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Old 10-21-2014, 07:20 PM   #361 (permalink)
neardeathexperience
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Originally Posted by Chula Vista View Post
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.
Sure that sounds similar to Spirit, but you must admit Taurus sounds almost exactly the same as Stairway............
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