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Old 10-21-2014, 07:14 PM   #360 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by neardeathexperience View Post
Why has no people who listen to rock as a career not pointed out this Stairway To Heaven song sounds very very similar to Taurus by Spirit.
It's not that simple though. That descending riff has been around for ages. Spirit didn't write it.

Taurus came out in 1968. This is from 1959. Check out the intro.



There's examples of that riff dating back even longer. It's even been used in old classical compositions.
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