Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
Similar chord progression, though the guitar picking is a bit different. There's no doubt that both songs are easily identifiable from the other. If copyright infringements start using chord progressions as an infringement issue, we’re all in trouble. If one considers the songs in their entirety, there’s no copyright issues in my opinion.

John smile


Answer a question John....
If LZ had not toured with Spirit and had Page not heard TAURUS repeatedly...do you think that STAIRWAY would exist at all?