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Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera guitar tab

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Phantom of the Opera

by Iron Maiden(Harris)

Transcribed by Eddie Breslin

(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)(ebreslin@unix1.tcd.ie)

I've transcribed the album version (from Iron Maiden),

but wherever overdubs and the like are concerned I've

used the live arrangement.(And that's why Gtr II is

referred to as Adrian).

INTRO:

repeat 3x

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

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

|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4-----------------------|

|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7-----------|

|----------------------------------------------2~-------|

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

THEN (RIFF C-during verses)

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

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

|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4------------------|

|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7------|

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

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

Gtr II:

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

|--------------------------------------------------12-12-12-------|

|--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12--14-14-14-----------------|

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

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

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

|--------------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----etc-------------|

|--15-15-15------------12----------12----------12-----------------|

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

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

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

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

Gtr I:

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

|----------------7-7-7--8-8-8--12-12-12--13-13-13--15-15-15-------|

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

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

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

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

|--------------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15-----etc-------------|

|--17-17-17------------17----------17----------17-----------------|

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

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

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

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

THEN repeat the following several times.

Gtr I (Dave)

Em G D

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

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

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

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

|--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--5------5----------|

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

Gtr II

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

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

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

|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2---5-----7-------------|

|---------------------------------------------5-----5-------------|

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

Then both guitars repeat 3x

F#m Gm

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

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

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

|--4-4-4--7-4-4--4-4-4--7-4-4--5-5-5--8-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5---------|

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

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

THEN RIFF A:

I'll just show the strong beats, listen for strumming.

Em B(m) C D

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

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

|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|

|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|

|--7--7----2--2----3--3----5--5---------------|

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

RIFF B: (Gtr I)

Em D

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

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

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

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

|--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7-10-7-7--5--5--5------------|

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

Gtr II

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

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

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

|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--5--5--5--------------|

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

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

The verses are made up of RIFF A, RIFF B and RIFF C.

RIFF C - RIFF B - RIFF C - RIFF B

RIFF A - RIFF B - RIFF A - RIFF B

4/4 Section (Keep Your Distance...)

Listen for the muting. At the end of the section just

play the first part before going into the solo.

E(m) D repeat 2x

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

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

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

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

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

Then

D C

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

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

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

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

|--5-----------5-----------3-----------3----------------|

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

E(m) D

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

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

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

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

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

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

RHYTHM FOR SLOW SOLO:

Basically just the following chords picked adlib.

C Em F G

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

|--------------1------------------0---------1---------3-----------|

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

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

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

|---------------------0------------------1---------3--------------|

Em

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

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

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

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

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

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

^ Finish on Em chord here.

HARMONY:

Gtr I: (Dave)(He really does pick every note!)

BAR 1

|--19--15------19--15------19--15------19--15-----------|

|----------17----------17----------17----------17-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 2

|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|

|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 3

|--15--12------15--12------15--12------15--12-----------|

|----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 4(i)

|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|

|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|

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

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

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

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

When drums enter (fully) BAR 4 changes to:

BAR 4(ii)

|--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14-------|

|--13--13--13--13--13--13--15--15--15--15--15--15-------|

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

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

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BAR 4(iii) Fill 1

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

|--13--12------13--12------15--13--12--13--12-----------|

|----------14----------14----------------------14-------|

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

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

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

BAR 4(iv) Fill 2

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

|--13--12------13--12------13--12------15--13--12-------|

|----------14----------14----------14-------------------|

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

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

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

Gtr II(Adrian):

BAR 1

|--19p-15------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15-----------|

|----------17----------17----------17----------17-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 2

|--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14-----------|

|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 3

|--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----------|

|----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 4

|--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14-----------|

|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|

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

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

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

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

When drums enter (fully) Adrian changes to:

BAR 1

|--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----------|

|----------12----------12----------12----------12-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 2

|--14p-10------14p-10------14p-10------14p-10-----------|

|----------10----------10----------10----------10-------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 3

|--12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8------------------|

|---------8---------8---------8---------8---------------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 4

|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|

|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 4(iii) Fill 1

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

|--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8--10--8--7---------------|

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

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

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

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

BAR 4(iv) Fill 2

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

|--10--8--7--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8---------------|

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

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

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

RIFF D:

Listen for strumming and muting. You can vary the chord

positions here adlib till you get the right sound.

E(m) G A(m) C B(m)

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

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

|--4---------7--------9---------------------------------|

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

|--2---------5--------7-------3----2--------------------|

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

RIFF E:

More or less the same riff as riff D except it's changed

from triplets to straight timing.

E(m) G

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

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

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

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

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

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

A(m) C D

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

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

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

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

|--7---------------3-----5----------|

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

HARMONY:

Gtr II:(Adrian)

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

|--------------------------8------8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8-----8~----|

|--9p-7--9~----7h-9p-7--9-----9~----------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

|--8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8--7------------------8--7-----10--8--7----|

|----------------------------9~---9p-7-9--7--------9------------9-|

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

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

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

Gtr I: (Dave)

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

|------------------------10------------------------------15-------|

|-12p11-12~-11h12p11--12-----12~--16p14-16~--14h16p14-16----16~---|

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

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

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

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

|----------------------------------------------12-10----13-12-10----|

|--16p14-16~-14h16p14-16-14--12~--12p11-12~-11-------12----------12-|

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

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

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

The remainder of the song is made up the previous riffs. It should

be easy enough to follow.

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