Iron Maiden - The Trooper bass tab
Song: THE TROOPER
(from the album 'Piece of Mind')
Band: Iron Maiden
Author: Steve Harris
Tabbed by: Danilo Flecha (dflecha@zipmail.com.br)
[Intro]
G|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
D|--REST--|----5------|--REST--|----5------|
A|--------|--5---5-7--|--------|--5---5-7--|
E|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
Guitar riff
G|--9-9-9h7----|--7-7-7h5----|--5-5-5h4----|-----------|
D|----------9--|----------7--|----------5--|----5------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--5---5-7--| (2x)
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
[Continuation] (0:12)
G|------------------|-----------|
D|------------------|----5------| * t=triplets
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|--5---5-7--| (3 fingers fast play)
E|------------------|-----------|
G|------------------|-----------|
D|------------------|----5------|
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|--5---5-3--| \ this 'continuation' twice
E|------------------|-----------| / until the beggining of lyrics
G|------------------|-----------|
D|------------------|----5------|
A|-3-3t-3t-3t-3t-3t-|--5---5-7--|
E|------------------|-----------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|
E|------------------|
[Beginning of the lyrics] (0:36)
G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
You'll take my life...
G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
You'll fire your musket...
G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-3--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
So when you're waiting...
G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
You'd better stand...
[Continuation of lyrics] (0:48)
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--| (2x)
E|---------------------------|
The bugle sounds and the charge begins...
But on this battlefield no one wins...
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-3--3t-3t-3t-3t-3t--|
E|---------------------------|
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath...
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--|
E|---------------------------|
As I plunge on into certain death
[Chorus] (1:01)
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|----5----------------------|----------------------|
A|--5---5-5t-5t-5t-5t-5t-5t--|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
Oh oh-oh oh-oh....
[After chorus] (1:12)
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--| (2x)
E|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-3--3t-3t-3t-3t-3t--|
E|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------| (this little modification
A|--5---5-5--5t-5t-5t-5t-5t--|
