Artist: Iron Maiden
Song: Powerslave
Album: Powerslave
Hey it's guitar2player, fun song to play. especially the licks in between. have fun w/
this is as close as i can come to the song so enjoy :D Solo was provided by 'homair'
dude ! check out some of his tabs :D
Legend:
~ = let ring
/ = slide
p = pull off
h = hammer on
b = bend
x = alot of things listen to the song to figure them out
This Part Has metal strumming pattern on the A chords listen to the song and you'll know
i'm talking about :D
Verse:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|x5
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-3-5-7-5-3h5p-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------h6---|
Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x4
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--|
|----------------------------|
Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-6~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-6~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|
Verse:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|x5
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-3-5-7-5-3h5p-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------h6---|
Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--| |-9~--17~-16/17/16--6-9-|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x2 second time |-x~--x---x-/-x/-x--x-x-|
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--| Do this ---> |-7~--15~-14/15/14--8-7-|
|----------------------------| |-----------------------|
Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-6~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-6~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|
Solo [provided by homair]:D
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9/11~~~~~~~~~~~-------9h11p9\7\6--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-6~~~~~~~~~~~~--------6h7p6-----------6-7--|
|----------------------x-------9-7/9~~~-------|
|--------------------x------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9~~~~---9b11r9-7-6h7p6--------|
|------------------------9~~~~--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------10/12-----10h12p10~~--|
|--------7-9b11r9-7-----------------------|
|----7-9----------------------------------|
|-/9--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-7h10p7---------------------|
|--------9--7h9p7\6---6------|
|-------------------9---9~~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------9-10--9h10p9----------9-10-12--|
|------------10-12--------------12-10-12----------|
|--------/11--------------------------------------|
|----7-9------------------------------------------|
|-/9----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-9h10p9-------------------------------|
|-----------10----------------------------|
|--------------9--9b11--r9-7h9p7-6h7p6----|
|--------------------------------------9--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------10-9h10p9-------12b14~~--|
|------------10-12-----------12-10----------|
|--------/11--------------------------------|
|----7-9------------------------------------|
|-/9----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----12b14-r12p10-9h10p9---------------|
|---x---------------------12------------|
|-x-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14/16--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-15-17-15-14h15p15-----15-14h15p14----------14-15-17--|
|-14h16----------------------16--------------16-14-16-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-15-17-17b19-17b19-17b19----r17-17-15-14h15p14--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----14-15-17-15-14h15p14----14h15p14-----------------------|
|-17----------------------17----------17-15-14h15p14--------|
|----------------------------------------------------16-14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-16-15-14\12-14p12-14p12-------|
|-------------------------14~~--|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-------------7----------------------|
|---10--------7---10p7-----------------|
|------9b11------------9p7-9p7---------|
|------------------------------9-7-9\--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-7-----7--------------------------------------|
|-10b12-10b12~~--------------------------------|
|-----------------9b11r9p7-9~~--7b9---7-6------|
|-----------------------------------------7----|
|-------------------------------------------7--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--------------7--------------7-------|
|---------7---10p7-------7---10p7-------7---10p7--|
|-/7-9b11----------9b11-----------9b11------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------7--------------7-------------------------7---------10-7--------|
|-------7---10p7-------7---10p7-------7h10p7---------10b12--------10~~\--|
|-9b11-----------9b11-----------9b11---------9b11------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2h3p2--|
|-------3---3-0h3-------3---3-0h3-------3---3-0h3-------3--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8p7---7--------------------------------------|
|-------8---10-8-7h10p8-7---8p7---7--------------|
|-------------------------9-----9---9p7\6-6~~~~--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-10p7-10p7----10p7----7-------------------------------|
|-----------10------10---10p9p7----7-------------------|
|-------------------------------10---10p9p7---7h9~~~~--|
|-------------------------------------------9----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/powerslave_tab_ver_6.html ]
|-------------------15b17~~~~--|
|-13b15----15b17---------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4------|
|--------4-5--4------------4-5--4-----7~~--|
|-5~~--7--------7-4-5~~--7--------7--------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-9--7h9p7-5----4~~----4-5--4----------|
|-----------------7------7--------7-4-5~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4------|
|---4-5--4------------4-5--4-----7~~--|
|-7--------7-4-5~~--7--------7--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5-7-9--7h9p7-5----4~~----4-5--4------|
|-----------------7------7--------7-4--|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------7-10p7---------------|
|-10----10-----------10b12r10b12~~--7h10--------10-10b12-r10--|
|-9b11--9b11~~--r9-7------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7h10p7----------------------|
|--------9b11r9p7-9b11~~---7--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
(tremolo pick throughout this bar)
|-----------------7--9--10--|
|----------7--10------------|
|-6--7--9-------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-12b14------r12--10h12-9~~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------14-15-17-15-14h15p14----14----------------------|
|-14-15----------------------17----17-15-14-15-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------16~~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----10h12p10-14p12p10----10h12p10-----------------|
|-/12-------------------12----------12p11\9-11p9\7--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------9-10-12-10-9h10p9----9--|
|-------------------------------10-12-------------------12----|
|-9p7\6-7p6--------------7-9/11-------------------------------|
|-----------9-9----9p7-9--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14~~~~--|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
Rhytm guitar behind solo:*Clean*[chorus effect on the guitar if you have it]
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------------------------------|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
Distortion starts -------------------------------|
Rhytm Pt.2: *distortion*
|-----------------3~--2~----------|
|-----------------3~--3~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~--2~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~------2----2--|x4
|-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2~------0----0--|
|-----------------3~--------h3p---|
Harmony [both guitars {adrian and dave}]
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-1-h3p1----------------------|
|----2-4-5-4-2-----2-4-5-4-2----------5~-2-4-5-4-2---------|
|-5~----------4-5~-----------------------------------4-5~--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhytm Pt.3: *distortion*[solo ends on the h3 note on the 3rd time through]
|-----------------3~--2~----------|
|-----------------3~--3~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~--2~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~------2----2--|x3
|-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2~------0----0--|
|-----------------3~--------h3p---|
then...
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-10-9---8-7---5-4~---------|
|-10-9~--8-7~--5-4~---3-2~--|
|-8--7~--6-5~--3-2~---3-2~--|
|---------------------5-0~--|
Verse:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----------------------|x5
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-3-5-7-5-3h5p-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------h6---|
Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x4
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--|
|----------------------------|
Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-8~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-6~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-8~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-6~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|
Ending:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5~--9~------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5~--9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-....-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...---|
|-3~--7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-....ect.-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...ect|
|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-....-----5--4--5--7--5--4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---10-9-10-13\10-13--14--17--16/17\16-14--13/14\13-10-13-10-9---9~-|
|-x----x-x--x-x---x--x---x--x---x---x-x--x---x--x--x---x-x---x-x---9~-|
|-7----8-7--8-11\-8-11--12--15--14/15\14-12--11/12\11--8-11--8-7---7~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
And thats the song :D Rate? Comment?
