The Trooper Chords & Tabs
Band- Iron Maiden
Song- The Trooper
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtrs I, II
~~~
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------5-----|
|-7-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-|
|---------7---------5-|---------3---------|
~~~~~ ~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------5------|
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7--|
|-----------7---------5-|---------3----------|
Gtr II
~~~ ~~~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-5p4s2-4-4-4p2p0-|-2-2-2p0-----5-----|
|-(7)-------------------|---------3-5---5-7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~ ~~~
| +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------5-----|
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-|
|-----------7---------5-|---------3---------|
To Coda
~~~~~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----5-5p4s2-4-4-4p2p0-|-2-2-2p0-----5-----||
|-(7)-------------------|---------3-5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|
|~~~~~
| +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------5-----||
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-||
|-----------7---------5-|---------3---------||
$
+E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
||--------------7---------|----------------|-------------7---------|
||o-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|-8--------8-----|-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|
||------------------------|---9-9--7---7-9-|-(9)-------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||o-(7)-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|
| +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||o-------------3---------|----------------|-------------3---------|
||------4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|-4--------------|-----4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|
||------------------------|---5-5--4-5-4-5-|-(5)-------------------|
||o-(7)-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|-Riff A (both Gtrs) end Riff A-|
Riff A x5.5
+E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-------------7---------|----------------||
|-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|-8--------------||
|-(9)-------------------|---9-9----7-----||
|-----------------------|--------7-5-7-9-||
|-----------------------|--------5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|----------------||
|
| +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-------------3---------|----------------||
|-----4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|-4--------7-----||
|-(5)-------------------|---5-5--7-5-7-9-||
|-----------------------|--------5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|----------------||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
Play next 8 bars 1st time only
Substitute Rhy Fig 1 x1.5 on all repeats
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9-|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-5--|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9-|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9--|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-9-|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-5--|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--5---5-3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--7-5-7-9-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-|
PM------------------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7---|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
PM----------------|
+W +E E E E E E E E +E E E S S E S S E S S
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)-7---7---7---9-|-(9)\---------------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)-5---5---5---7-|-(7)\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------|-------------------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM----------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E +W +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|---------------------7-|-(7)--------|-(7)-7---7---7---9-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)-5---5---5---7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|------------|-------------------|
1.,D.S.
D.C. al Coda
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------||
|-(9)\---------------------|------------5------||
|-(7)\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--5---5-7-o||
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------||
Adrian Smith - Guitar Solo
2.
Gtr III
H Q E A +E +H A Q. A +E
|----------------------------||-------------------------12---------------------|
|----------------15b17==(15)-||-(15)r-----------15b17==(15)r-------15b17==(15)r|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, Gtr II
| PM----| PM----------------------------------------
| E S S Q E E E E +E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|------------7---------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-5-7----------9--||--(9)--9-9-9-9-9----------9---9-9-9-------------|
|-2-2-2-2--5---5----------7--||--(7)--7-7-7-7-7----------7---7-7-7----------0--|
|-0-0-0-0--------------------||------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+S S E +H E E
|--------------------------------15b17====|
|-(15)p12-15---(15)-----------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---7------7-7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7----------|
|---5------5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5--5--0-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~~
+H S S E S S S +S
|-(15)r-----------15-12------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15---14-12-------------|
|----------------------------------14b16==(14)r|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4--4-----4-4--4----------------|
|---2---2-2-2-2-2--2-----2-2--2-----0----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q S S S +S +Q. E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14-|
|-(14)--14-12-----------------------|
|-------------14b17==(14)r(14)------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| H H
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---5-----------------------7-------|
|---3-----------------------5-------|
|-----------------------------------|
+Q +E S S a +E S S a +E S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12-15-|
|-(14)b16======(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9------9-9---9----9--9----------9----9--9----------9---------|
|---7------7-7---7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2
a +E S S a +E S S a +E S S a +S S S a +S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12h15--------------|
|-14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----------------------|
|----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5-------0--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/the_trooper_tab_ver_6.html ]
|--3--|
S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15--------------12h15--------------12h15--------------12h15--------------12-------------|
|-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r----15-14-12----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-------------4----4--4---------------4--4----------4-------4----------4----4-------------|
|--2-------------2----2--2---------------2--2----------2-------2----------2----2-----0-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S E +Q +E +Q E
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------/17-|
|-14-14-12-(12)--(12)-(12)\------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| H H
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--5---------------7-------------|
|--3---------------5-------------|
|--------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 2-|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x1.5
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-|
|-(17)----------------17----------------17----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-|
|-------17----------------17----------------17----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a +Q
|-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-20b22==(20)r----|
|-------------17----------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------3------------| |------------3------------|
A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q
|-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| |------------3------------| |------------3------------|
| A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q A +Q
|-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
+H E E E E E E S S E +H.
|-(20)r-----------19-20---17---19------17-|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------20------|-19-20----17------(17)----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| |---3---| |---3---| |-----3-----|
| +H E E E E E E E E E +H.
|-(14)r-----------12-14--------12---------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15------13---15-|-12----13-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------14---(14)----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---3---|
E E E E E +E E E E
|------------12------------------12---------|
|---------12------15b17==(15)r------15p==12-|
|---/14-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|
| PM-----------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4--4--4-4--4-------4---4--4---------|
|-2---2-2--2--2-2--2-------2---2--2----0----|
|-------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
a +E +S S S S E +Q. +E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-14b16==(14)r(14)p12-14p12--------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------14-(14)----(14)\---||
|----------------------------------------------||
|
| H Q E S S
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------5h==8-||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| H Q. E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------5---------------------7-------------||
|----------3---------------------5-------7-----||
|----------------------------------------5-----||
Dave Murray - Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
H H A +H E E E E
|--5tr8---------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------8---------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-7b9==(7)r-----------7-7---8-5-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| +E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(7)---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +H Q E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------5tr7-|
|---6-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------7-------------|-------------------|
|-------------6-5s==3---|-------------------|
|---------------------5-|-(5)----5/---------|
|
| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E H H
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--3-----5----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--1-----3----------|
~~~
+Q. E +Q Q
|-----------5tr7---(5tr7)------------|
|-(5)-------------------------5tr7---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--7--7-7-7-7----7--7-----7-7-7------|
|--5--5-5-5-5----5--5-----5-5-5----0-|
|-Rhy Fig 3
|--3--|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S E a +E
|-----5h7p==5h7p5s7h8p7h8p7s5-7-10b12==(10)-|
|-(5)---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--5--5---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------------|
|--3--3---3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3----------0--|
~~~
+Q A +E A +E +E +E E E
|-(10)r-----10b12==(10)r-10b12==(10)---(10)r(10)p==8-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---2---2-2----------2------------2--2---2----2--2-2----|
|---0---0-0----------0------------0--0---0----0--0-0--0-|
~~~~~~
+Q +E E S E S S S S S
|-(10)--(10)s3/---12----12-12-15-12h=|
|--------------------15--------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---3-----------5--------------------|
|---1-----------3--------------------|
end Rhy Fig 3-|
w/Rhy Fig 3 x1.75
S S S a +S +S S S S S S S S +E S S
|-15p12-12-------------------12--------------------------------|
|----------15b17==(15)-(15)r----15p13s12s13p12-12-(12)\-----15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------/17----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
E E E A +Q +E +E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15---15--------------------------------------|
|--------------17b19==(17)-----(17)-(17)rs==9S12--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
\1.5______________/
~~~~~~~~~~
+H +Q +E A +E +Q. +E Q E A +E
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(12)--------------(12)-----(12)-17b19==(17)-|-(17)---(17)rs7S=17-19b21==(19)-|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+E E E A +E +E +E E A +E
|-------------------------------------------20b22==(20)--|
|--------------20b22==(20)---(20)r(20)---17--------------|
|-(19)r19---17-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
+E +E E A +E +Q E A +E
|-(20)r(20)---17----------------------------20b22==(20)-|
|----------------20b22==(20)---(20)r-----17-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
+E E E E A +E Q +E
|-(20)r-20---19-17------------------------------------|
|--------------------20b22==(20)r---------------------|
|---------------------------------19pb22-----(19)pb21-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
D.S.
&
Gtr II
~~
E +E E E Q +Q E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|-19pb21r(19)-17-17--------------||-------------------*|
|-------------------19---(19)\---||-2-2-2p0-----5---9-*|
|--------------------------------||---------3-5---5-7-*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|
| Gtr I
| H E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|----------------------5---------||-------------5---9-*|
|--3-----------------5-----5---7-||-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-*|
|--1-----------------------------||---------3---------*|