Legal Victory For Mediocre, Maudlin Rock Ballads

Led Zeppelin wins big.

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)

Today Led Zeppelin successfully defended a copyright claim on behalf of the band Spirit. Musical experts testified that both “Stairway to Heaven” and “Taurus” use a chromatic descending arpeggiated scale that skips what note?

Hint: This particular musical element is in the public domain, and as the defense notes has been used by both The Beatles and Mary Poppins.

See the answer on the next page.

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