Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - Powerslave guitar tab

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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

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-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

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---5-4-5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4------------

-5----------------------6----------

Prechorus

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-5/13---9/10-9----6----5/13---9/10--9---6-----

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-2/10---6/7--6----3----2/10---6/7---6---3-----

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Tell me why I had to be....

Chorus

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-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)

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-----3-------3-------3------------

-------4-------4-------4----------

---4-------4-------4--------------(repeat)

-2-------2-------2-------2--0-----

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guitar solo 1

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-5/7-5h7p5/3/2--3p2~~~--2h3p2---------------------------------------------10/12

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--------------------------------4/2/4---6-7-9-9br-p7/6h7p6---------7-9br-7-----

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------------------------------------------------------------9---7-9------------

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------------------------------------------------------------9-10-9h10p9--------

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-10h12p10--7h10p7-----------------------------------10-12--------------12-10-12

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-------------------9-7h9p7/6---6/4--4----------9/11----------------------------

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------------------------------9-------------7-9--------------------------------

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-9-10-12-10-9h10p9------------------------------------------------10-9h10p9----

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--------------------10---------------------------------------10-12-----------12

-10

-----------------------9/7-9br-7h9p7-6h7p6/4---------7-9/11--------------------

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--------------------------------------------------7-9--------------------------

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-12b--12bp10-9h10p9------------------------------------------------------------

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---------------------12----------------14h15-17-15-14h15p14-----15-14h15p14----

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--------------------------------14h16-------------------------16--------------1

6-14

--------------------------14/16------------------------------------------------

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--------------14-15-17-17br-17b-----17-15-14h15p14----14-15-17-15-14h15p14-----

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----14-15-17-----------------------------------------17-----------------------1

7---

-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-14h15p14----------------------------------------------------7---------7-------

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-----------17-15-14h15p14-------------------------------------10----7---10p7---

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---------------------------16-14----------------------------------9b-----------

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---------------------------------16-15-14/12-14p12-14p12-----------------------

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-9p7-9-7---------------------------

---------9-7-9/-------------------

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Solo rhythm

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

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

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-----------------------------------(repeat)

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-7-4-5~~--------------------------

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Solo outro

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-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....

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

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-----------------------5/6--5/6---9/6---9-10--13--12/13/12-10--9/10/9--6/9/6--5

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----------------3--3---2/3--2/3---6/3---6--7--10---9/10/9---7---6/7/6---3/6/3--

2--

----------------3--3-----------------

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-5-4-5-7-5-4---1--1------------------------------------------------------------

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--9/---------------------------------

--9/---------------------------------

--7/---------------------------------

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