Afraid To Shoot Strangers Chords & Tabs
Afraid To Shoot Strangers Tab
AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS (Harris)
B:bend( hold ) ~:vibratto |:end of measure Guitar 1:Dave Murray
H:hammer-on /:slide B…R:bend and release Guitar 2:Janick Gers
P:pull-off N.H:natural harmonics
The music is taken from the original track.
Tab by Tolis irontol@yahoo.com
Riff 1: On the original track this Riff is played without distortion, but LIVE with distortion.
Guitar 1: Intro:
E5 G5 Db5 B5
E----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
B-------7--7/9--7^9^7-------------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7--------------------|------------------|
G--7/9-----------H--P---9--8--6^8^6------------|-------H-------9--7--6--------6--|--6--6--6^4-------|
D-----------------------------H--P---9---------|------------------------9--7-----|---------P---6/9--|
A----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
Guitar 2:Play each chord 4 times.
E5 G5 Db5 B5
E---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G---------------|----------------|------6---6-----|------4---4------|
D------2---2----|-------5---5----|----6---6---6---|----4---4---4----|
A----2---2---2--|----5---5---5---|--4-------------|--2--------------|
E--0------------|--3-------------|----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1:
E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5
E------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-------7--7/9--7^9^7---------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7-------------------|----------------------------|
G--7/9----------H--P--9--8--6^8^6----------|-------H-------9--7--6-------6--|--6--6--6^4-----------------|
D---------------------------H--P--9--------|-----------------------9--7-----|---------P----6/9--6--9--6--|
A------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Guitar 2:Play each chord 4 times except G#5 only 2 times.
E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5
E----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
G----------------|---------------|------6---6----|-------4---4---|--------------|
D------2---2-----|-------5---5---|----6---6---6--|----4---4---4--|------6---6---|
A----2---2---2---|----5---5---5--|--4------------|--2------------|----6---6---6-|
E--0-------------|--3------------|---------------|---------------|--4-----------|
Riff 2:Play 2 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:Play each chord 4 times.
E5 Db5 D5 B5
E---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G---------------|-------6---6----|-------7---7-----|--------4---4----|
D------2---2----|-----6---6---6--|-----7---7---7---|------4---4---4--|
A----2---2---2--|--4-------------|--5--------------|---2-------------|
E--0------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
E5 Db5
Lying, awake at night l wipe the sweat from my brow
D5 B5
But it’s not the fear, cos l’d rather go now.
E5 Db5.
Trying, to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead
D5 B5
The desert sand mound, a burial ground.
Riff 3:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5 C5 C5 C5
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------5---5--------6---6--------3---3----------5---5--------5---5---------5---5---------5---5----|
D----5---5---5----6---6---6----3---3---3-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5--|
A--3------------4------------1-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time are we partners in crime
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time we’ll be ready to die.
Now play Riff 2 again.
Verse 2:
E5 Db5
God, let us go now and finish what’s to be done
D5 B5
Thy kingdom come, thy shall be done, on earth
E5 Db5
Trying, to justify to ourselves the reasons to go
D5 B5
Should we live and let live? Forget or forgive?
Riff 4:Play 4 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
C5 C5 Db5 Bb5 C5 C5 C5 C5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------5---5---------5---5----------6---6---------3---3---------5---5---------5---5-------5---5--------5---5---|
D----5---5---5-----5---5---5------6---6---6-----3---3---3-----5---5---5----5---5---5----5---5---5----5---5---5-|
A--3-------------3-------------4--------------1-------------3------------3------------3------------3-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
But how can we let them go on this way?
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
The reign of terror corruption must end.
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
And we know, deep down there’s no other way
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
No trust, no reasoning no more to say.
Riff 5:Play 4 times. (The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
E-----------------------------|------------9-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B-------------9--10--9-----10-|----10--12----12--10--12--|------9--10--12-----9--10--12--10--9-----------9--|
G----------11-----------11----|-11-----------------------|---9-------------9-------------------11--9--11----|
D-------11--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6: Play 4 times (The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B---------10--10---10--12--10--9--10-----9--|--9--9--9--9-----------------------9--------|
G-----11-----------------------------11-----|--------------9--11--11--11--9--11----11^9--|
D-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------P---|
A-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
The 3rd and 4th time, Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers.
Now play Riff 5 again 2 times.
Riff 7:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D---7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5--|
A---5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3--|
E-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D---5/7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--------------|
A---3/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3/5--5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--|
E-----------------------------------|-------------------5--5--7--7--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/afraid_to_shoot_strangers_tab_ver_4.html ]
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5---|
A--5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3---|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1 now plays Riff 7 ( once ) and Guitar 2 plays the solo (As played on the album).
Guitar 2: Solo
E--15^12------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12--------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12------------|
B----P---15^12^15---------P---15--12--15--------P----15--12--15--------P----15--12--15-------P---15--12--15-|
G----------P--H---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-12--15^12-------------------------|-19-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------P---15--12--15^12--15^17^15-|-----19---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------P------B--R---|---------19-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|--------------19--12--19--12------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------19--12--19--12-----------------------|
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------19--12--12--19/3-|
< --N.H.-- >
< -----------------------Strum very fast---------------------- >
E-------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15^17----15^14^12------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---B--------P---P---15-----14^13^12-----12---------------------------------------------14^16--12-[16]--|
D-----------------------------P--P----14------14^12-----12--------------------------------B-------A.H---|
A-----------------------------------------------P----14-----14^13^12-----12----12-----------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------P--P----15----15----12/3------------------|
[Tremolo]
Riff 8: [ Dive-bomb]
Guitar 1:
E-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--|
B--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---B-----|
G-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B------------------------|
D-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--|
G--9--11---12---11---9--|--9--11----12----11--9------12----11--9----9---B-----|
D-----------------------|------------------------12--------------12-----------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
E--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---15^17--15^17--|
B-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B--------------------B------B----|
G-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
E-----------------------|------------------------------------------------10^12--10^12-|
B--10--12--13---12--10--|--10--12--13---12--10-------13---12--10-----10----B------B---|
G-----------------------|-----------------------12---------------12-------------------|
D-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Riff 9: Play 2 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5 C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5 Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
E-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
B-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
G-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
D--7---9----|---7---9---14--12--|--5---7---|---5---7---14--12--|---7---9---|---7---9---14--12---|
A--5---7----|---5---7---12--10--|--3---5---|---3---5---12--10--|---5---7---|---5---7---12--10---|
E-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
< ------Play 2 times------- >
Chorus:
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Now Guitar 2 plays Riff 7 (once) and Guitar 1 the solo:
Guitar 1: Solo:
E--12^13^12-----12--------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----H--P----15-----15^17----15--13--12^13^12-----12--15--13--12----12--10^11^10-----10-------------------|
G---------------------B----------------H--P----14----------------14-------H--P----12----10--12--9^10^9^10-|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H--P--H--|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-10(hold)-----------------------------------|-12^13^12-----12--15^13^12----12----12^13^15^12--13^15-|
G-12^14^12--14^16--12/14--14^12--------------|---H--P----14-------P--P---14----14---H--H--P------B---|
D---B--R------B-------------P---14^12--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------P---14-----|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------15-|-------------------------------------------------------|
E--0--0--18--0--0--15--0--0--14--0--0--12--0--0--10--0--0--8--0--0--7--0--0--|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D-14^16^17^16^17^16^14--17^16^14^15--14------|--14^16^17^16--14/17--19^20^19--17^19^20^19--|
A---H--H--P--H--P--P------P--P--H-------17---|----H--H--P-------------H--P------H--H---P---|
E--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--17^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^17---------|
A----H--H--P------H--H--P--H--P------H--H--P--P-----20----|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------12--13--12-----12--13--15--------15--17--17^19~--|
B------------------------------12--13/15---------------15-------------15/17-----------B-----|
G------12--14--15--14--12/14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 10: Play 4 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
E---------------------9--|--10--9-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------9--10--12-----|---------12--10--9--10--|--12--10^9---------|----------10--10--10--10^9--------|
G------11----------------|------------------------|--------P----9--9--|------------------------P-----9---|
D------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--11--12--------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Play Riff 6 (6 times). The last 4 times Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers
Ending:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Bass:F#5
E----------------|
B----------------|
G-----11~~~~-----|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|
By: Tombelino
