Paschendale Chords & Tabs
Intro Part I.: This beginning is done using triplets. It sounds like
an organ, but I will give the boys the benefit of the guitar.
Listen to the song for timing and tempo.
|--0h10h12-0h8h10-0h7h8-0h5h7-0h7h8---0h5h7-03h5-0h2h3-0h2h3-0-12h---|
|o------------------------------------------------------------------o|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o------------------------------------------------------------------0|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part II. (Heavy Distortion) This will repeat through out the
Song.
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9---7-7---5-5----4-4-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2--------------|
|--9-9---7-7---5-5----4-4-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2-------2-2----|
|--7-7---5-5---3-3----2-2-----3-3-----2-2-----0-0-------2-2----|
|0-----0-----0-----0-------0------0--------0--------0---0-0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9----7-7----5-5----4-4-----5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9---------|
|--9-9----7-7----5-5----4-4-----5-5----4-4----7-7----9-9--(Hold)-|
|--7-7----5-5----3-3----2-2-----3-3----2-2----5-5----7-7---------|
|0------0------0-----0-------0-------0------0------0-------------|
Intro Part III.
|---0h10h12-0h8h10-0h7h8-0h5h7-0h7h8----0h3h5-0h2h3-0h2h3--0-12h--|
|o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part IV.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5----4-4------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5----4-4-----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2----|
|---3-3----2-2-----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2----|
|-o-----0-------0--5-5--0--3-3--2h3--5-5--0--3-3--0--2-2--0--0-0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5---4-4----------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5---4-4----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2---|
|---3-3---2-2----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2---|
|-0-----0-----0--5-5--0--3-3--2h3--5-5--0--3-3--0--2-2--0--0-0---|
Rhythm: "Laying low in a blood filled trench" This will repeat later on in the
Listen to the CD.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9/--7-7-7 --9-9---9-9-9/--5-5-5 --7-7---9-9-9/--7-7-7 --9-9---|
|-9-9-9/--7-7-7 --9-9---9-9-9/--5-5-5 --7-7---9-9-9/--7-7-7 --9-9---|
|-7-7-7/--5-5-5 --7-7---7-7-7/--3-3-3 --5-5---7-7-7/--5-5-5 --7-7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-----------------|o---------------------------------------------0|
|-7-7-7---5-5-5 --7-7---|-------5--2---------5------5--2---------5------|
|-5-5-5---5-5-5 --7-7---|---2---5--2--2---2--5--2---5--2--2---2--5--2---|
|---------3-3-3 --5-5---|o--2---3--0--2---2--3--2---3--0--2---2--3--2--o|
|-----------------------|---0---------0---0-----0---------0---0-----0---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/paschendale_tab_ver_5.html ]
*Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-9-----7-7-----5-5------4-4-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2--------------|
|----9-9-----7-7-----5-5------4-4-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2-------2-2----|
|o---7-7-----5-5-----3-3------2-2-----3-3-----2-2-----0-0-------2-2----|
|--0------0-------0-------0--------0------0--------0--------0---0-0----|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------o|
---5-5----4-4------------------------------------------------------|
---5-5----4-4-----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2----|
---3-3----2-2-----7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----5-5-----4-4-----2-2---o|
-o-----0-------0--5-5--0--3-3--2h3--5-5--0--3-3--0--2-2--0--0-0----|
Chorus I: "Home far away"
|---------------------------------------------|
|o-------------------------------------------0|
|---9 --12/--7/---5 --7 --9 ---12/--5 --7-7---|
|---9 --12/--7/---5 --7 --9 ---12/--5 --7-7---|
|o--7 --10/--5/---3 --5 --7 ---10/--3 --5-5--o|
|---------------------------------------------|
Chorus II: (Cont.) "The bodies of ours and our foes"
|--------------------|
|o------------------o|
|----2--4 --5 --7----|
|----2--4 --5 --7----|
|o---0--2 --3 --5---o|
|--------------------|
*Back to the pre-chorus jam and hold last chord.
Interlude Melody: This is played four times!
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|o-----7h8----------7-10-7~--8-10-12--8-10-7-8-------------o|
|---9-------9~---9------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------9~---(x4)---|
|0---------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude Riff: This comes right after melody above. You will
Have to listen to the song to justify these chords!
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|o------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|o-5-5 --7 --10/--9-|-10-10/--7 --10/--9-|-10/--9/--7/--5-|
|--3-3 --5 ---8/--7-|-8---8/--5 ---8/--7-|--8/--7/--5/--3-|
|----------------------|
|---------------------o|
|----------------------|
|----------------7-----|
|-10/--9 --7-7---5----o|
|--8/--7 --5-5---------|
Rhythm: "Cruelty has a human heart, everyone does play his part"
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|o--------------------------------------------o|-------------------------|
|--9-9-9/--5-5-5 --7-7----7-7-7/--4-4-4 --5-5--|----5--2---------5-------|
|--9-9-9/--5-5-5 --7-7----7-7-7/--4-4-4 --5-5--|-2--5--2--2---2--5--2----|
|o-7-7-9/--3-3-3 --5-5----5-5-7/--2-2-2 --3-3-o|-2--3--0--2---2--3--2----|
|----------------------------------------------|-0--------0---0-----0----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-5--2---------5-----------|
|-5--2--2---2--5--2-(Hold)-|
|-3--0--2---2--3--2--------|
|-------0---0-----0--------|
Pre-Solo and Solo riff: Little jam before the barrage of solos!
|------------------------------------|
|o--9---------9-9----7---------7-7--o|
|---9-(strum)-9-9----7-(strum)-7-7---|
|---9---------9-9----7---------7-7---|
|o----------------------------------o|
|------------------------------------|
SOLOS: Leaving them up to you pro's!
*Back to the pre-chorus jam
*Chorus: Same as above!
*end with ending of rhythm riff
*End song with the triplet "organ" sound melody!
That's it folks, fill in the rest yourselves! Play along with the
CD for timing. Oh hey? Have fun while you're at it!
Up The Irons!
Key:
/ - Slide up to
- Slide down to
~ - Vibrato
h - Hammer-on
p - pull-off
x - Mute strings
Thanks have fun
