have finally helped me learn this solo thank you
That's so cool! Please let me know how you get on with this and tag me if you ever upload a cover or whatever! Good luck with it and have fun!
Exactly what we wanted! You really do listen to your viewers. Once again, your tone is the best!
Thank you Bob, and yeah I try to listen as best as I can. 🙏🏻✨
Excellent Super....First the whole bend up on the G string on the 7th fret i hardly ever hear people put a tight tease to end it you did it and most just hold the note
Thank you. At last this is surely the most accurate and detailed representation and explanation of each note of this stunning lead break solo. Well done!
Wow, thank you! Glad it was helpful. 🤝🏻
Took the time to learn it properly last night. That big bend from F to A at the end took me by surprise. I do play 9’s with low action (inspired by Page), and even then you have to really push it to the limit.
One thing that I think might be slightly different, which also took me by surprise:
Those two successive bends you were hearing as A to C then A to B (right before that part)… I think they’re just two whole step bends a fret apart (so Bb to C, A to B), on the 11th and 10th frets of the B string…
You very well may be the only other person I've heard play it like this. Well done.
That's so cool! Thank you so much.
Only took me about 40 years to finally nail the third lick in the solo. 😆 You break it down really well so I can finally hear it properly. Thanks!
That’s really cool. Thanks for learning with me.
You’re such an awesome teacher man thanks!!!! Keep going babay!!
Thank you! Appreciate that.
Yep... You got me on that F note. I never picked it up either. I just knew there was something I was missing there... for thirty damn years! I used to twist myself up on the 15th fret instead of going up to the 19th. Great video. Feels so much smoother to play,
Just found you - love your style. You insist on the accuracy of the notes but you teach with humility and a sincere desire to share the discipline of proper delivery for the benefit of others to learn - really nice job with this one and I liked and subscribed after only this one video...that says a lot !! I'll be back a lot - it'll take me about a month to learn this properly but I will get there - thanks very much for the help - you rock !!
You’re welcome. I’m so glad my teaching style resonates with you. However long it takes it’ll be worth it knowing you’ve got the right stuff down. 🙌🏻
Eddy Van Halen my guitar hero “ if it sounds good play it”. Perfection in an world where there is no perfection. That an a quarter might get you a cup of coffee. Playing what’s in your heart with your imagination ,that’s the goal😊
This is by far the best solo lesson i have ever seen. Love the way you explained some stuff with music theory
That’s wicked, thank you! 🙌🏻
Dude you give amazing solo lessons. Thank you
I really like the no-nonsense style of teaching from you. Thanks a lot.
Straight to the point. IT'S AN F! Hahaha thanks.
Thank you so much! Love it when peope go in-depth and actually pay attention to what's on the recordings to the smallest nuances. A better tutorial is possible only after we have access to the multitracks.
Glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful. Yeah it gets difficult though, especially trying to navigate the world of online copyright. This is fair use as I teach it but never play the original, got it firmly stored in my head! Haha
brother i can not believe i have never seen you on you tube before you are awesome with teaching this solo. i seen it played different ways but urs makes the most sense you have got yourself a new subscriber and hope to see more of your teachings.
Thanks for hitting the button. Hope you are enjoying the videos. The algorithm literally hates me. Hahaha
I started guitar lessons after hearing stairway to heaven for the first time ..and I feel all the Zep vital LPS got all of us wanting to play..thanks Sped you got me playing again you are the Zep master!!
Luv ur teaching style, luv ur tone. I think you get the notes and timing right, no extra notes imagined, misheard or whatever. Keep up the Zep work, we just need to get your views up !
Thanks Phil! Working on them views, appreciate you stopping by to check out the vid. 🙏🏻
Great Video -- many have tried to teach this solo properly, clearly and understandingly -- very few have succeeded -- but you certainly have; well done.
Thank you friend! That means a lot.
By far the clearest lesson for this solo...thanks so much!
My pleasure!
I got my first guitar at 14 and the first riff I learned was black dog cus I was such a page fanatic. Within a couple months I’ll eaten the whole song including the solo. I feel like starting the way I did learned such a weird riff and a even weirder solo really helped me with learning how to solo the way page, Joe Perry and some of the great rock n roll players put together solos. Stairway solo came pretty quick due to already knowing a lot of the same phrasing techniques and note placements. Still to this day it’s my go to jam when I pick up my guitar at now at the age of 31. Page will forever be the best in my mind.
Thank you for explaining the rhythm pattern in that quick repeating section in the middle - finally unlocked that part for me!!
You’re welcome. It’s helped quite a few that!
The most well composed solo of all time in my opinion. I shall learn this note for note like one would a Bach Partita.
Love that! Bach and Jimmy P used to go for beers in a little pub in Kensington you know.... 🧐🤣
Learned the stairway solo several months back from another RUclipsr but never got the rhythm down to the sixth and eleventh lick but I finally got it down now thanks man
Glad you found this video then! That lick throws everybody off. Happy to help. 🙌🏻
This right here should be the only allowed guitar lesson
I have been playing an acoustic version of Stairway covered by Soren Madsen, but he skips of the lead guitar break. By learning the note for note from this video lesson, I hope to develop my own acoustic version so I can add the lead break. Thank you Sped!
Dude, its amazing how i'm a begginer guitarist and thanks to your tutorial i'm learning one of my favourite solos of all time greetings from Argentina
That's SO cool, thanks for choosing to learn with me! 🇦🇷
I've been playing for over 22 years, and I'm currently about halfway through the solo (and can play it along with the song at 75% speed) so far. Thank you so much for breaking it down like this!
You're welcome Erik, that's so cool to here. And well done for taking the slow and steady approach. I always learn slow and then speed up.
beautiful and very nice explanation and timing!
Thank you! Yeah the middle lick up high always baffles people. I wanted to break it down and simplify.
Great stuff brother! You really tightened some stuff up for me on this!! Awesome!!!
That’s amazing, good luck with it. I hope you use what you’ve learnt going forward.
Excellent. It is hard to break down a long solo like this. You did a great job.
Well, 1) this is not a long solo, and 2) it is intermediate at best. Pretty basic, but excellent to learn to practice pentatonic + extra notes and timing/feel before tackling something harder and longer. Also, keep in mind the trap of beginners trying to learn everything note for from tab, which takes away from learning the feel of playing and also recognizing that the note choices can change from time to time to add some of yourself and flair to a song/solo. Good luck!
Hey man your play through at the start is just what I needed. Thanks much.
Awesome, thanks so much! Glad you liked this lesson and yeah, the play through always helps.
That lick 3 phrase has always been a nut buster to figure out, but I've got it cold now.
Iceeeee cold.
Most beautiful solo in music in my opinion and you are playing it like Page himself 👏👏👏
Fantastic lesson, easy to follow and like how you demonstrate the phrases and the change to swing feel on that lick in the middle, nearly cracked it thank you, getting the timing and feel right is everything! :-)
Cheers Graham! Stoked that you found those little bits useful.
@@SpedSpedding You are most welcome dude. I have liked and subscribed :-) Thank you for taking the time to reply and making these tutorials. I have recently been putting more effort into attention to detail rather than just blagging it with my playing, tho it is fun to jam as well and improving on that as a skill also.
This is a real good lesson of a real good solo we've ever had in.our lives....thanks so much for it.
You sir have earned yourself a subscriber ! Thanks 🙏🏻
Epic! Welcome to the club.
This is how every single solo tutorial video should be made
I am fairly new to playing guitar. Only started a year ago. I just finished learning my first solo. Its not perfect but I can play it. This will be my second. Thanks for making this video its exactly what I was looking for and great quality
You're so welcome Kyle, let me know how you get on with it!
Best guitar instruction video on RUclips. 🤘👽
YES! We are liking that friend. 🤘🏻🎉
I started learning this solo 15 years ago, but never finished it. Thank you for helping me finally right that wrong!
Thanks for learning with me!
This man is a legend love this video I will continue to watch his videos
Thank you Roland! 💪🏻
Great video - Every time I check my notes on parts and my playing, I feel great looking at the Led Zeppelin Live at O2 Arena London, Celebration Day 2007. In a few words, we can all mess around this solo and should feel great and have fun ; )
Thanks a million, what a great lesson!!!!
My pleasure! Glad you had fun with it.
Hey Sped, so I started this, this morning.... totally awesome and I just wanted to thank you again man 🤙
You’re welcome again bro! Sounds like a dream start to the week. 🔥
Between this one and Black Dog I’ve fast forwarded and rewound so many flipping times I honestly feel like I know you LOL! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
that tone in the demo!!!
Great to see where I have been getting it wrong, I mean I knew it wasn't quite right, thanks. Those two notes at the beginning, it's the details like that that make this so good. Cheers.