Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - The Prisoner guitar tab

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From: mcb1@violet.berkeley.edu ()

The Prisoner

by Iron Maiden(Smith/Harris)

Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)

INTRO:

B A B B A B D

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------7--|

|--9--9--9\7--9---------9--9---9\7--9--7--|

|--9--9--9\7--9---------9--9---9\7--9--5--|

|--7--7--7\5--7---------7--7---7\5--7-----|

1st time 2nd time

A G A F# E A E G A

|------------------------------|-------|---------|

|------------------------------|-------|---------|

|------------------------------|-------|---------|

|--7--7--7\5--7------4--4--4\2-|-7--2--|--5--7---|

|--7--7--7\5--7------4--4--4\2-|-7--2--|--5--7---|

|--5--5--5\3--5------2--2--2-0-|-5--0--|--3--5---|

MAIN RIFF:

Listen for the strumming and muting of the B power chord.

B A (E) B D C# A

|-----------------------------|------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------|

|--4-STRUM---------2-2--------|--4-------7-6--2--|

|--2---------------0-0--------|--2-------5-4--0--|

|-----------------------3-2-0-|------------------|

B A (E) Asus4 E

|---------------------------|-------------0--|

|---------------------------|--3----------0--|

|---------------------------|--2----------1--|

|--4-----------2-2----------|--2----------2--|

|--2-----------0-0----------|--0----------2--|

|--------------------3-2-0--|-------------0--|

For the next two parts I'll just show the basic idea:

Listen for the muting.

RUN, FIGHT, Etc.:

Gtr II: (Adrian)

Am7 Asus4

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|--5--------5-----7--------7-----5-------|

|--5--------5-----7--------7-----5-------|

|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-etc---|

|----------------------------------------|

Gtr I: (Dave)

Am7 Asus13

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--1-----------------------3-----------------------1--------------|

|--0-----------------------0-----------------------0--------------|

|--2-----------------------4-----------------------2--------------|

|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-etc-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

NOW YOU SEE ME...:

Dsus4/A Csus4/G Bsus4/F#

|---------------------------------------------|

|--8----8------6------5-s/-6---5---6----------|

|--7----7------5------4-s/-5---4---5----repeat|

|--7----7------5------4-s/-5---4---5----------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

BREAK THE WALLS...

Bsus4 B B E B

|--------------------------------------|

|--5---------4-------------------------|

|--4---------4--------4---1---4--------|

|--4---------4--------4---2---4--------|

|--2---------2--------2---2---2--------|

|-------------------------0------------|

If the above Bsus4 chord is to hard to play as written play it

like this:

|-0-|

|-0-|

|-4-|

|-4-|

|-2-|

|---|

CHORUS:

Let chords ring as much as possible.

E Bsus4 Aadd9 C# B

|--0-------0----------------0-----------------0-------------------|

|--0---------0----0------------0----0------------0----------------|

|--9----9---------4------4----------2------2---------6---4--------|

|--9--9-----------4---4-------------2---2------------6---4--------|

|--7--------------2-----------------0----------------4---2--------|

|--0--------------------------------------------------------------|

E Bsus4 Aadd9 C# D

|--0-------0----------------0-----------------0-------------------|

|--0---------0----0-----------0-----0------------0----------------|

|--9----9---------4------4----------2------2---------6---7--------|

|--9--9-----------4---4-------------2---2------------6---7--------|

|--7--------------2-----------------0----------------4---5--------|

|--0--------------------------------------------------------------|

BASSLINE FOR CHORUS:

|-----------9--------------9-----------------9--------------------|

|--------9-----9--------9-----9-----------9-----9-----------------|

|-----7--------------7-----------------7-------------4--(2 or 5)--|

|--0--------------0-----------------0-----------------------------|

BREAK AFTER 2nd CHORUS:

Played over intro riff, then over the following chord sequence

which I have called the Rhythm for Solo's.

Note that while the repeating pattern is playing only use an

F# power chord, do not play it as a major or minor chord.

The repeating pattern can be varied during the Bm section

by alternatively hammering on to the 12th fret instead of the

11th. I've written it bar by bar to show the syncopation.

Bm

|----------------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------|

|-----7-h11-----7-h11-----7--|-h11---7-h11-----7-h11-----|

|--9---------9---------9-----|-----9--------9---------9--|

|----------------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|--7-h11-----7-h11-----7-h11--|-----7-h11-----7-h11-----7--|

|---------9---------9---------|--9---------9---------9-----|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

A

|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----6-h-9-----6-h-9-----6--|--h-9-----6-h-9-----6-h-9-p-6--|

|--7---------7---------7-----|-------7---------7-------------|

|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

F# G A

|----------------------------|----------------------------|

|----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----3-h-6-----3-h-6-----3--|-----4-h-7--------6-h-9-----|

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

|----------------------------|----------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------^------------|

2nd time solo starts

RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:

B D C# A F# A E G A

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--4--------7--6------2----------1st time--2nd time---------------|

|--2--------5--4------0-----4--|-7----2-|--5--7--|----------------|

|---------------------------2--|-5----0-|--3--5--|----------------|

ENDING:

Play through chorus and end with

C# B E

|--------------------------0--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------0--------------------------------------|

|--------------------6--4--9--------------------------------------|

|--------------------6--4--9--------------------------------------|

|--------------------4--2--7--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------0--------------------------------------|

I know where I'm going

Gtr Solo 1: (Adrian)

With Chorus

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------9b(11)r9p7------------|

|-------7h9--9~~--------------------9~~-------|

|--7h9----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------7--7--7--7--7--7--------------|

|--7------------7--7--7--7--7--7--10~~--------|

|-----9b(11)----------------------------------|

|-----(HOLD BEND )--------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|--7-----------------7------------------------|

|-----10p7--10b(12)-----10p7--10b(12)---------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|--7--7--7--10--10p7------7---------------------------------------|

|---------------------10-----10p7-----7---------------------------|

|----------------------------------9-----9p7--9p7----9b(11)r9p7---|

|--------------------------------------------------9------------9~|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--0-h-12-h-15----0-h-12-h-15------0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14----0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|--15--15b(17)--(17)r15--15~~-----------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--s/-15--15--15p14--14--14--14p12--12--12--12s\10--10--10s\8-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7----------7---------------------------------------------------|

|-----9b(11)-----10p9p7-----7-------------------------------------|

|------------------------9-----9--7-------------------------------|

|------------------------------------7--9--8p7--5-----------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr Solo 2: (Dave)

With Chorus and "Tape Echo" Delay

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14h15p14----15p14p12------12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12-------|

|------------------------16----------------16----------------16---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12--12--17b(19)~~|

|----------------16----------------16-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14h15p14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17b(19)~~~----17b(19)~~~-------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-----------7-----------7-----------7--------------7--------------|

|--10b(12)-----10b(12)-----10b(12)-----7--10b(12)-----10b(12)-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7--------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----7h10p7--7---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------9p7h9p7--7p6h7p6---------------------------------|

|----------------------------------9p7h9p7------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------9p7h9p7--5-s\---------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14--15--17--15--14h15p14--14--17--15--14h15p14--14--17p15------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------14h15p14--14--15------|

|--14h15p14--17p15p14----14--15--14h15--14------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--14h15p14--15--17b(19)--(19)--(19)------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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