Iron Maiden - Purgatory bass tab
BAND: IRON MAIDEN
SONG: Purgatory
As performed on "Killers"
Tabbed by Natko Bajic
e-mail: trooper@beer.com
URL: www.geocities.com/hr_trooper/tabulatures.html
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Bass enters with drums at 0:03
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------.------------------------------------------
A----------------------------0--2-------0--2--------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------2
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0-----------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2-
Lyrics enters here (0:14)
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------4-----2-----0---
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0---------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
0:43
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0----------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here solo stars (at 0:56)
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3---0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E-------------------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2------------------------2-
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (1:16)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------------------------------6----6------6----6------
Paul starts
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2--------7-8-7-------------2----------------2-3--
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5----------8-7-8-7-5-3---5-3-2---5----5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
singing (1:23)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------2-3-------------------------------------2------------2-------
A--5---5--------------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---
E--------------6----6------6----6-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------2-3---------2-3--
A--8p7-8p7-10p8-10p8-12p10-12p10-13p12-13p12---5----5-------5---5------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Here you can play 8--8--10--10 etc. if above is too difficult.
G----------------------------------------------------------11--10--8--
D------------------------------------2------------2-------------------
A---------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---------------
E--6----6------6----6-------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------6----6------6----6------
1:46
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2------------------------------------------------------
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0-----------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------4-----2-----0---
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0---------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
2:25
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0----------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (2:39)
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------------------6----6------6----6------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2--------7-8-7-------------2----------------2-3--
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5----------8-7-8-7-5-3---5-3-2---5----5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------2-3-------------------------------------2------------2-------
A--5---5--------------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---
E--------------6----6------6----6-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------2-3---------2-3--
A--8p7-8p7-10p8-10p8-12p10-12p10-13p12-13p12---5----5-------5---5------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------11--10--8--
D------------------------------------2------------2-------------------
A---------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---------------
E--6----6------6----6-------------------------------------------------
G--7----7-5-----7---7-5-----3----3-2-0---3----3-2-0----5----5-3----
D-----------8-----------8---------------------------------------6--
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
Outro (3:04)
G--5----5-3--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-5----7-5----7-5---
D-----------6-----------------------------------7------7------7-
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Last note is played at 3:15
G-7-5----7-5----7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----7------7---------7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------8---8---7----7----5--5--5--5--5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is a quite fast song, I enjoy play it so much. There wasn't any tab on the
internet so I tried to tab it. It may contain errors, specially in solo-ish
parts in chorus which is transcribed with some help of the John Twynam's guitar
