Expert testifies Stairway to Heaven chord progression used 300 years ago

Former bandmate says Jimmy Page never mentioned American band Spirit, whose song Led Zeppelin is accused of stealing a riff fromLed Zeppelin’s attorneys on Friday brought in music expert Lawrence Ferrara, who testified that the only similarity between Taurus and Stairway to Heaven was a “descending chromatic minor line progression”.Ferrara said that musical element was used 300 years ago, as well as in many pop songs since then. Continue reading...

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