Iron Maiden - Losfer Words Chords & Tabs

Iron Maiden

Losfer Words

From The Album Powerslave

Tab Transcribed by Jason Young
jay@liquidvolt.com


~ = Trill (Tremelo)
^ = Bend
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
p = Pull off
h = Hammer On

Each "|" Symbol Signifies the end of that measure
THis song is in 4/4 Time

Song Layout:

Intro
Theme 1 (x2)
Theme 2 (x2)
Modified theme 2
Theme 3 (x8)
Theme 4 (x2)
Intro 
Theme 1 (x2)
Outro

Intro:
Played by Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

Intro Part One (X2)
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
b|---------------------------|--------------------------|
g|---------------------------|--------------------------|
d|---------------------------|--------------------------|
a|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-|-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-3-2-3-|
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|----------------------|
b|---------------------------|----------------------|
g|---------------------------|----------------------|
d|---------------------------|----------------5-5-5-|
a|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-|-10-0-0-9-0-0---3-5-5-|
e|---------------------------|----------------3-3-3-|

Intro Part Two (X2)
e|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
b|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
g|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
d|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
a|-------------5-5-5-|---------------------------|-----------5-5-5-|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|

e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|--------------9-9-9-9--|
d|--------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-----------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

Repeat Intro

----
Theme One: (X2)

Guitar 1
e|-------|-12-12-13-15-13-12-|-------|
b|-/13---|-------------------|-/15---|
g|-------|-------------------|-------|
d|-------|-------------------|-------|
a|-------|-------------------|-------|
e|-------|-------------------|-------|

e|-14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-14-|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|

e|-------|---------------|-------|
b|-/16---|-/11--11-13-15-|-/13---|
g|-------|---------------|-------|
d|-------|---------------|-------|
a|-------|---------------|-------|
e|-------|---------------|-------|


Guitar 2 (played under guitar one)
e|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
b|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
g|-------|-5-5-7-9-7-5-|------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-7-|
d|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
a|-/7----|-------------|-/9---|-----------------------------|
e|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|

e|-------|-----------------|
b|-/11---|-----------------|
g|-------|-10--10-12-14-12~|
d|-------|-----------------|
a|-------|-----------------|
e|-------|-----------------|

----

Theme Two: (X2)

Both Guitars
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/losfer_words_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

e|-----|----------|-----|
b|-----|----------|-----|
g|-8---|-3---3-5-7|-5---|
d|-8---|-3---3-5-7|-5---|
a|-6---|-1---1-3-5|-3---|
e|-----|----------|-----|


Modified Theme Two:

Guitar 1 (X8)
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

Guitar 2 (X4) (let each chord ring for 1st and 
2nd time, Palm mute 3rd 4th time)
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
b|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
g|-7---|-----|-5---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
d|-7---|-----|-5---|-----|-7---|-----|-3---|-5---|
a|-5---|-----|-3---|-----|-7---|-----|-3---|-5---|
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-5---|-----|-1---|-3---|

Guitar Solo begins the 5th time of Guitar 1's 
part and lasts through the 8th
----

Theme 3:

Guitar 1 (X8)
e|-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-5-0-0-|-7-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2|
b|--------------------------|--------------------|
g|--------------------------|--------------------|
d|--------------------------|--------------------|
a|--------------------------|--------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------|

Guitar 2 (X8)
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
d|---------------9------------7------|---------------9-7---------7|
a|7-7-7-10-10-10---10-10-9-10---10-9-|7-7-7-10-10-10-----10-9-10--|
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
----

Theme 4:

Guitar 1(X2) (On second time use ending B instead of ending A)
e|--------|----------|--------|----------|
b|-/11-10~|-8-10-8---|-/11-10~|-8-10-8---|
g|--------|--------8~|--------|--------8-|
d|--------|----------|--------|----------|
a|--------|----------|--------|----------|
e|--------|----------|--------|----------|

e|--------|----------|--------|-------------|
b|-/13-11~|-10-11----|-/13-11~|-10-11-10----|
g|--------|-------10~|--------|----------10~|
d|--------|----------|--------|-------------|
a|--------|----------|--------|--Ending-A---|
e|--------|----------|--------|-------------|

e|----------12^-|
b|-10-11-10-----|
g|--------------|
d|--------------|
a|--Ending-B----|
e|--------------|

Guitar 2
(X2)(Strum)
e|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
b|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
g|-8---|-|-|-|-10---|-|-|-|
d|-8---|-|-|-|-10---|-|-|-|
a|-6---|-|-|-|-8----|-|-|-|
e|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
----

repeat intro and theme 1
----

Outro:

Guitar 1
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
b|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-----|
g|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-|
d|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
a|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
b|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-------|
g|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-|
d|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
a|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|