Im - Phantom Of The Opera Btab guitar tab

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the opera

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This is the bass tab to Phantom of the opera.

It comes in two halves:

Part 1 : Intro + verse.

Part 2 : The instrument section.

Any comments/suggestions or errors mail me.

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Key:

r = rest

p = pull off

h = hammer on

/ = slide

b = bend

~ = vibrato

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Triplet feel

N.C. Play 3 times

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ /3\\

p

G --- || 444 544 7-4 --- | 7-4 --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

D r45 ||o --- --- --- -5- | --- -5- 4-5 -7- | --- --- --- r45 o||

A --- ||o --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | 2-- --- --- --- o||

E --- || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

/3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\

G 444 544 7-4 --- | 7-4 --- --- ---

D --- --- --- -5- | --- -5- 4-5 -7-

A --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\

G --- --- --- --- | --- 222 555 777 | 999 999 799 999 | 799 999 9-- ---

D --- --- --- 222 | 555 --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

A 222 333 555 --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- 9/-

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

Play 4 times

Em G D

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\

G || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

D ||o --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- 5-- --- o||

A ||o 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 --- 5-- o||

E || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

Play 3 times

F#m Gm

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\

G || --- --- --- --- | ------ ----- ------ ----- ||

D ||o --- 7-- --- 7-- | ------ 8---- ------ 8---- o||

A ||o 999 -99 999 -99 | 101010 -1010 101010 -1010 o||

E || --- --- --- --- | ------ ----- ------ ----- ||

Em B C D Em Em D

/ 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

G|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

D||o --- --- --- --- | --- --- --5 --- | --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- --- ---

A||o 7-7 -r- 2-2 -r- | 3-3 -r0 5-- -5- | 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 5-5 -5-

E|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

--------------- ---------------

|1. |2.

Em D Em D

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

G --- --- --- ---| --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- ---

D --- 5-- --- 5--| --- 5-- --- ---o|| --- 5-- --- -45

A 777 -77 777 -77| 777 -77 5-5 -5-o|| 777 -77 r-- ---

E --- --- --- ---| --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- ---

Verse:

N.C. Em D

/3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

p

G || 444 544 7-4 --- | 7-4 --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

D ||o --- --- --- -5- | --- -5- 4-5 -7- | --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- --- ---

A ||o --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 5-5 -5-

E || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

--------------- ---------------

|1 |2.

Em D D

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

||

G --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- ---

D --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- --- -45 o|| --- 5-- --- ---

A 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 5-5 --- o|| 777 -77 5-5 -5-

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- ---

Em B C D Em D Em D

/ 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

G --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

D --- --- --- --- | --- --- --5 --- ||o --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- --- --- o||

A 7-7 -r- 2-2 -r- | 3-3 -r0 5-- -5- ||o 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 5-5 -5- o||

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- || --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

Em B C D Em D Em D

/ 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\ /3\\ /3\\ / 3 \\

G --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

D --- --- --- --- | --- --- --5 --- | --- 5-- --- 5-- | --- 5-- --- -45

A 7-7 -r- 2-2 -r- | 3-3 -r0 5-- -5- | 777 -77 777 -77 | 777 -77 5-5 ---

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

End Verse

Lyrics:

I've been looking so long for you now that you wont get away from my grasp

You've been living so long in hinding in hinding behind that false mask

And you know that I know you ain't got that time to last

Your looks and you feelings are just the remains of your past

You're standing in the wings, there you wait for the curtain to fall

Knowing the terror and holding you have on us all

Yeah I know you're gonna scratch me and maim me and maul

You know I'm helpless from your mesmerising cat call

Straight eights

G -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------

D -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------

A -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------

E -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------

Em D Em D

G|| ----9-------9---|----9-----------|----9-------9---|----9-----------

D||o ------9-------9-|------9---------|------9-------9-|------9---------

A||o 7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7---5---|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7---9---

E|| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------

Play 3 times

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|1.

D C Em D

G ----7-------7---|----5-------5---|----9-------9---|----9----------- ||

D ------7-------7-|------5-------5-|------9-------9-|------9--------- o||

A 5-5-----5-5-----|3-3-----3-3-----|7-7-----7-7-----|7-7-----7---5--- o||

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||

Keep your distance walk away. Dont take his bait.

Don't you stray, don't fade away.

Watch your step, he's out to get you, come what may.

Don't you stray, from the narrow way.

This is the instrumental section.

6/8 time, half time

C Em F G Em

G ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ------------

D ------------ | ------------ | ------5--575 | --------7---

A ------------ | 7---777---77 | 8---88------ | 7--77700-07-

E 8---8-8-7-5- | ------------ | ------------ | -----------0

^^ ^ ^

10

C Em F G Em

G ------------ | ------------ | -------544-- | ------------

D ------------ | ------------ | -97---5---57 | ------7-----

A ------------ | 7---777--777 | 8---8------- | 7--777-0707-

E 8--8888-7-5- | ------------ | ------------ | -----------0

^ ^ ^

10

C Em F G Em

G ------------ | ------------ | --------75-- | ------------

D ------------ | ------------ | -----55---75 | ---------7--

A ------------ | 7---777---77 | 8---8------- | 7--7770---07

E 8---888-7-5- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------

^ ^

10

C Em F G Em

Fermenta

G ------------ | ------------ | -------7--7- | ------------

D ------------ | ------------ | -7----5-7--7 | ------------ pause

A ------------ | 7---777---7- | 8---8------- | 7-----------

E 8---888-7-5- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------

4/4 Time,Double Time, Triplet feel

Riff 1

[E] Three Times

/ 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\ / 3 \\

G|| --1416 --1416 --1416 --1416 ||

D||o 14---- 14---- 14---- 14---- o||

A||o ------ ------ ------ ------ o||

E|| ------ ------ ------ ------ ||

Riff 1 in D C D E D C D

E D C D

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\

G --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

D --- --- 9-- --- | --- --- 7-- --- | --- --- 5-- --- | --- --- 7-- ---

A 777 077 -77 077 | 555 755 -55 755 | 333 533 -33 533 | 555 755 -55 755

E --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- ---

Riff 1 on octave lower in E D C D E D C

Then

D

/3\\ / 3 \\ /3 \\

G --- 121212 1097 5--

D 777 ------ ---- ---

A 555 ------ ---- ---

E --- ------ ---- ---

Riff 2

Em G Am C Bm

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\

G|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

D||o --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | 777 777 777 777 | 000 000 999 7-- o||

A||o 777 777 777 777 | 000 000 000 000 | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- -00 o||

E|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^

10th Fret 10th Fret

End Riff 2

Em G Am N.C.

/3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\ /3\\

G|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- 097 ||

D||o --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | 777 777 777 777 | 097 097 097 --- o||

A||o 777 777 777 777 | 000 000 000 000 | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- o||

E|| --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- ||

^ ^ ^ ^

10 11

Riff 2 x2

Straight Eights

---------------- Play ad infinitum

|5 time fill 1 |

Em G A C D

G|| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- ||

D||o ----------------|----------------|5-555-555-555-56|7-777------------o||

A||o 7-777-777-7775-5|7-777-777-7775-5|-------------5--|------003---5----o||

E|| --------------7-|--------------7-|----------------|----------------- ||

Fill 1

G ----------------

D ----------------

A 77-77-777-777-5-

E ----------------

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Welcome to where time stands still. No one leaves and no one will.

Moon is full never seems to change. Just labelled mentally derranged.

Zookeeper alias John Castle (they'll come to take me away one day).