Wasting Love Chords & Tabs
Iron Maiden, Wasting Love
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Note: / = bend, ~ = vibrato, p = pull off, s = slide, h = hammer
Intro
(I’m pretty sure the harmony is played in Gmajor, starting on the 12th fret)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------10/---------12--10-----------------------|
G|-9~--11--12------------11-----------12--11--12--11--9-----| x4
D|------------ 10---------------------------------------12--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x2
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Verse
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x2
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1---------------3---------------1---------------3--------|
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--| x1
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-----4---4-----4----|
A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x3
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1---------------3---------------1---------------3--------|
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--| x1
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-----4---4-----4----|
A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x1
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Chorus:
(Listen to song for the Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------5-----7-------------| x4 (On the 4th time its: Em, C, D, C)
D|-2-----5-----7-----5-----4-|
A|-2-----3-----5-----5-----4-|
E|-0-----------------3-----2-|
Interlude:
e|------------------0------------------------0---------------|
B|------------------0------------------------0---------------|
G|-----0-----0------0---------0-----0--------0---------------|
D|---4-----2--------2-------4-----2----------2---------------|
A|-5-----3-----3----2-----5-----3-----3------2---------------|
E|----------------0---------------------0--0-----------------|
e|------------------0-------------------|
B|------------------0-------------------|
G|-----0-----0------0---------0-----0---|
D|---4-----2--------2-------4-----2-----|
A|-5-----3-----3----2-----5-----3-----3-|
E|----------------0---------------------|
Verse
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x2
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/wasting_love_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1---------------3---------------1---------------3--------|
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--| x1
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-----4---4-----4----|
A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x2
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1---------------3---------------1---------------3--------|
G|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--| x1
D|---2---2-----2-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-----4---4-----4----|
A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------3|
G|----------0--------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------0----| x2
D|------4-----4---4------4---4-----4---------4-----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---2----2-----2------3-------------------2---2-----2-----3--------|
E|-0-------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Chorus
Interlude
Intro riff
Bridge:
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-55--77-|
D|-55—-77-|
A|-33--55-|
E|--------|
(It helps to palm mute this part)
e|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------3-|
G|---------0-----------0-----| x4
D|-----4-----4-------4---4---|
A|---2---2-----2--3----------|
E|-0-------------------------|
Solo:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------------------------------------------|
G|-14/---14p12—12~-----12-12----9/--7-------------------|
D|------------------14-14-14-----------10-9-10-9-7----7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------10---|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----15---14----12-------12---------------12--14--15--14--15--17—17s19---|
B|-12---12----12----12-15-15/-15p12------12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------|
G|----------------------------------14~-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p15-14-15--19p17p15-14-----19p17p15-14-15-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15-----------------15-15~------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15-14-12--12--------------------12--14--15--17---17/-17~-------------|
B|-15--------15—13p12h13p12h13-----12--12--12--12--12---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus:
(listen for Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----7-----------| x2
D|-2-----5-----7-----5-4---|
A|-2-----3-----5-----5-4---|
E|-0-----------------3-2---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-----7------------77-----------5-----7--------------4444-|
D|-2-----5-----7-----55-----77-----2-----5-----7-----5555-----4444-|
A|-2-----3-----5-----55-----55-----2-----3-----5-----5555-----2222-|
E|-0-----------------33------------0-----------------3333----------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----7-----------| x2
D|-2-----5-----7-----5-4---|
A|-2-----3-----5-----5-4---|
E|-0-----------------3-2---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-----7------------77-----------------7-----5-|
D|-2-----5-----7-----55-----77-----2-----5-----7-----5-|
A|-2-----3-----5-----55-----55-----2-----5-----5-----3-|
E|-0-----------------33------------0-----3-------------|
Outro:
Interlude:
e|------------------0-|
B|------------------0-|
G|-----0-----0------0-|
D|---4-----2--------2-|
A|-5-----3-----3----2-|
E|----------------0---|
There it is :)
Just so you know, I tabbed the solo by ear so it’s probably not exactly 100% note for
note but it sounds close enough.
This is my first tab by the way please don’t be too critical, haha.
Enjoy!