Burning Ambition Chords & Tabs
Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Iron Maiden
Song: Burning Ambition(bonus track)
Copyright (c) (EMI) (1980)
Version 1.0 - (22/02/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
Clean guitar with phase effect
E-2--2-----3--3-------3--3-3-3-3-2--2-----|
B-3--3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G-2----2----------0------0-0-0-0-2--2-2---|
D-0------0-2--------2------------0------0-|
A----------3----------2-------------------|
E---------------------3-------------------| Rpt
Lead Melody
D C G
E----------12------------------10-------------------------------|
B-------------15-14---------------13-12-------------12----------|
G----11-14----------14----9-12----------12-11-12-14----14-12-11-|
D-12-------------------10---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
D
h
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-12p11-12p11------/11--|
D-------------12\10-----|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
Rpt above
Verse
[-----PM----]
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-7--7--9--9--5--5--------------2-2--|
D-7--7--7--7--5--5--------------0-0--|
A-5--5--0--0--3--3--------3-4-5------|
E-------------------3-4-5------------|
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-7--7--9--9--5--5--7-7-7--5----|
D-7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5--3-5--|
A-5--5--0--0--3--3-----------3--|
E-------------------------------|
[-----PM----]
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-7--7--9--9--5--5-------------------|
D-7--7--7--7--5--5--------------3----|
A-5--5--0--0--3--3--------3-4-5---5--|
E-------------------3-4-5------------|
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-7--7--9--9--5--5--7-7-7--5----|
D-7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5--3-5--|
A-5--5--0--0--3--3-----------3--|
E-------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-3----------------(3)--------------------|
G[-2----------------(2)--------------------|
D[-0----------------(0)--------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 clean with phase
E[-2--2-----3--3-------3--3-3-3-3-2--2-----|
B[-3--3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G[-2----2----------0------0-0-0-0-2--2-2---|
D[-0------0-2--------2------------0------0-|
A[----------3----------2-------------------|
E[---------------------3-------------------|
[
[Guitar 3 clean
E[----------------------------------5------|
B[---------------------------------7-------|
G[--------------------------------7--------|
D[-----------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 clean with phase
E[-2--2-----3--3-------3--3-3-3-3-2--2-----|
B[-3--3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G[-2----2----------0------0-0-0-0-2--2-2---|
D[-0------0-2--------2------------0------0-|
A[----------3----------2-------------------|
E[---------------------3-------------------|
[
[Guitar 2 clean
E[---5--------3---------------------5------|
B[--7--------3---------0-----------7-------|
G[-7--------5---------------------7--------|
D[-----------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
Rpt Lead Melody
Rpt Verse
E------|
B-3-3--|
G-2-2--|
D-0-0--|
A------|
E------|
Drum Fill
Backing for guitar solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/burning_ambition_tab_ver_3.html ]
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---5-5-5---5---4-4-4---4----|
A-5-5-5p0-5p0-5-5-5p0-5p0-3-3-3p0-3p0-2-2-2p0-2p0--|
E--------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Solo
h h h h h h h h
E13-10-13p10----10-13-10-13p10----10-13-10-13p10----10-13-10-13p10----10-13|
B------------10----------------10----------------10----------------10------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E-13p10-----------------------------10----------------------------------|
B-------13-13p10----10----------11b---/18fb-18fb-18fb------18fb--r15-18-|
G----------------12-10----10--------------------------------------------|
D----------------------12----12-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----20-----20-----20--------17-20-20fb-20fb-20fb-17-20--|
B-20fb---20fb---20fb---20r-20-----------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
h h
E-20p17----17-17--17--20p17-20p17--20p17-20p17----17--|
B-------20----20b-20b--------------------------20-----|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
E-20p17-20p17----17-20p17-20p17----17------20-----------------------|
B-------------20----------------20----20b-----20b----fb--r18-20-----|
G---------------------------------------------------------------19--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----10----10-10-10-10-10-10----13-------------------|
B-13b----10-13b13b13b13b13b13b13b---13b---(13)--\-----|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Harmonised guitars
Guitar 1
h
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------7-8--8-7-8p7----------|
G[-7-7--9-7--6-7-9---7-9--------------9-7--9b--|
D[---------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 trill
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-7-7--8-7-\5-7-9---7-8-1012-121012108-7--8b--|
G[---------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------| Rpt
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------10---(10)---------------------------|
G-7----(7)----9----(9)----5----(5)----0-0-0--5----|
D-7----(7)----7----(7)----5----(5)----0-0-0--3-5--|
A-5----(5)----0----(0)----3----(3)-------------3--|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Intro
D C G
E----------12------------------10-------------------------------|
B-------------15-14---------------13-12-------------12----------|
G----11-14----------14----9-12----------12-11-12-14----14-12-11-|
D-12-------------------10---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
D D D D
E------------------|
B------------------|
G-12p11------------|
D-------12--12\----|
A------------------|
E------------------|
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