Iron Maiden - Powerslave guitar tab
From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk) Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Powerslave" Date: Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994 Powerslave By Iron Maiden Off the album, Powerslave From Hal Leonard transcription book of Powerslave/Somewhere in Time Legend: h: hammer on p: pull off b: bend br: bend and release /: slide Intro/Verse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- -7-----------------------10------------------------8-7------------------------- 10 -5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--8 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---5-4-5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4------------ -5----------------------6---------- Prechorus ------------------------------------------------ -5/13---9/10-9----6----5/13---9/10--9---6----- ------------------------------------------------ -2/10---6/7--6----3----2/10---6/7---6---3----- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Tell me why I had to be.... Chorus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9--5--7-------------------------------------------------------------------- -9--5--7-------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--3--5-------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------3p0-0-0-0--0-0-3p0--0-0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-2-0- presolo -0---------------------------------- -0---------------------------------- -0---------------------------------- -2---------------------------------- -2---------------------------------- -0---------------------------------- (clean sound) ----------------------------------- -----3-------3-------3------------ -------4-------4-------4---------- ---4-------4-------4--------------(repeat) -2-------2-------2-------2--0----- ----------------------------------- guitar solo 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- -5/7-5h7p5/3/2--3p2~~~--2h3p2---------------------------------------------10/12 - 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----14-15-17-----------------------------------------17-----------------------1 7--- -16---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ -14h15p14----------------------------------------------------7---------7------- --- -----------17-15-14h15p14-------------------------------------10----7---10p7--- --- ---------------------------16-14----------------------------------9b----------- ---- ---------------------------------16-15-14/12-14p12-14p12----------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -9p7-9-7--------------------------- ---------9-7-9/------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Solo rhythm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2---- -4---4----4-4----4--4-----4--4-----5---7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2---- -2-0-2--0-2-2--0-2--2--0--2--2-0--5---5-5-5-----0-----0-----0-0-0---- ------------------------------------3----------------3------3----------- Harmony interlude ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------4-5-4--------------4-5-4---7/9-7~~-----7-9-7h9p7----------------4-5-4- -5~~-7-------7-4-5~~---7-------7-----------10-----------10-7-9~~--5-7-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------(repeat) ----------------------------------- -7-4-5~~-------------------------- ----------------------------------- Solo outro ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -10-9----8-7---5-4------------------------ -10-9----8-7---5-4---5-2------------------ --8-7----6-5---3-2---5-2------------------ ----------------------3-0------------------ Outro to song Slave to the power of death.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9----------------- -5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-(trem picking)--- -3--5--------------------------------------3-5-5-5-7----------------- --------3p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ -----------------------5/6--5/6---9/6---9-10--13--12/13/12-10--9/10/9--6/9/6--5 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ----------------3--3---2/3--2/3---6/3---6--7--10---9/10/9---7---6/7/6---3/6/3-- 2-- ----------------3--3----------------- ----------------------------------------------- -5-4-5-7-5-4---1--1------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --9/--------------------------------- --9/--------------------------------- --7/--------------------------------- -----------------------------------