The story of how Jimmy Page’s iconic guitar intro came to be known among guitar players as “the forbidden riff,” and why. Why is the intro to “Stairway to Heaven” called the forbidden riff? Well, there’s an old question and one that everyone who frequented guitar shops all over the world during the 70’s and early 80s would know the answer to.
Stairway to...well, it definitely ain't Heaven
Stairway to...well, it definitely ain't…
Stairway to...well, it definitely ain't Heaven
The story of how Jimmy Page’s iconic guitar intro came to be known among guitar players as “the forbidden riff,” and why. Why is the intro to “Stairway to Heaven” called the forbidden riff? Well, there’s an old question and one that everyone who frequented guitar shops all over the world during the 70’s and early 80s would know the answer to.